Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know that the Texas debt bill was defeated in the House of Representatives but that there is still some home for the Senate. Rusk also complains that Sam Houston leaves all the work to him, doing nothing but continuously campaigning for President. Rusk also notes an increase in the number of abolitionist Senators, 2/10/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, 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:
2/10/1855
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Family correspondence
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Box 1
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Thomas J. Rusk
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