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Box 2

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Contains 815 Results:

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 11/13/1890

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 89, 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: 11/13/1890

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 1/9/1891

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 89, 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: 1/9/1891

Cotton statement Receipt from George H. Davidson to John Rusk, 11/24/1891

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 89, 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: 11/24/1891

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 12/2/1891

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 89, 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: 12/2/1891

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 3/10/1893

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 3/10/1893

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 3/21/1893*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 3/21/1893*

Cotton statement from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 12/20/1893

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 12/20/1893

Receipt for cotton from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 12/1/1898*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 12/1/1898*

Receipt for cotton from Dotson Bros. at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 12/9/1898*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 12/9/1898*

Receipt for cotton from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk, 2/16/1899*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 2/16/1899*

Receipt from George H. Davidson at Nacogdoches to John Rusk for one bale of cotton, 9/22/1899*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 90, 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: 9/22/1899*

Transfer of John Rusk from Captain William Clark’s Company C, 8th Regiment, Texas Infantry to Company H, 17th Texas Cavalry Dismounted, 8/20/1863

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 91, 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: 8/20/1863

Transfer of John Rusk from Captain William Clark’s Company C, 8th Regiment, Texas Infantry to Regiment A, 17th Texas Cavalry Dismounted, 8/24/1863

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 91, 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: 8/24/1863

Two-page list of Nacogdoches men that were in the 17th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. There are 41 names, including John Rusk, Ben Rusk and Tom Rusk, Undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 91, 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: 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.

Certificate no.988 naming David Rusk an elector for the County of Nacogdoches, 8/17/1867

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 92, 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: 8/17/1867

Democratic ticket for the United States, Texas and Nacogdoches Co. (precincts 2-8) candidates. John Rusk ran for sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 1892

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 93, 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: 1892

Democratic ticket for the United States, Texas and Nacogdoches Co. (precinct 1) candidates. John Rusk ran for sheriff of Nacogdoches Co., 1892

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 93, Item: 2-3
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: 1892

“An Open Reply” from Nacogdoches Co. men A. John Spradley and H. Bascom Funchess berating their friend ‘John’ for running as a Populist instead of a Democrat in the 1894 election. They may be referring to John Rusk, who ran for sheriff as a Populist in 1892. Printed on red newsprint, 1894*

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 93, 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: 1894*

Democratic ticket for Texas and Nacogdoches Co. candidates, 1898

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 93, 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: 1898

The People’s Party Ticket for Nacogdoches Co. (precinct 1). Notations on the ticket show how many votes each candidate received in the election, c.1890s

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 93, 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: c.1890s