Box 2
Container
Contains 815 Results:
Receipt from Van Zandt Co. tax collector J. F. Hamm to John Rusk for the David Rusk estate for 1879 taxes, 12/15/1879*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 77, Item: 10
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:
12/15/1879*
Letter from John Rusk at Nacogdoches to F. W. Massey in Van Zandt Co. asking for the amount of 1880 taxes due by W. H. Rusk and Maggie White. Massey returned the letter with the totals, 1/30/1881
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 77, Item: 11
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:
1/30/1881
Cover letter from Van Zandt Co. County Clerk T. J. Foster at Canton to John Rusk at Nacogdoches for a decree (not enclosed) and that Captain Fowles does not recollect receiving any money in a matter Rusk had previously written about, 2/26/1884*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 77, Item: 12
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:
2/26/1884*
Receipt from the Van Zandt Co. tax collector at Canton to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 4/3/1886
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 77, Item: 13
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:
4/3/1886
Receipt from Asa Williams, tax assessor of Van Zandt Co., to David Rusk at Nacogdoches for Rusk’s assessment of his property in Van Zandt Co. Includes envelope, March 13
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 77, Item: 14
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:
March 13
Receipt from the Wood Co. tax collector at Quitman to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 2/15/1881
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
2/15/1881
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector B. F. Young at Mineola to John Rusk letting him know the taxes due on his land, 1/28/1882*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
1/28/1882*
Letter from John F. Craddock at Quitman to John Rusk at Nacogdoches about Craddock’s fees to handle a Wood Co. land transaction between Rusk and a Mr. Weems, 7/10/1884*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
7/10/1884*
Letter from Wood Co. County Clerk Jno. T. Craddock at Quitman to John Rusk letting him know he owes $0.32. Includes envelope, 4/29/1885*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
4/29/1885*
Receipt from the Wood Co. tax collector F. M. Dyer at Quitman to John Rusk at Nacogdoches, 2/23/1886
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
2/23/1886
Receipt from Nacogdoches Co. Postmaster Clifton Wells to John Rusk that Wells received a registered letter addressed to F. M. Dyer in Quitman, 4/9/1886*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
4/9/1886*
Letter from the Wood Co. tax collector F. M. Dyer at Quitman to John Rusk at Nacogdoches telling Rusk he sent the tax receipt but that it must have got lost in the mail, 2/7/1887
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
2/7/1887
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector F. M. Dyer to John Rusk (??) about a postage issue related to mailing tax receipts, 3/12/1887*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 78, 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:
3/12/1887*
Wood Co. tax postcards to John Rusk, 1880-1884, 1886-1891, 1893
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, Item: 1-19
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, 1886-1891, 1893
Receipt from Wood Co. tax collector J. P. Williams to David Rusk for 1877 taxes, 2/1/1878*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, Item: 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:
2/1/1878*
Receipt from Wood Co. tax collector J. P. Williams to John Rusk for David Rusk’s 1879 taxes, 12/11/1879*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, 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:
12/11/1879*
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector B. F. Young to John Rusk for 1880 taxes on the heirs of David Rusk, 2/4/1881*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, 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:
2/4/1881*
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector J. E. Conger to John Rusk about 1882 taxes on the heirs of David Rusk, 2/6/1882*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, 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:
2/6/1882*
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector F. M. Dyer to John Rusk about 1886 taxes on the heirs of David Rusk, 1/22/1886*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, 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:
1/22/1886*
Letter from Wood Co. tax collector F. M. Dyer at Quitman to John Rusk at Nacogdoches letting Rusk know that his tax payment for Maggie White is late and that Dyer has had to advertise the land for sale, 4/15/1886*
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 79, Item: 25
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:
4/15/1886*
