Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Cover letter from N. Y. Dickerson at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches for field notes (not enclosed) on four tracts of land in Wood Co., 1/13/1871*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, 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:
1/13/1871*
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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Wood Co.
Letter from W. W. Grice in Wood Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches ceding his claim on Rusk’s land and asking if they can come to some sort of rental agreement, 1/23/1871
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, 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:
1/23/1871
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from H. Keyes at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches with an update on how and when Mr. Chaney, who owes Rusk money, can pay off his debt, 7/24/1872*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, 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:
7/24/1872*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from D. L. Ray in Wood Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he will donate or sell an acre of land for a schoolhouse. Includes envelope, 8/26/1872
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, 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:
8/26/1872
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from Charles M. Raguet at Marshall to David Rusk at Nacogdoches notifying him that he sent the papers to James R. Arnold, who told him that Mr. Chaney still has not paid his debt, 10/29/1872
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, 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:
10/29/1872
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Postcard from T. L. Worthy at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he needs an agent for the land he owns in Wood Co., 7/17/1876
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60, Item: 6
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:
7/17/1876
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
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
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from W. R. Clark at Quitman to David Rusk asking if he is interested in selling a certain tract of his land in Wood Co. to Clark on credit, 12/15/1876*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, 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:
12/15/1876*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from F. M. Bevels at Quitman to David Rusk asking if he can buy land in Wood Co. with a promissory note of $100 due the next fall. Bevels writes that if he defaults on the note Rusk can take back the land and keep whatever improvements that were made, 1/27/1877*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, 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:
1/27/1877*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Note from T. J. Ross at Bruton to David Rusk asking for the terms of sale on land adjacent to W. M. Terry in Wood Co., 1/28/1877*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, 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:
1/28/1877*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector Mercer W. Flournoy at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know that his assessment of his land’s value is incorrect. Flournoy assures Rusk he will send the amount of taxes owed as soon as he can calculate the figure. Includes envelope, 3/20/1877**
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, 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:
3/20/1877**
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from W. B. Clayton at Reilly Springs in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk offering to buy land adjacent to William Grice (Wood Co.??), 6/11/1877*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, 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:
6/11/1877*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from W. R. Clark in Wood Co. to David Rusk in Nacogdoches Co. asking to buy land in Wood Co. Includes envelope, 6/15/1877
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, Item: 6
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:
6/15/1877
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
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
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Partial map and field notes of land in Wood Co. made for David Rusk, Undated*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61, Item: 8
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:
1876-1877, 1882
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Wood Co.
Letter from J. M. Wade at Montgomery to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about Daniel Lacy’s estate. The administrator of the Lacy estate, Mat Steussy, and Wade are trying to get everything in order for Lacy’s soon to be adult sons to take legal custody of land in Wood Co. and Cherokee Co., 8/13/1870*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62, 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:
8/13/1870*
Summary of land owned by David Rusk in Van Zandt Co., Wood Co., Hopkins Co., Cherokee Co., Nacogdoches Co., Parker Co., and Wise Co. The summary includes notes on tract size and improvements made by tenant farmers, 1870*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62, 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:
1870*
Letter from the Nacogdoches Co. Postmaster J. C. Councill to David Rusk certifying that Rusk has mailed his patent on the Jose Maria Mora in Wise Co. and Parker Co., and a deed for land in Parker Co. conveyed from Sheldon P. Church, A. J. Simpson and Peyton F. Edwards, 12/2/1872*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62, 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:
12/2/1872*
Memorandum on the land documents David Rusk took with him on a trip to Houston. The papers pertain to property and/or tenants in Wise Co., Parker Co., Wood Co., Hopkins Co., and Van Zandt Co., 5/16/1874*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62, 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:
5/16/1874*
A list of papers carried by Daniel Rusk to Wood Co. The list itemizes 14 documents, including deeds, field notes, correspondence, and receipts pertaining to multiple counties, c.1870s*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62, 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:
c.1870s*