Box 2
Container
Contains 7 Results:
Addendum: Photocopies of letters from Thomas J. Rusk and David Rusk, 1834-1835, 1846
File — Box: 2, Folder: 116
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:
1834-1835, 1846
Thomas J. Rusk’s eulogy for his 3-year old son and namesake, Thomas J. Rusk Jr. , 10/14/1834
Item — Box: 2, 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:
10/14/1834
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches to his father-in-law General Benjamin Cleveland describing the town of Nacogdoches, agricultural prospects and how he is settling with McLaughlin over the latter’s debt. Rusk reassures Cleveland that his daughter’s needs, as well as Thomas’ business affairs, are in the capable hands of his brother David Rusk back in Georgia, c.2/1835
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 116, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
Missing page one.
Dates:
c.2/1835
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches to his wife Mary at Clarksville, Georgia letting her know that he has been in Texas about a month and decided to permanently live there. Rusk gives reasons for picking to live in Nacogdoches versus more prosperous parts of Texas and a rough census of the local population. Rusk explains that he has caught up with McLaughlin, the reason he came to Texas in the first place, and his waiting for McLaughlin’s brother to deliver his money. Rusk also notes how successful Sam Houston’s law practice has been in the last year and gives that as his reason for wanting to open his own practice in Nacogdoches. Rusk writes wistfully about Mary and their children back in Georgia. The final page is a love poem to Mary, 2/15/1835
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 116, 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:
2/15/1835
Letter from David Rusk at Nacoochee, Georgia to Thomas J. Rusk at Natchitoches, Louisiana talking about debts people claim Thomas owes them, debt cases going against Thomas in Habersham Co. court and David’s efforts to collect on debts owed to Thomas, 3/29/1835
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 116, 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:
3/29/1835
Letter from David Rusk at Jacksonville, Alabama to Thomas J. Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know about the poor state of family affairs back in Georgia; that Thomas’ in-laws don’t believe he is a good husband; that his wife and children have left the county for Texas with a man named Leander Smith—leaving David behind; and that David does not think he will be coming to Texas after all, 11/10/1835
Item — Box: 2, 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:
11/10/1835
Letter from Thomas J. Rusk at Washington, D. C. to an unknown person giving a list of his military and political accomplishments, 6/29/1846
Item — Box: 2, 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:
6/29/1846
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