Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Letter from Thomas D. Brooks at Gilmer, Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches informing Rusk that he told squatter James Barker to either buy the whole tract of land or leave. Brooks tells Rusk that Barker left the state and did not damage the land, 6/29/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
6/29/1851
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Upshur Co.
Letter from William Hogan at Gilmer to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he wants to sell his 640-acre tract of land on Caney Creek in Upshur Co., 8/29/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
8/29/1852
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches telling Rusk that he cannot make it to town as promised and that he will send Rusk’s money along with someone else, 12/27/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52, 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:
12/27/1852
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
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Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk asking if they can renegotiate a deed and wanting to know about the price of mules in Nacogdoches Co., 8/30/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
8/30/1853
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Henry Hester to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know that he has sold his interest in the land he bought from Rusk to Elisha Gaines, 2/20/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
2/20/1854
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk that he has not been able to come up with all the money to pay off the money Hester owed on the land, 10/16/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
10/16/1854
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining why he has not been able to come up with the money he owes to Rusk, 1/26/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
1/26/1855
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Elisha Gaines in Upshur Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know that he needs another month to pay him his money, 12/6/1855*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
12/6/1855*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Letter from Ephraim P. Moore at Quitman to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about secession excitement in Henderson and the variable quality of Rusk’s land in Upshur Co., 12/16/1860
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53, 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:
12/16/1860
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
/
Upshur Co.
Receipt from Van Zandt Co. tax collector W. C. Grees to David Rusk for 1848 taxes. The receipt lists out the quantity and origin for four tracts of land, 6/25/1849*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
6/25/1849*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from James K. B___, accountant for David Rusk, in Smith Co. to Rusk at Nacogdoches explaining that he has paid Rusk’s taxes in Van Zandt Co. for 1848-1849 but that his agent in Kaufman Co. has not yet sent the receipts to confirm payment of 1848-1849 taxes there, 8/15/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
8/15/1850
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
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Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Note from A. J. Parker at Canton to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know that he has recorded the 320-acre patent transferred from the estate of James W. Cleveland to Rusk at the Van Zandt Co. office, 1/10/1860*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
1/10/1860*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Receipt from Van Zandt Co. tax collector M. D. Moore to David Rusk for 1867 taxes, 12/21/1868*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
12/21/1868*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from Henry C. Hubert at Kemp to David Rusk about inspecting land Rusk owns near Jordan’s Saline in Van Zandt Co. for squatters. Hubert also writes about flooding in Kaufman Co., 2/19/1869
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
2/19/1869
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Receipt from Van Zandt Co. tax collector M. D. Moore to David Rusk for 1868 taxes. Moore seems to have had lost his record of the 1867 tax payment as he threatens to hold Rusk delinquent for that year and sell the land, 3/13/1869*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54, 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:
3/13/1869*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Bright Star in Van Zandt Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know there are two squatters on his land cutting timber and putting up cabins, 4/10/1869*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, 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:
4/10/1869*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Bright Star in Van Zandt Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking for power of attorney to sell Rusk’s land there, 11/27/1869
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, 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:
11/27/1869
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Bright Star in Van Zandt Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know their assessment of the land’s value and how it should be divided, 1/10/1870
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, 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:
1/10/1870
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from King and Milam at Bright Star in Van Zandt Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches complaining about Rusk being unresponsive to their letters and letting him know there is a 27-acre farm on his property that they have rented out, 2/22/1870*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, 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:
2/22/1870*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
Letter from J. C. Perry at Canton to David Rusk about the condition and potential price per acre of his land in Van Zandt Co., 2/8/1876
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55, 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:
2/8/1876
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 1
/
Van Zandt Co.
