Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches to David Rusk about helping Thomas settle an execution bond with Thorn Edwards and Charles Chevallier that includes the transfer of slaves. The post script discusses the status of a Presidential appointment as Texas’ U. S. marshal, 1/11/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, 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:
1/11/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know that he has arrived in the capitol, sat in his Senate seat and will shortly meet the President. Thomas also writes that he has met with their uncle Preston Starritt, that people are talking about Oregon and the possibility of a war, 3/27/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, 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:
3/27/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining to David several reasons why he probably won’t be appointed Texas’ U. S. marshal. Thomas thinks it is most likely John M. Allen from Galveston will get the President’s favor. Thomas also admits feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt about his ability to represent Texas in the company of “men of talent vastly my superior”, 4/18/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, 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:
4/18/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches confirming that David has not been appointed Texas’ U. S. Marshal. Rusk notes that the appointee John M. Allen came to see him and indicated he would offer David the post of deputy U. S. marshal. Thomas suggests that the President likely did not consider his nominations because he is “too friendly” with John C. Calhoun. Rusk confides that he wishes he had never run for office and that if things do not improve soon, he will resign before the next legislative session, 5/28/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, 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:
5/28/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches expressing his disgust with the “intrigue” and “corruption” in the Capitol and repeating his intent to resign at the end of the session if things do not improve. Rusk also writes that he thinks there will not be a war with England over Oregon and that “the Mexican difficulties will soon end”, 6/12/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, 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:
6/12/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches repeating sentiments from his previous letter: that there will not be wars with England or Mexico and that he intends to resign at the end of the session. Rusk also writes about his declining health, 6/15/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
6/15/1846
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches in which Thomas is upbeat about his relationship with other Senators but frustrated by the President, who he feels is still giving him short shrift for a perceived friendship with John C. Calhoun. Rusk characterizes the President as a “weak, vacillating man,” says Sam Houston “pretends great friendship,” and warns David about working with Texas’ new U. S. Marshal John M. Allen, who he thinks is unprincipled, 7/8/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
7/8/1846
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches advising his brother about how to proceed in a legal entanglement. David had entrusted Judge G. W. Terrell to convey tax money from Nacogdoches to Austin for the Texas Treasury Department. Money went missing and Thomas suspects that the culprit is Judge Terrell. Rusk also reiterates his intent to resign at the end of the session even though his peers tell him he is doing a much better job than Sam Houston, 7/11/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
7/11/1846
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches telling David he hopes to be on the road back to Texas in a couple weeks and that he still intends to resign. Rusk admits he has made many friends in the Senate but thinks he will be happier and make more money practicing law in Nacogdoches. Rusk briefly comments on working with Sam Houston in the Senate, 7/30/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
7/30/1846
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know that he has arrived in the Capitol. Thomas tells his brother that he has already met with the President and that Texas will be more prominently on the agenda than the last session. Rusk notes several of his legislative priorities, 12/20/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
12/20/1846
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 Baltimore to David Rusk at Nacogdoches expressing frustration with the course of Mexican war. Rusk thinks that if Polk acted swiftly the war would already be over but that he now fears it will stretch for five years, 12/27/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, 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:
12/27/1846
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 Nacogdoches explaining why he was not able to visit and letting David know that he did not sell the Crunk tract of land to Robert W. Smith, 6/7/1847
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
6/7/1847
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
/
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 Nacogdoches with updates on two cases that Thomas was litigating. The first case was for David and involved the sale of a slave; the second pertained to Sam Houston, 10/12/1847
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
10/12/1847
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 Nacogdoches about a certificate that will help protect David from legal trouble with the state (document not enclosed), 10/29/1847
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
10/29/1847
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the Pearl Incident (77 slaves attempted to escape by ship from Washington, D. C. to New Jersey, a free state), revolutions in Europe and that whether or not the Congressional session will adjourn depends on the reception in Mexico to the proposed treaty, 4/23/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
4/23/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, 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:
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:
5/1/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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 New York to David Rusk at Nacogdoches. Rusk is in New York to rest and recover from a long session because he was the only Texas Congressman doing anything. Rusk complains that Sam Houston spent his time “electioneering” for a Presidential nomination, Timothy Pillsbury drinking and getting married, and David S. Kaufman serving on the committee to bury John Quincy Adams. Thomas also tells David he is pleased with his success in Congress, advises him to save his money, and expresses the opinion that the next President will likely be a “jack ass in the chair.” 3 pages, 5/7/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, 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:
5/7/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches discussing probate cases from Thomas’ law practice in Nacogdoches, going to Baltimore for the Democratic National Convention, and entertaining Judge Evans on his visit to the Capitol from Texas, 5/20/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, 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:
5/20/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches noting the nominations of Zachary Taylor and Lewis Cass as Presidential candidates, Thomas’ opinion about a trip by Sam Houston to New York and Rusk’s hope that Texas will not support Taylor for President because of his conduct during the Battle of Monterrey (1846), 6/9/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, 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:
6/9/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
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, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches commenting on the absence of Sam Houston from Congress, the “humbuggery” behind each Presidential campaign getting organized, Thomas’ support for Lewis Cass, and Rusk’s uncertainty about the outcome of forthcoming debates on whether California will be a slave or free state, 6/18/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, 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:
6/18/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
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
