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Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches predominantly about an Alabama entrepreneur’s experiments with artesian wells. Rusk also mentions that he thinks Lewis Cass and Winfield Scott are the front-runners for Presidential nominations, that he declined the nomination, and that he is sending money to their mother, 4/26/1852

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, 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: 4/26/1852