Box 1
Container
Contains 7 Results:
Receipt from Upshur Co. tax collector James W. Richardson to David Rusk for 1848 taxes, 10/10/1848*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
10/10/1848*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Upshur Co.
Receipt from Upshur Co. tax collector J. W. Richardson to David Rusk at Nacogdoches Co. for his taxes, 10/23/1849*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
10/23/1849*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from James Barker at Gilmer, Upshur Co., to David Rusk confessing to have just learned that he is squatting on land owned by Rusk. Barker states he immigrated to Texas in the winter of 1849 and hopes that Rusk will let him stay on the land, allowing him to purchase some or the entire tract he is on at a fair price over time, as he currently has no money, 8/25/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
8/25/1850
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Thomas D. Brooks at Gilmer, Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches informing Rusk that he told squatter James Barker to either buy the whole tract of land or leave. Brooks tells Rusk that Barker left the state and did not damage the land, 6/29/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
6/29/1851
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from William Hogan at Gilmer to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he wants to sell his 640-acre tract of land on Caney Creek in Upshur Co., 8/29/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
8/29/1852
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches telling Rusk that he cannot make it to town as promised and that he will send Rusk’s money along with someone else, 12/27/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
12/27/1852
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Upshur Co., 1848-1852
File — Box: 1, Folder: 52
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:
1848-1852
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