Box 2
Container
Contains 815 Results:
Postcard from E. M. Chapman at Ranger to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about the lack of recent correspondence, 3/23/1890
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 63, 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:
3/23/1890
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Postcard from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about the syrup business, 2/28/1891*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 63, 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:
2/28/1891*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Three-page letter (front and back) from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about Eastland Co.—cotton and wheat production there, the decline of the stock business, land quality, society and religion, and the prospects if John or other members of the Rusk family moved there. Includes envelope, 5/25/1891*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 63, 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:
5/25/1891*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about Rusk’s son (recto). Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his nephew William Thomas Rusk asking if he will come work for Chapman (verso), 8/5/1891*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 63, 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:
8/5/1891*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to John Rusk about being burnt out and overextended financially from buying too much land. Chapman is dealing with creditors and has four years remaining on his bank loan, 12/1/1891*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 63, 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:
12/1/1891*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about the terms of a $6,000 land purchase. Includes envelope, 2/25/1892*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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:
2/25/1892*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about how to best structure any financial assistance Rusk might provide to Chapman, 2/26/1892*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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:
2/26/1892*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter (recto) from B. F. Cotton at Eastland to John Rusk at Nacogdoches advising Rusk that E. M. Chapman has just bought land for him in Eastland Co. and that Rusk needs to send a letter authorizing a land agent to file the paperwork and send the original deed to Nacogdoches. Cotton transcribes the letter he wants Rusk to write. 3/29/1892. Letter (verso) from E. M. Chapman to his brother-in-law John Rusk informing about Rusk about a recent land purchase and advising him to follow the instructions of Chapman’s lawyer B. F. Cotton. Includes envelope, 3/29/1892
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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:
3/29/1892
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Promissory note from John Rusk at Eastland to Mrs. A. V. Chapman and E. M. Chapman for $2,500 to help them buy land in Eastland Co. and McClellan Co (recto). Annotation of “Paid” (verso), 3/29/1892*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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:
3/29/1892*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his brother-in-law John Rusk about a land deed, crops, politics, family, and visitors. Includes envelope, 10/16/1892
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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:
10/16/1892
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Partial letter from E. M. Chapman to his brother-in-law John Rusk about leaving town or facing the consequences for his debt to the Dallas Mortgage Co. He advises Rusk not to worry and that he is not implicated in any way, but suggests that Rusk write the company to let them know he is not underwriting the debt for Chapman, c.12/1892*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 64, 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.12/1892*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about the drought breaking in Hill Co., his continued financials problems in Eastland Co. and his son wanting to go to school. Includes envelope, 11/13/1893*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
11/13/1893*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about Rusk’s offer to buy out Chapman’s debt. Chapman elaborates on a meeting with the manager of the Dallas Mortgage Co. and ongoing problems with people in Eastland Co. Includes envelope, 12/16/1893*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
12/16/1893*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Postcard from E. M. Chapman at Eastland to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches asking for an answer to his letters, 12/28/1893
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
12/28/1893
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about land matters in Eastland Co. being held up in Justice Court and that the man he is renting his farm to allowed one of Chapman’s horses starve to death. Includes envelope, 1/11/1894*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
1/11/1894*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about being in debt trouble with the Dallas Mortgage Co., his feeling that everyone in West Texas is out to swindle or steal from him and fears that his land value is not equal to his debt. Chapman urges Rusk to talk to a lawyer and protect his own interests. Includes envelope, 1/15/1894*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
1/15/1894*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Postcard from E. M. Chapman at Hillsboro to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about a land purchase on which Rusk defaulted. Rusk had offered to release the land and forfeit the value of previous payments in hopes of avoiding a lawsuit but Chapman still thinks there is a way to make a deal and not lose the money, 1/22/1894*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
1/22/1894*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter dated 3/13/1894 from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about going to Eastland and collecting all his stock animals with the intent to sell them (recto). Letter from E. M. Chapman at Peoria, Texas to his brother-in-law John Rusk at Nacogdoches about corn planting and land values in the area (verso). Includes envelope, 3/13/1894*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
3/13/1894*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Postcard from B. F. Cotton at Eastland to John Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know his cattle are being managed by Dr. Chapman, 3/22/1894
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 65, 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:
3/22/1894
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman
Letter from E. M. Chapman at Headrick, Oklahoma to his brother-in-law John Rusk about the local cotton crop and the trip of a Mr. Adams to California and Arizona, 10/16/1903*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 66, 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:
10/16/1903*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Family correspondence
/
Box 2
/
E. M. Chapman