Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Letter from William M. Old at Boeff to David Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting fighting Union gunboats and transports on the Red River and giving a few thoughts about the 1864 Presidential election. Old gives specific details of the attack on the Union steamer City Belle and the capture of its passengers and cargo. Union colonel John J. Mudd was killed in the attack, 5/5/1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
5/5/1864
Letter from William M. Old at Moreauville, Louisiana to David Rusk at Nacogdoches describing in detail four days of running combat with Union forces. Old gives Rusk word that he has seen his son John in good health, 5/19/1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
5/19/1864
Letter from William M. Old in Louisiana to David Rusk relaying news about Union soldiers at Brashear City, Louisiana and asking for helping getting shoes or boots because he is barefoot, 5/26/1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
5/26/1864
Fragment (two pieces) of a Civil War letter, most likely written by William M. Old to David Rusk. Topics include a resolution from the men of the regiment not to leave until they are paid, having to buy corn and mill it into flour themselves, the high cost of foodstuffs and other items, men not being needed at Galveston, the draft, and how much a man who is a draft substitute makes. Also advises recipient to send mail to Millican in Brazos Co. so that if the regiment leaves there the mail can be routed accordingly, c.1863-1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
c.1863-1864
Letter from William M. Old at Gilmore to David Rusk with an update on his family’s move to northwest Texas. Old requests Rusk to tell his son John not to hire out for the coming season as he would like to hire him, 10/24/1866*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
10/24/1866*
Letter from F. Brichta at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he knows what company a man named Vincent Schroetter served in during the Texas Revolution. Brichta has a pending petition for bounty and headright land belonging to Schroetter, 11/27/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
11/27/1851
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Jesse Walling at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to send a new affidavit certifying that Jno. R. Morse served with him in the Army of San Jacinto to replace the original, which had been lost, 11/13/1857
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
11/13/1857
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Samuel J. Jordan in Amity, Arkansas to David Rusk in Nacogdoches. Jordan was a Texas Ranger during the 1839 Cherokee War who fought with Rusk and asks him if he knows if veterans are entitled to a land grant or not, 10/15/1858
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
10/15/1858
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter written by Jno. M. Clair at Henderson for Mrs. Zipporah Whiteside to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking him if he knew or served in the Texas Revolution with her now deceased husband Henry Whiteside. Clair explains that the Court of Claims in Austin needs a witness to verify Whiteside’s service, 12/18/1860
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
12/18/1860
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Charles F. Bullock at Memphis, Tennessee to David Rusk at Nacogdoches seeking information about land that might have been granted to his father, a veteran of the Texas Revolution, 6/16/1871*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
6/16/1871*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Partial letter from a veteran of the Texas Revolution at Hollister, California to David Rusk. The veteran recounts his service and some of his comrades. This is likely the lead to a request for help acquiring a veteran’s pension, 7/6/1872*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
7/6/1872*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Charles H. Sims at Sulphur Bluff in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk asking for assistance in collecting a Texas Revolution service pension, 10/22/1873*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, 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:
10/22/1873*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from William C. Loving at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he worked with Thomas D. Brooks before his death to file paperwork in Austin for a Texas Revolution service pension. If not, Loving requests Rusk forward him any proof he has so that Brooks’ widow can collect the pension. Includes envelope, 5/21/1874*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, 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:
5/21/1874*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from William C. Loving at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches thanking him for his letter of the 28th and asking Rusk, with one or two witnesses, to sign and get notarized an affidavit that Thomas D. Brooks served with Rusk in the Texas Revolution. This will allow Jane A. Brooks to receive the Texas Revolution service pension entitled to her late husband. Includes blank affidavit and envelope, 6/7/1874*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, Item: 3-4
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:
6/7/1874*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from William C. Loving at Sulphur Springs to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to sign and get notarized an affidavit that Thomas D. Brooks served with him at the Battle of San Jacinto so that Brooks’ widow can receive a Texas Revolution service pension. Includes envelope, 7/21/1874
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, 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:
7/21/1874
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Jane A. Brooks in Hopkins Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking him to help her get the Texas Revolution service pension of her deceased husband, Thomas D. Brooks. Includes envelope, 7/27/1874
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, 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:
7/27/1874
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from William C. Loving at Sulphur Springs to John Forbes and G. Whitaker at Nacogdoches asking them to sign and get notarized an affidavit that Thomas D. Brooks served with them at the Battle of San Jacinto so that Brooks’ widow can receive a Texas Revolution service pension. In the letter Loving concludes that David Rusk was “absent, sick or dead” because he had not yet responded to Loving letter to him on the same subject. Includes envelope, 10/1/1874
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 116, 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:
10/1/1874
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from John McCoy at Pocahontas, Arkansas to David Rusk at Nacogdoches inquiring about men that they served with at the Battle of San Jacinto in the Hayden Arnold’s 1st Infantry Co., 2nd Regiment of Volunteers. Includes business card and envelope, 8/3/1875
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 117, 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:
8/3/1875
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from John McCoy at Pocahontas, Arkansas to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know he will be passing through town on his way to Austin to see about receiving a Texas Revolution service pension. McCoy had not heard back from his August letter and feared Rusk was dead, 11/27/1875
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 117, 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:
11/27/1875
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Winn Nettles at Houston to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to sign an affidavit that he served with him after the Battle of San Jacinto so that he can receive a state pension. Includes envelope, 8/16/1876
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 117, 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:
8/16/1876
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims