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Box 2

 Container

Contains 814 Results:

Summons sent to the Sheriff of Nacogdoches Co. for S. A. Stockton to give evidence in the San Augustine Co. case of Thomas B. Davenport vs. Bird L. Hanks, 8/30/1845*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 37, 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: 8/30/1845*

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s sale record for 3 civil court cases. Document includes the sale of a slave named Lydia by John S. Blain to John H. Irby for $500, 1/2/1844

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 1/2/1844

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s sale record for 11 civil court cases. Document water damaged, 10/1/1844

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 10/1/1844

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s sale record on land, city lots, the half lot where “negro Jim lived,” and the Thomas B. Garnett’s plantation. Includes bid and sale prices by people including Thomas J. Rusk, Sam Houston and Adolphus Sterne, 3/4/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 3/4/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (list) for 20 civil court cases, 4/1/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 4/1/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (details) for 20 civil court cases, 4/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 4/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (list and some details) for 20 civil court cases, 5/6/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 38, 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: 5/6/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (list) for 14 civil court cases, 6/3/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: 6/3/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (list and some details) for 7 civil court cases, 7/1/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: 7/1/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (detailed) for 13 civil court cases, 11/4/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: 11/4/1845

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (list and details) for 22 civil court cases, 4/1846

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: 4/1846

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s memorandum of sale record (details) for 8 civil court cases, 5/5/1846*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: 5/5/1846*

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s sale record for four civil court cases, Undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.

Nacogdoches Co. sheriff’s sale record for 10 civil court cases, Undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 39, 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: Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.

Letter from Sheriff David Rusk to Col. Brayler at Fort Jesup, Louisiana about the lodging of Brayler’s runaway slave Bob in the Nacogdoches Co. jail, 11/16/1838

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 11/16/1838

Letter from B. B. Breazeale at Natchitoches to Nacogdoches Co. Sheriff David Rusk asking him to release a jailed runaway slave belonging to Breazeale to the bearer of the letter, William Fordham, 12/5/1838*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 12/5/1838*

Letter from B. B. Breazeale of Pine Woods to Sheriff David Rusk informing him that the runaway slave Mack in the Nacogdoches Co. jail has been sold to R. R. Colffee, 12/30/1838

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 12/30/1838

Letter from Alexander McGahey at Washington-on-the-Brazos to Nacogdoches Co. Sheriff David Rusk asking him to be on the lookout for six runaway slaves, 6/20/1845

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 6/20/1845

Affidavit made by Nacogdoches Co. Justice of the Peace Bennett Blake to Sheriff David Rusk for the capture of a runaway slave named Tower who belongs to William McK. Ball of Leon Co., 4/16/1846

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 4/16/1846

Affidavit made by Charles F. Harris certifying to Nacogdoches Co. Justice of the Peace Bennett Blake that he owns the runaway slave named Arch lodged in the county jail, 6/1/1846*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 40, 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: 6/1/1846*