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[Letter from J. H. Herndon to Ferdinand Louis Huth, September 5, 1853] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Herndon to Ferdinand Louis Huth, September 5, 1853]

Letter from J. H. Herndon to [Ferdinand Louis] Huth regarding lots for sale.
Date: September 5, 1853
Creator: Herndon, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to William Welsh, February 1855] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to William Welsh, February 1855]

Letter from Sam Houston to William Welsh discussing a business reference, William D. Miller Esq., in Austin, Texas.
Date: February 5, 1855
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Carrington to David C. Dickson - July 5, 1855] (open access)

[Letter from D. C. Carrington to David C. Dickson - July 5, 1855]

Letter from D. C. Carrington to David C. Dickson describing a political event in Centerville. Col. Durant spoke against the American Party and Dickson; Col. Thomas Blake then defended the American Party.
Date: July 5, 1855
Creator: Carrington, D. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.H. Wood to David W. Fentress, May  5, 1856] (open access)

[Letter from W.H. Wood to David W. Fentress, May 5, 1856]

Letter from W. H. Wood to David Fentress concerning the event of David's father dieing, someone being arrested, and the selling of a slave.
Date: May 5, 1856
Creator: Wood, W. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Diana Maray to John Patterson Osterhout, December 5, 1854] (open access)

[Letter from Diana Maray to John Patterson Osterhout, December 5, 1854]

Letter from Diana Maray to John Patterson Osterhout discussing daily life in Athens, Pennsylvania. Letters had been received from other family members and her children were doing well in school. In the state of Pennsylvania, the temperance movement was working to get a prohibitive liquor law passed. She closed her letter by writing about what she felt made a real friend and hoped she would meet John in this life or the next. She included two locks of hair, one from each of her sons. Included is an envelope addressed to "John P. Osterhout."
Date: December 5, 1854
Creator: Maray, Diana
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from K. McCurtain to Robert Nail (open access)

Letter from K. McCurtain to Robert Nail

Letter from K. McCurtain to Robert Nail regarding matters of the General Council, separation, and standing debts
Date: August 5, 1859
Creator: McCurtain, K.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sam Houston] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sam Houston]

An “autograph” letter from Sam Houston to E.M. Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: September 5, 1851
Creator: Houston, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History