Box 1
Container
Contains 848 Results:
Letter from Sheriff Gray in Yuba Co., California to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he’s seen James M. Noble in the area. Noble has a $300 debt outstanding in California, 5/20/1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 108, 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:
5/20/1853
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Legal papers
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Box 1
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Fugitives
Letter from John W. Thompson at Ripley, Mississippi to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to be on the lookout for Bird R. Brown (handbill not enclosed), c.1850s
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 108, 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:
c.1850s
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Legal papers
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Box 1
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Fugitives
Letter from Sidney Sherman at Galveston to David Rusk at Nacogdoches in which Sherman asks David Rusk if his memory of the Battle of San Jacinto jives with Sherman’s. In 1859 Sam Houston gave a speech before the U.S. Senate about the Battle of San Jacinto that was widely reprinted in Texas newspapers. Appended to the speech were two letters that accused Sherman of cowardice and insubordination. In the letter Sherman recounts leading his regimental charge in the vanguard with David and Thomas J. Rusk. Sherman also recalls his conversation with Thomas J. Rusk in the immediate aftermath of the battle, 5/28/1859
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 109, 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:
5/28/1859
Letter from General Edward H. Tarrant at Clarksville to Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting the Battle of Village Creek, 6/2/1841
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 110, 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:
6/2/1841
Letter from J. W. Reid, a mounted Texas Ranger at Fredericksburg to David Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting a mission to recapture horses from Indians. Also tells Rusk that he is about to be sworn into Federal service and will serve at either Fort Chadbourne or Fort Clark, 11/29/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 110, 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:
11/29/1854
Letter from Marston Winston in Wise Co. to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about Winston’s new baby, planting crops and a Comanche raid that killed two families in Jack Co., 5/16/1858
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 110, 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:
5/16/1858
Printed copy of General Order, No. 1 commencing the Mexican-American War sent to David Rusk, 5/2/1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 111, 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:
5/2/1846
Letter from John G. Berry at San Augustine to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to make a public endorsement of Berry for the appointment of brigadier general for “the brigade” , 7/10/1845
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 112, 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:
7/10/1845
Letter from Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to “ receive, enroll and organize” a company of mounted rangers from the Nacogdoches district to serve with General Smith, 9/10/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 112, 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:
9/10/1854
Letter from Alexander W. Terrell, Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Reserve, at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he will accept an appointment as a staff officer in the regiment. Terrell writes about the importance of a reserve force and the terms of service, 9/6/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
9/6/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from Benjamin L. Rusk, Company H, Fourth Texas Cavalry, near Fort Davis to his uncle David Rusk at Nacogdoches about his poor opinion of Col. James Reily, who is often drunk, the impending march to Fort Craig in New Mexico, his company’s armaments, the confidence of the troops, and his hopes to live up to the courage of his famous father and uncle, 11/28/1861*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
11/28/1861*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Partial letter from unknown to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know that Alexander W. Terrell has declined his appointment to the Confederate Reserve Regiment. The author asks Rusk for help recruiting men and expresses anxiety about the long term of service dissuading enlistment, 11/29/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
11/29/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from Richard B. Hubbard at Tyler to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the request of General Paul O. Herbert, Commander of the Department of Texas, for Hubbard to help raise a regiment that Rusk would command. Most of the letter concerns the unlikelihood of being able to enlist men on a three-year versus 12-month term, 12/18/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
12/18/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from John H. Burnett at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches authorizing Rusk to raise a 60-man company from Nacogdoches for Burnett’s 13th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 12/19/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
12/19/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from Edward Clark at Marshall to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk for help, since he has heard Rusk’s health with prevent him from active duty, enlisting men for Clark’s company. The letter contains information on how Clark expects the government to arm his troops, 1/29/1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
1/29/1862
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Page 2 of a letter from George Flournoy about raising volunteer companies to muster in at Hempstead, c.1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
c.1862
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Appraisal and sale receipt from Jonas Barry to David Rusk for the purchase of a horse for war service. The recipient of the horse was J. P. Guthry, a member of Captain Renn’s Company, Anderson’s Regiment of Texas Cavalry, 9/8/1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
9/8/1864
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from William M. Old at Cypress to David Rusk at Nacogdoches recounting the Battle of Galveston. Old details his unit’s casualties, describes witnessing the execution of deserter Nicaragua Smith, comments on Sibley’s Brigade looting Galveston homes, expresses a desire for peace, and complains about the number of healthy men taking “sick” furloughs to visit home, 1/24/1863
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
1/24/1863
Letter from William M. Old at Bayou Rush to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the ailments of sick friends, camp conditions, deserters, the depreciation of Confederate currency and the difficulty of buying food with it, rumors of the war in Charleston, South Carolina and in Virginia, his feelings on the court martial of General Sibley, and the size of the Confederate army west of the Mississippi River, 8/2/1863
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 114, 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:
8/2/1863
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:
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:
5/5/1864
