Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Appointment by Republic of Texas President Sam Houston of David Rusk as Sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 7/31/1837
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
7/31/1837
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Republic of Texas
Appointment by Republic of Texas President Sam Houston of David Rusk as President of the Nacogdoches Co. Board of Land Commissioners, 12/19/1837
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
12/19/1837
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Republic of Texas
Appointment by Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar of David Rusk as Sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 5/1/1839
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
5/1/1839
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Republic of Texas
Appointment by Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar of David Rusk as Sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 3/29/1841
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
3/29/1841
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Republic of Texas
Appointment by Republic of Texas President Sam Houston of David Rusk as Sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 11/1/1843
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
11/1/1843
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Republic of Texas
Resolutions from the Nacogdoches Co. Board of Commissioners of Road and Revenue appointing Sheriff David Rusk as the collector of taxes assessed for 1842 and 1843. The third resolution also charges Rusk with making payments not in excess of $200 to John Reid for work done on the courthouse. Two 12/1/1843 receipts for labor on the courthouse are affixed to the back of the document, 10/9/1843
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
10/9/1843
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
Appointment by the County Clerk of Nacogdoches Co. of David Rusk as overseer on the Second Class road from Nacogdoches to Norris’ Ferry, 2/17/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
2/17/1851
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
Certificate no.1191 naming David Rusk an elector for the County of Nacogdoches, 8/23/1867
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
8/23/1867
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
Character oath for David Rusk made by J. R. Harris, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public of Nacogdoches Co., 4/12/1872
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
4/12/1872
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
Appointment by Supervisor H. D. Tinsley, Texas Department of Education, of David Rusk to the Board of School Directors for Nacogdoches Co. Includes envelope, 1/31/1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
1/31/1873
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
David Rusk’s oath to be a member of the Board of School Directors for Nacogdoches Co., 1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
1873
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Appointments
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Box 1
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Nacogdoches County
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches to David Rusk at Clarksville, Georgia letting David know that a mail route to Nacogdoches has just been established via Fort Jessup in Louisiana and advising him on a legal matter, 8/12/1835
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
8/12/1835
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches to David Rusk at San Augustine letting David know that Noblett is coming to see him and request that he come to Nacogdoches. Thomas writes that he has hardly had time to sit down since coming home from the army, 12/23/1835
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
12/23/1835
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Houston to David Rusk at Nacogdoches advising him to be careful after having been sick, relating several current events and speculating about who will be the next president of Texas, 11/13/1837
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
11/13/1837
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Fort Houston (near Palestine) to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know that he is leaving the fort to raid an Indian village (Kickapoo) of between 150-600 warriors. Thomas talks about patriotism, his love of Texas and his fear that if the attack fails he will be criticized and “abused.” He feels that Sam Houston and others are playing politics at his expense and have not given him enough men for the raid, 10/14/1838
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
10/14/1838
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
Letter from David S. Kaufman at San Augustine to Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches expressing relief that a rumor that Rusk had killed a man in a fight was untrue and inviting Rusk to his wedding in three weeks, 4/1/1841.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
4/1/1841.
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Clarksville to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know he’ll be home in a few weeks after having travelled to Panola, Paschal (judicial county, no longer exists), Bowie and Red River Counties on business, 10/5/1841
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
10/5/1841
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk in Harrison Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches with instructions to write on the verdict of a civil court case and also about a bad cold Thomas has, 4/14/1844
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
4/14/1844
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington-on-the-Brazos (on his way to Austin) to David Rusk at Nacogdoches observing that many people there have the fever and stating that the Texas Congress has done everything in their power in favor of annexation to the United States and that the decision is now in the hands of the Texas Convention (to consider annexation and a state constitution), 6/28/1845
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
6/28/1845
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
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know that the Texas Convention passed the United States’ resolutions for Texas’ annexation, that there is a new Secretary of the Treasury, and that he is certain David will be appointed sheriff of Nacogdoches Co. again, 7/7/1845
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 David Rusk. These touch on a number of national issues including: Texas annexation, Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the Pearl Incident, the Compromise of 1850, and the route of the Transcontinental Railroad....
Dates:
7/7/1845
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
