Letter from J.A. Peebles to A.D. Kennard about a post office order and trade for one hundred and sixty acres at $41.00 per acre.

Tax reciept for Elizabeth Webb for the amount of $59. By the Sheriff of Montague county Levi Perryman and Deputy Wm. C. Turner. This is a resident example.

Receipt from Avery L. Matlock, attorney for H.M Worden to Levi Perryman per W.A. "Bud" Morris for $9.00 costs belonging to F.M. Worden, curator in the case of Thomas Peer vs. William Fish.

Receipt of Montague County on receiving costs from J. C. Downey, from District Court.

Received of W. A. Morris for the compromised settlemtnt, $7.68. This being the full amount paid.

The author says that everyone is doing fine. They had a little bit of horse trouble, some of the horses got scared and loose and ran away. They were able to recover the horses though. The author went hunting in Cooke county, which didn't go well, but he found a bee tree.

A letter from Bettie Franklin to Matilda Dodd and Mary Moore on January 28, 1876. Mary's mother, Matilda, is visiting her in Texas. In the letter, Bettie talks about the warm and clear weather, as well as the state of the farm and animals. She mentions that there have been several weddings, including that of Laura Wallace and Frank Dorris. In closing, Bettie says that many neighbors' dogs have gone mad - she fears that hers will also go mad. Included with this item is the envelope in which the letter was mailed. The envelope, postmarked January 29 from Gallatin, Tennessee, is addressed to Mrs. Mollie Moore in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, Box No 12.