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Letter from Mary Rusk in Pickens District, South Carolina to her son David Rusk at Nacogdoches on a range of subjects. She writes about her health, about wanting to move to Texas but for still being in debt, the high price of goods in South Carolina, and the disposition of David’s sisters as best she knows. Mary Rusk thanks David for the $50 he recently sent her but also asks for $200 more. She also mentions the letter sent by Mr. Norton in November, 1/1852

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_7880140670a78f5937c86f630b9e9843
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: 1/1852