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Shelby County, Texas, Cooperative Association (Patrons of Husbandry) Cashbook
Collection
Identifier: B-0012
Scope and Contents
Part of the book contains a brief journal which appears to be a record of trips taken from 1895 to 1900 (author unknown). In the same handwriting are copied some inspirational thoughts. At the end of the book are several pages of a diary which begins with the announcement of the birth of Edward Boone Brackett, Jr. in 1905 and ends about 1912. There are very few entries and all have been written at some later time. The cash book is in very poor condition with many pages missing and others loose...
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
William A. Droddy Diary
Collection
Identifier: A-0072
Scope and Contents
Droddy’s diary begins on May 17th, 1846 at Little Cow Creek in Jasper (now Newton) County. From there, he goes to muster in Jasper, but having missed the company, fellows them to Bevilport. From there, they take a boat down the Neches River to Beaumont, and from there, they travel to Galveston, Port Isabel, then up the Rio Grande as far north as Camargo. It concludes September 2nd, 1846.
The diary relates mainly camp experiences: hunting, gambling, singing, drinking, election of...
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
William W. Arnett Reminiscences
Collection
Identifier: A-0142
Scope and Contents
These reminiscences are of people and events encountered during Arnett's early years and travels to and in Texas and his life there until 1848. At the end of the volume are some typescripts of letters written in 1879 and 1880 and genealogical material.
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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