Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Cross Timbers to David Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining his plans to travel with a small military escort to Texas’ frontier forts and make his way as far as he can towards El Paso until he has to turn back to get to Austin in time to talk about his road plan. Thomas reminds David that Cross Timbers was where he camped in 1838 for raids on the Kickapoos and Caddos. Rusk also comments that the grasslands west of Dallas are perfect for raising cattle, 9/16/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 2
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:
9/16/1853
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 Belknap to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting David know his travel plans. Thomas writes that he has hired several Caddo to help guide his party to Fort Phantom Hill and that he hopes to then travel even further west to find and spend some time with Indian Agent Robert Neighbors, 9/28/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, 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:
9/28/1853
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 Fort Phantom Hill to David Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting a pair of Comanche raids in that area and a meeting that Rusk had with the Comanche. Rusk writes they are “a miserable set of beings” and close to starvation. He also notes that the land between Fort Belknap and Fort Phantom Hill is the best he’s ever seen, 10/8/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 4
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:
10/8/1853
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 concerning the Gadsden Purchase, the chance of a Pacific railroad emanating from Texas and a separate railroad bill Thomas has just authored, 2/14/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 1
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:
2/14/1854
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 Gadsden Purchase and its importance as part of the Pacific or Southern railroad, 4/14/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 2
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:
4/14/1854
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
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 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
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 1
/
Thomas J. Rusk
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting his good fortune to escape unscathed from stagecoach and railroad accidents on the trip to the Capitol. Rusk mentions that the Senate is at a standstill until the House elects a speaker and that Sam Houston is in trouble with the Texas Legislature. He also lets David know that their sister Rachael (married to McWhorter) has sent a letter asking for money and that he is ignoring it, 12/16/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 4
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:
12/16/1855
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 1
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Thomas J. Rusk
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches describing the sectionalism in the House of Representatives culminating in the election of Nathaniel Banks Speaker of the House. The abolitionist Know-Nothing, or “Mongrel Party” as Rusk calls them, all voted for Banks while Southern members voted for William Aiken, Jr. Rusk also describes the fight between Horace Greeley and Albert Rust, 1/3/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 1
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:
1/3/1856
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
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 to read an article about Chinese sugar cane (seeds no longer enclosed), 2/11/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 2
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:
2/11/1856
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
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Box 1
/
Thomas J. Rusk
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches sending him another set of Chinese sugar cane seeds (seeds no longer enclosed). Thomas also mentions that Millard Fillmore has gotten the Know-Nothing’s Presidential nomination and that Sam Houston is disappointed, 2/29/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, 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:
2/29/1856
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 1
/
Thomas J. Rusk
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches telling David that Millard Fillmore received the Know-Nothing’s Presidential nomination and that Thomas is having a copy of the Washington Weekly Union sent to him with all the news, 3/7/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 4
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:
3/7/1856
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 1
/
Thomas J. Rusk
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches providing updates on Thomas’ children Tom and Helena and explaining a bill he wrote dealing with creditors to the state of Texas, 12/21/1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, 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:
12/21/1856
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 1
/
Thomas J. Rusk
Power of attorney from Thomas J. Rusk to David Rusk, 3/2/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15, Item: 1
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:
3/2/1846
Nacogdoches Co. deed of conveyance from Thomas J. Rusk, administrator of the estate of James W. Cleaveland, to David Rusk transferring to David Rusk 320-acres of land Cleaveland received for three months service in the Texas Revolution. Cleaveland and David Rusk made the agreement in 1837, it was executed by Thomas J. Rusk 9/15/1849, but the document was not filed with the county court until 1860, 1/7/1860
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15, Item: 2
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:
1/7/1860
Empty envelopes for letters from Thomas J. Rusk to David Rusk. Condition varies.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16, Item: 1-26
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.
Empty envelopes for letters from Thomas J. Rusk to David Rusk*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16, Item: 27-28
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 on the back of an envelope about letters from Thomas J. Rusk to David Rusk made by Verna Rusk, 9/6/1967
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16, Item: 29
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:
9/6/1967
Letter from Mary Rusk in the Pickens District of South Carolina to her son David Rusk pleading with him to write her on a regular basis. She mentions that she is sick, indebted and that times are tough in South Carolina, especially with the influx of German settlers, 9/1/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_45a63ff3d5239c25e3c4bda0d02ef441
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:
9/1/1850
Letter from Mary Rusk in Pickens District, South Carolina to her son David Rusk at Nacogdoches on a range of subjects. She writes about her health, about wanting to move to Texas but for still being in debt, the high price of goods in South Carolina, and the disposition of David’s sisters as best she knows. Mary Rusk thanks David for the $50 he recently sent her but also asks for $200 more. She also mentions the letter sent by Mr. Norton in November, 1/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_7880140670a78f5937c86f630b9e9843
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:
1/1852
Letter from Mary Rusk in the Pickens District of South Carolina to her son David Rusk at Nacogdoches pleading with him to write her on a regular basis. She mentions that she is very sick and that she can only ask him or Thomas for help, 11/5/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_b0a1f534c0aea56345c4013892c2e6b1
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:
11/5/1852