Box 1
Container
Contains 9 Results:
Letter from R. E. Wynne in Rusk Co. to David Rusk asking if he has any recollection of a partnership between Robert W. Smith, Richard Sparks and Thomas J. Patterson to locate and improve land in Upshur Co. Wynne represents Smith in a lawsuit against Thorn & Allen, who bought out the interest of Richard Sparks’ estate, over land title and is looking for some proof of the partnership, which was not originally formalized in writing between Sparks or Smith, 2/25/1856*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
2/25/1856*
Letter from Henry C. Hubert to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the virtues of the Oregon pea as a crop, 5/3/1856*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
5/3/1856*
Note from James H. Starr to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to stop by his office the next time he is town. Includes envelope, 5/22/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
5/22/1856
Letter from Thomas D. Brooks at Gilmer to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know that Elisha Gaines has deposited all the money he owes Rusk with Brooks. Most of the letter is about a fever that killed Brooks’ wife, his bout with the same sickness and how the subsequent grief is worse even than the earlier loss of his parents and siblings. Includes envelope, 1/6/1857*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1/6/1857*
Letter from Condy Raguet to David Rusk at Nacogdoches offering his carriage for Rusk to borrow, 1/25/1862*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1/25/1862*
Letter from Molly Irion to David Rusk asking him to give her any food that he can spare, 5/18/1867
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
5/18/1867
Letter from J. M. Watts at Montgomery to David Rusk at Nacogdoches introducing the bearers of the letter, Cicero D. Lacy and M. C. Lacy, the now of-age sons of his long-time business partner Daniel Lacy, 11/22/1871
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
11/22/1871
Note from Moses Chancelor to David Rusk thanking Rusk for holding money from Chancelor’s son, Undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.
Other personal correspondence
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.
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East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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General correspondence
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Box 1
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