Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches noting the spread of revolution in Europe, speculating on a treaty with Mexico and giving his thoughts on the potential Presidential candidacies of Lewis Cass and Sam Houston. Rusk also mentions the death of Arkansas Senator Charles Ashley, winning a debate with John C. Calhoun, and an upcoming speech he will make on Indian affairs, 5/1/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
5/1/1848
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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