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[Soule University Report Card for G. A. Giddings]
Report card indicating G. A. Giddings' grades earned at Soule University for the month of February.
Date:
February 1871
Creator:
Soule University
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lawrenceburgh, IN, Premium Card]
Premium card given by W.P. James to J. D. and D. C. Giddings and others reading "Premium Mill and Largest in and of the West or South." Silk, melton, cashmere materials.
Date:
[1876,1877]
Creator:
James, W. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fieldnotes from land surveys]
Fieldnotes written by an unknown author to an unknown recipient. Lists details from land surveys describing certain tracts.
Date:
1877~
Creator:
Giddings, J. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to Unnamed Addressee - September 30, 1872]
Letter from F. A. Mood to unnamed addressee. F. A. Mood urgently requests that the addressee attend a meeting concerning the location of Texas University, which will take place on 24 October 1872 in Belton, Bell County, Texas.
Date:
September 30, 1872
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David H. Wilson to J. D. Giddings and Brothers - October 20, 1876]
Letter from David H. Wilson to the Giddings brothers. Inquires about the ownership of a tract of land given to Soule University.
Date:
October 20, 1876
Creator:
Wilson, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - November 23, 1872]
Letter from J. Matthews to J. D. Giddings. Matthews says that he has received a letter concerning a purchase of land and is forwarding this letter to Giddings. He feels that the estate suffers from many troubles.
Date:
November 23, 1872
Creator:
Matthews, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Hodges to D. C. Giddings - September 28, 1877]
Letter from J. W. Hodges to Col. D. C. Giddings. Discusses how the citizens of Georgetown are making an effort to raise money for Mood's home and expresses appreciation for Giddings' interest in making a contribution.
Date:
September 28, 1877
Creator:
Hodges, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - May 14, 1872]
Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings. Matthews says that Mr. Browning suggests that Giddings should settle a claim according to the terms he described in a previous letter. The money to settle the claim is not available now, but it will be in thirty days.
Date:
May 14, 1872
Creator:
Matthews, J. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. S. Chesshir to J. D. Giddings - November 26, 1877]
Letter from D. S. Chesshir to Hon. J. D. Giddings. The author expresses his concern that a Mr. Davis has not made his payment and hopes that J. D. Giddings can sort it out before D. S. Chesshir comes to visit Brenham. Mentions surveying land donated to [Southwestern] University.
Date:
November 26, 1877
Creator:
Chesshir, D. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. Smith to J. D. Giddings - April 9, 1872]
Letter from T. Smith to Col. J. D. Giddings. Smith explains that he is casting about for donations for the rebuilding of the burned Female College and asks Giddings to be one of ten to contribute $2,500.
Date:
April 9, 1872
Creator:
Smith, T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Horace Bishop to J. D. Giddings - October 24, 1877]
Letter from Horace Bishop to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Discusses a tract of land Bishop has sold to pay for improvements to the univeristy, namely an enclosure and portico.
Date:
October 24, 1877
Creator:
Bishop, Horace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - September 26, 1872]
Letter from B. D. Dashiell to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Most of the trustees do not want to do anything further in the Browning suit and would just let the suit determine the case. If the institution is lost, then the trustees will have the opportunity to "begin afresh."
Date:
September 26, 1872
Creator:
Dashiell, B. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Childer to J. D. Giddings - September 11, 1877]
Letter from John Childer to Hon. J.D. Giddings. Contains details about plans to raise the money to create a law department at Soule University and seeks the advice of J.D. Giddings.
Date:
September 11, 1877
Creator:
Childer, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871]
Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings. On behalf of his committee, Jenkins asks Giddings to donate some land in Coryell County so that a Methodist university may be built there. He includes a postscript asking how many acres Giddings is willing to give.
Date:
January 10, 1871
Creator:
Jenkins, J. Cicero
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Davidson to J. D. Giddings - October 25, 1872]
Letter from J. H. Davidson to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Davidson attempts to clarify an issue about which he wrote in a previous letter to Giddings. He says that when the building committee borrowed money, he expected that the committee members' names would appear on the note or notes after the settlement.
Date:
October 25, 1872
Creator:
Davidson, J. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Horace Bishop to J. D. Giddings - November 2, 1877]
Letter from Horace Bishop to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Discusses what should be done with two tracts of land in order to raise money to make improvements to Southwestern University.
Date:
November 2, 1877
Creator:
Bishop, Horace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Norris to J. D. Giddings - May 5, 1876]
Letter from W. B. Norris to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Discusses the receipt of Giddings' tender of resignation as a Southwestern University trustee.
Date:
May 5, 1876
Creator:
Norris, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Hurley to J. D. Giddings - March 22, 1872]
Letter from C. W. Hurley to J. D. Giddings. Hurley needs the stockholders of the Texas University Committee to make a payment of 5% of the subscription amount to pay for printing expenses and F. A. Mood's salary. Giddings' subscription is $3,000 below the amount called for.
Date:
March 22, 1872
Creator:
Hurley, C. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - January 19, 1872]
Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings. Dashiell tells Giddings that he has received half of the rent owed by Dr. Connor on the boarding house. On Sunday, Dashiell will announce a stockholders' meeting scheduled for Tuesday, where he will tell them of Gidding's proposition.
Date:
January 19, 1872
Creator:
Dashiell, B. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 18, 1872]
Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings. Mood apologizes for being so fussy about a matter where a Mr. Cook refuses to sign anything that he would draw up but demands that Giddings present something to him. This matter is very important to Mood because it would settle his debt to his friend, Captain Smith, who has waited patiently over a year for payment.
Date:
February 18, 1872
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to Ann M. Giddings and Louise Giddings - July 12, 1878]
Letter written by F. A. Mood to Mrs. Ann M. Giddings and Miss Louise Giddings. Mood expresses his sympathies for the women's loss and comforts them with religious commentary.
Date:
July 12, 1878
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John M. Davis to J. D. Giddings - April 4, 1871]
Letter from John M. Davis to "Judge Giddings." Davis describes his success in selling land around the San Jacinto River and offers to sell some more land in the area for the judge. As a professor of mathematics at Soule University, he is also anxious to know the financial state of the university as well as the Kirby estate.
Date:
April 4, 1871
Creator:
Davis, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Atkinson to J. D. and D. C. Giddings - January 18, 1872]
Letter from John Atkinson to J. D. and D. C. Giddings. Atkinson asks the Giddings brothers to meet with a Mr. Breedlove to settle the amount owed on the Crockett Estate. He and his partner are in danger of losing some land if Mr. Chadwick issues a judgment and execution.
Date:
January 18, 1872
Creator:
Atkinson, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. G. Connor to J. D. Giddings - April 24, 1871]
Letter from W. G. Connor to J. D. Giddings. Connor explains that he has sent Bro. Mood with twelve dollars to give to Giddings, and since he has another subscriber, Connor asks Giddings to pay him back fifteen dollars for a three dollar credit. Connor also says that Giddings needs to pay Dr. F.O. Dannelly of Waxahachie five dollars for paying Giddings' subscription to the Southern Quarterly.
Date:
April 24, 1871
Creator:
Connor, W. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History