Box 1
Container
Contains 8 Results:
Field notes (includes map) made by A. A. Nelson for David Rusk on 640-acres of land in Hopkins Co. Nelson also records that both A. P. Shaford and W. W. Williams are interested in buying land from this track, 1/1/1871*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
1/1/1871*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
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Hopkins Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to send his 1870 Hopkins Co. tax receipt so that they know how much 1871 tax he owes. Includes envelope, 4/1/1871
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
4/1/1871
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to send his 1869 and 1870 Hopkins Co. tax receipts so that they can calculate how much 1871 frontier tax he owes, 6/11/1871
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
6/11/1871
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Receipt from Hopkins Co. tax collector J. K. Milam to David Rusk for 1871 taxes, 11/23/1871*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
11/23/1871*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Letter from C. Payne at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the railroad coming to Hopkins Co. Payne estimates how much building the railroad will cost taxpayers and how much it will increase property values, 1/9/1873*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
1/9/1873*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Letter from J. W. Irons in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining why he can’t pay Rusk rent for the land he is farming and discussing current events (crops, railroad, death of Judge Thomas D. Brooks) in Hopkins Co., 7/31/1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
7/31/1873
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Letter from A. J. Gafford at Miller Grove in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk with an update on crops and some information on taxation, 6/7/1877*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, 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:
6/7/1877*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Hopkins Co., 1871-1877
File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
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:
1871-1877
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