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[Letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake, August 9, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake, August 9, 1913]

Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake discussing Munson Nurseries records of Gold Dust peaches, stating they first planted five trees in 1906 which they obtained from R. J. Bagby & Sons Proprietors in New Haven, Missouri. Munson also state T. V. Munson was not the originator of Gold Dust peaches, but they were likely one the first in Texas to list the variety.
Date: August 9, 1913
Creator: Munson, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson to Claude D. White, March 27, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson to Claude D. White, March 27, 1914]

Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson in Kansas City, Missouri to Claude D. White discussing the cancellation of Mr. White's accident insurance policy and the possibility of taking out a life insurance policy. The letter is typed on Mr. Stephenson's company stationary. There is an illustration of a sign post with the following printed on it: "Insurance Service That Serves; Lyle A. Stephenson The Insurer; Don't Forget Tenth St. Entrance R. A. Long Bldg." The phone number and address are printed at the bottom. There is an envelope with Mr. Stephenson's company information printed on it in red, and it is addressed to Mr. Claude D. White in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: March 27, 1914
Creator: Stephenson, Lyle A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family back home regarding his travels to St. Louis, Missouri. Clay says that they are on a train about three hours away from St. Louis but does not know about when they will travel to New York. Clay also tries to comfort his mother and tells her that she should be happy.
Date: August 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will B. Munson, June 12, 1913] (open access)

[Letter to Will B. Munson, June 12, 1913]

Photocopy of a letter from "Assistant Pomologist" to Will B. Munson discussing the Hyde's Yellow peach and requesting information about the variety.
Date: June 12, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank T. Wall to C. C. Cox, December 27, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from Frank T. Wall to C. C. Cox, December 27, 1910]

Letter from Frank T. Wall of the Mexico Irrigated Land Company to C. C. Cox advertising the sale of farming property in Chihuahua, Mexico, complete with a set of photographs pf the kind of land for sale. The envelope is included.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Wall, Frank T.
System: The Portal to Texas History