Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Nacogdoches Co. deed of sale of the slave boy Ephraim from Isam Medford to Deborah Gildon, 1/29/1845
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, 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:
1/29/1845
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
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Slaves
Nacogdoches Co. deed for a slave named Mira from Anthony G. Hyde to David Rusk, 4/19/1849
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, 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:
4/19/1849
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
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Slaves
Receipt from Mr. Thorn, for P. U. Ford & Co., to David Rusk for hiring the slave girl Violet for the year 1851, 2/1/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, 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:
2/1/1850
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
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Slaves
Letter from Nancy Hamilton to David and Elizabeth Rusk apologizing for and begging forgiveness for a slave named Violet that had ran away from the Rusk’s and returned to Hamilton, 11/7/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, 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:
11/7/1850
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
/
Box 1
/
Slaves
Letter from Frances and Burnett to David Rusk recommending a homeopathic remedy to rheumatism instead of a doctor for Rusk’s slave girl Violet, 5/25/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, 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:
5/25/1851
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
/
Slaves
Letter from William B. Chisum in Rusk Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches with information that Rusk’s runaway slave Cain had been in the neighborhood to visit his wife and told Chisum that he had Rusk’s permission to be there, 1/22/1853*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 7
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:
1/22/1853*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
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Slaves
Bill of costs from Nacogdoches Co. Jailor S. H. Cain to David Rusk for the capture, lodging and delivering of Rusk’s runaway slave Ephraim, 1/28/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 8
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:
1/28/1853
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
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Box 1
/
Slaves
Nacogdoches Co. deed for a slave named Lize from Thomas Hodges to David Rusk, 10/30/1854*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 9
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:
10/30/1854*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Personal/Business expenses
/
Box 1
/
Slaves
Letter from R. S. Elliott at Shreveport to David Rusk at Nacogdoches offering to sell a 25-year old slave blacksmith for $1,500. Includes envelope, 12/22/1856*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 10
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:
12/22/1856*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Personal/Business expenses
/
Box 1
/
Slaves
Rates of crossing and ferriage for Church’s Crossing on the Angelina River, 2/4/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 92, 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:
2/4/1850
Receipt from Cherokee Co. County Clerk W. P. Brittain to David Rusk for $17.50, the license fee to operate a ferry on the Angelina River, 5/19/1851*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 92, 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:
5/19/1851*
List of items hauled by a ferry boat, undated*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 92, 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:
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.
Subscription renewal circular from the Federal Union, a newspaper in Milledgeville, GA. Includes envelope, 6/6/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
6/6/1854
Subscription renewal circular from the Federal Union, a newspaper in Milledgeville, GA. Includes envelope, 8/12/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
8/12/1855
Letter from the Federal Union office at Milledgeville, GA to David Rusk letting Rusk know he owes the subscription fee for 1851-1855, 10/12/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
10/12/1855
Subscription renewal circular from the Federal Union, a newspaper in Milledgeville, GA. Includes envelope, 1/13/1859
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
1/13/1859
Subscription renewal circular from the Federal Union, a newspaper in Milledgeville, GA. Includes envelope, 7/21/1859
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
7/21/1859
Receipt from the Weekly South-Western at Shreveport to David Rusk for a one-year subscription, 7/19/1872*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, 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:
7/19/1872*
Partial bill from the Southwestern-Telegram at Shreveport to David Rusk at Nacogdoches for three-year’s subscription, 7/10/1874*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, Item: 7
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:
7/10/1874*
Bill (postcard) from the Southwestern-Telegram at Shreveport to David Rusk at Nacogdoches for a three-year subscription, 3/24/1875
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, Item: 8
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:
3/24/1875
