Box 1
Container
Contains 48 Results:
Invitation from William Moore to David Rusk’s family to attend a party in Douglass, Undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 23, Item: 7
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:
Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.
Note from Ephraim Coon to David Rusk about buying a white ox from Bennett Blake. Coon also reminds Rusk to tell James Hart and his brother that the next time they are in town they must stay with the Coon family, 7/1/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 30, Item: 7
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:
7/1/1852
Letter from J. M. Watts at Montgomery to David Rusk at Nacogdoches introducing the bearers of the letter, Cicero D. Lacy and M. C. Lacy, the now of-age sons of his long-time business partner Daniel Lacy, 11/22/1871
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31, Item: 7
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:
11/22/1871
Cover letter from J. Crosby, General Land Office, at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches for a land certificate (not enclosed) on the Jno. Sparks claim, 9/21/1856*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, Item: 7
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:
9/21/1856*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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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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General Land Office
Partial letter from H. G. Hatchett and Isaac Wiseheart in Cherokee Co. to David Rusk about the hauling of planks and the use of a boat, 6/23/1850*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34, Item: 7
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:
6/23/1850*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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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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Cherokee Co.
Duplicate receipt from the deputy district clerk of Cherokee Co. to David Rusk for fees in his case against Samuel W. Kirk, et al., 1/20/1859*
File — Box: 1, Folder: 35, Item: 7
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:
1/20/1859*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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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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Cherokee Co.
Copy of an 8/19/1860 Cherokee Co. deed from David Rusk to Adkin Corley copied for the district court civil case of David Rusk vs. Samuel W. Kirk, et al., 1869*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 36, Item: 7
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:
1869*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
/
Cherokee Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know the status of the tenant farmer cultivating Rusk’s land and improvements that need to be made to the property. The letter also addresses the collection of the farmer’s rent, how Rusk wants it paid to him, and the amount King & Milam are subtracting for their annual fee, 12/28/1870*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38, Item: 7
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:
12/28/1870*
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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Hopkins Co.
Letter from A. J. Gafford at Miller Grove in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk with an update on crops and some information on taxation, 6/7/1877*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39, Item: 7
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:
6/7/1877*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
/
Hopkins Co.
Copy of Nacogdoches Co. patent for 320 acres of land from Governor George W. Wood to David Rusk, 7/10/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 41, Item: 7
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:
7/10/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches Co.
Letter from Henry H. Stanford at Pleasant View, Illinois to David Rusk at Nacogdoches inquiring about the condition and valuation of his father Thomas Stanford’s land in Nacogdoches Co. Henry has a one-fifth interest in his father’s estate and offers to sell it to Rusk, 7/28/1877
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 44, Item: 7
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:
7/28/1877
Receipt from Nacogdoches Co. tax collector Ephraim Coon to David Rusk for his 1860 Nacogdoches Co. taxes, 2/28/1861*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 45, Item: 7
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:
2/28/1861*
Receipt from Nacogdoches Co. tax collector R. D. Orton to David Rusk for his 1872 Nacogdoches Co. taxes, 1/8/1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 46, Item: 7
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:
1/8/1873
Letter from Amory R. Starr at Marshall to David Rusk at Nacogdoches thanking Rusk for allowing him to copy the patent for the Jose Maria Mora league, 12/27/1875
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 49, Item: 7
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:
12/27/1875
Certified copy of a grant of 4 labors of land in Van Zandt Co. granted by Texas Governor George T. Wood 12/3/1849 to David Rusk. Recorded in Wood Co. 11/23/1855, 12/17/1879*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, Item: 7
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:
12/17/1879*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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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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Van Zandt Co.
Letter from William L. Alexander at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know that there was no tax paid on the Jesus Flores survey in Wood Co. in 1867, 8/26/1868*
File — Box: 1, Folder: 56, Item: 7
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:
8/26/1868*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
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Wood Co.
Letter from William L. Alexander at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches acknowledging receipt of the power of attorney and letting Rusk know that he will begin selling Rusk’s land in Wood Co. in a few weeks, 8/31/1869*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 57, Item: 7
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:
8/31/1869*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from William L. Alexander at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining all the details behind his sale of 300-acres of Rusk’s land from the Jesus Flores survey in Wood Co., 1/21/1870
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 58, Item: 7
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:
1/21/1870
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from N. T. Dickinson at Quitman to David Rusk inquiring if Rusk is interested in selling off small tracts of his land in Wood Co. on Caney Creek. Dickinson has several interested parties, 11/28/1876*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, Item: 7
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:
11/28/1876*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Wood Co.
Certified copy of a 3/17/1840 Nacogdoches Co. deed for 1/3 of a league of land from Jesus Flores to Daniel Lacy and David Rusk. Certified in Nacogdoches Co. 4/10/1880 and in Wood Co. Includes cover page, 12/13/1882
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, Item: 7
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:
12/13/1882
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
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Wood Co.