Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1872 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1872

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 1872
Creator: Josselyn, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings - November 2, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings - November 2, 1872]

Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings. Chappell begins by stating that he has seen a copy of the order that the Soule University Board of Trustees gave to the Building Committee to hypothecate all of the estate real and personal in order to secure a loan to build a "stone edifice." However, the committee failed to include the Rock Building and donated lands in the hypothecation, and this failure is not the fault of the Board of Trustees because it was explicit in its instructions to include all estate real and personal. Discussing a different matter, he explains how William Keesee with a black man purchased D. Ayrs' land, which had been given to him by his father in Alabama in 1837 or 1838. The deed to Mr. Ayrs' land was not made until after Keesee's death. Ayrs knew that the land had been donated, but Chappell does not know whether he deeded it to the university or his heirs.
Date: November 2, 1872
Creator: Chappell, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1872 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1872

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 1872
Creator: Josselyn, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History