Box 2
Container
Contains 815 Results:
Note to look in Nacogdoches Co. District Court minute books ‘G’ and ‘M’ for information on the partition of some of John Rusk’s land, Undated*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 68, 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:
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.
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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John Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 2
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General correspondence
Letter from attorneys Gregg and Morris at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches asking for the field notes and abstract of the land in Cherokee Co. he wants sold (includes envelope), 11/24/1888*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
11/24/1888*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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John Rusk
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Land papers
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Box 2
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Cherokee Co.
Letter from attorneys Gregg and Morris at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches asking for the plat of the land in Cherokee Co. he wants sold and telling him that they will begin advertising soon, 12/6/1888*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
12/6/1888*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
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Land papers
/
Box 2
/
Cherokee Co.
Letter from attorneys Gregg and Morris at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches offering to sell his land in Cherokee Co., 5/20/1890*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
5/20/1890*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 2
/
Cherokee Co.
Letter from attorneys Gregg and Morris at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know they think they can get $3 per acre for his land in Cherokee Co. but that the price might go higher if he waits another year. Includes envelope, 7/5/1890*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
7/5/1890*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 2
/
Cherokee Co.
Partial deed of trust from John Rusk to E. C. Branch for land on the Thomas Stanford league in Cherokee Co. (includes map), 4/5/1894
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
4/5/1894
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 2
/
Cherokee Co.
Nacogdoches Co. deed of trust from John Rusk to George H. Davidson (for E. C. Branch) for two 100-acre tracts of land in Cherokee Co. Filed in Cherokee Co. 4/5/1893. Payment in full received by John Rusk, 1/25/1898
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 69, 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:
1/25/1898
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
John Rusk
/
Land papers
/
Box 2
/
Cherokee Co.
Receipt from the Cherokee Co. tax collector J. L. Wiggins at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 6/7/1880
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
6/7/1880
Receipt from the Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 2/16/1881
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
2/16/1881
Postcard from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson to John Rusk acknowledging receipt of a letter, 2/17/1881*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
2/17/1881*
Receipt from the Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson at Rusk to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 2/19/1883
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
2/19/1883
Letter from Cherokee Co. tax collector T. H. Singletary to John Rusk letting him know that his letter was lost and that he should resend payments on four receipts, 12/19/1887.*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
12/19/1887.*
Tax Receipt to John Rusk from Cherokee Co., 11/26/1894
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
11/26/1894
Letter from John Rusk at Nacogdoches to the Cherokee Co. tax collector with money orders (not enclosed) to pay taxes, 1/26/1899*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
1/26/1899*
Receipt from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. S. Huston to John Rusk for 1898 taxes, 1/29/1899
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 70, 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:
1/29/1899
Cherokee Co. tax postcards to John Rusk, 1880-1884, 1886, 1890-1894
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 71, Item: 1-20
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:
1880-1884, 1886, 1890-1894
Receipt from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson to David Rusk for his 1877 taxes, 3/9/1878*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 71, Item: 21
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:
3/9/1878*
Receipt from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson to John Rusk for the David Rusk estate for 1878 taxes, 2/13/1879*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 71, Item: 22
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:
2/13/1879*
Receipt from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson to John Rusk for David L. Rusk’s 1879 taxes, 2/6/1880*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 71, Item: 23
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:
2/6/1880*
Receipt from Cherokee Co. tax collector G. W. Gibson to John Bush for John Rusk’s 1880 taxes, 2/21/1881*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 71, Item: 24
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:
2/21/1881*
