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[Invitation for Opening of New Cotton Exchange]
An invitation documenting the request presence of the president and lady from the president and directors of the Liverpool Cotton Association Limited for the opening of the New Cotton Exchange. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales hosted the new cotton exchange event. There are numerous pictures on the invitation ranging from cotton plant, buildings, and two men holding various objects.
Date:
1906~
Creator:
Liverpool Cotton Association, Ltd.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, January 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz discusses preparing for target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions the ship's cat being thrown overboard by the concussion of the 12-inch guns being fired. The cat was recovered. He also mentions entertaining officers of the British fleet.
Date:
1906-01~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, 1906]
Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore that has pages missing. The only has pages present are 5 through 8. Sally says that Mattie Franklin married a Mr. Walker. She advises Mary to either rent out her farm or sell it. She said she heard that Linnet and Claude White are planning a trip to Tennessee and asks that they come and visit her. She said that there are "many old cronic [sic] cases through the country and many deaths."
Date:
1906~
Creator:
Thornhill, Sally
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, January 1906]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz discusses preparing for target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions the ship's cat being thrown overboard by the concussion of the 12-inch guns being fired. The cat was recovered. He also mentions entertaining officers of the British fleet.
Date:
1906-01~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - January 5, 1906]
Letter written to Mr. Edward S. Clinch in New York City, from K.K. Legett, requesting information about the will and estate of Dr. James B. Simmons, and potential conflict with his son, Robert Simmons.
Date:
January 5, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Lee Scarborough - January 6, 1906]
Letter written to Reverend Lee Scarborough to K.K. Legett, offering information about issues with the estate of Dr. Simmons.
Date:
January 6, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, January 8, 1906]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his mother in Kerrville. Nimitz sends birthday greetings and mentions he has been participating in target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions potential trouble in China and a possibility of having to go there. Nimitz also indicates the British fleet will be arriving soon in Manila Bay and he expects to be doing a lot of entertaining soon.
Date:
January 8, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Anna Henke Nimitz, January 8, 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his mother in Kerrville. Nimitz sends birthday greetings and mentions he has been participating in target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions potential trouble in China and a possibility of having to go there. Nimitz also indicates the British fleet will be arriving soon in Manila Bay and he expects to be doing a lot of entertaining soon.
Date:
January 8, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - January 9, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch in New York City from K.K. Legett, concerning whether or not he will qualify as executor under the will of Dr. Simmons.
Date:
January 9, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Lee Scarborough - January 9, 1906]
Letter written to Reverend Lee Scarborough from K.K. Legett, expressing his concerns about qualifying as an executor of Dr. Simmons' estate.
Date:
January 9, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Hanna to John and Henry Sayles, January 11, 1906]
Letter from J. M. Hanna to Henry and John Sayles discussing Sayles' arrangement of the sale of right of ways to a railroad company to build a new line.
Date:
January 11, 1906
Creator:
Hanna, J. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, January 15, 1906]
Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning Pound's wish for an increase in pensions; Burleson tells him to bring himself "within the same category of those who have heretofore been granted increases" and there will be no problem obtaining an increase. At the end of the letter he tells the doctor not to have his secretary speak for him as "she is not very popular with the members" of the respective committee.
Date:
January 15, 1906
Creator:
Burleson, Albert Sydney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan, January 18, 1906]
Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan explaining that his late response is due to being away in Kentucky for two weeks.
Date:
January 18, 1906
Creator:
Walsh, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 20, 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming target practice competition. He also mentions the possibility of returning to China in case of trouble there. At the end, Nimitz asks for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, to be delivered to him.
Date:
January 20, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 20, 1906]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming target practice competition. He also mentions the possibility of returning to China in case of trouble there. At the end, Nimitz asks for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, to be delivered to him.
Date:
January 20, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - January 26, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch in New York City from K.K. Legett, concerning the matter of whether he will qualify as an executor for the estate of Dr. Simmons.
Date:
January 26, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - January 30, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, requesting further information about the possibility of his qualifying as a executor for the estate of Dr. Simmons.
Date:
January 30, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, February 6, 1906]
Letter from Sally Thornhill to Cousin Mary Moore discussing family news, weather, and agricultural news. Her sister, Lu, has had fits and is suffering from paralysis. She has her on a lounge in her bedroom and her husband in the bed so she can care for both of them at once.
Date:
February 6, 1906
Creator:
Thornhill, Sally
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - February 8, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, quoting an Article in the charter of Simmons College.
Date:
February 8, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - February 26, 1906]
Letter written to Judge Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, discussing his plans to travel to New York and meet with Clinch in person.
Date:
February 26, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will McGee to Mary Moore, February 26, 1906]
Letter from Will McGee to his Aunt Mary Moore. He says that he has wanted to write earlier, but has not had time. He can only write at night. He mentions that he is working for J. N. R. R., although it is not regular work. There are plans to put a new depot in Hendersonville. He enjoys the railroad work. He made a place to put his tools and was promoted to inside work. He then got into a spat with one of the bosses. He mentions that Henry is getting into the pills and almost had a serious accident. Henry has gotten bigger.
Date:
February 26, 1906
Creator:
McGee, Will
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to K.K. Legett - February 27, 1906]
Letter written to K.K. Legett, donating a $3,000 Continental Oil Company bond to Simmons College for general endowment.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Moore, February 28, 1906]
Letter from Birdie McGee to her Aunt Mollie [Mary] giving family news. Uncle Abe Franklin is very ill He wore himself down riding more than 20 miles in one day to go get a new horse and took sick. Talks of Uncle Tobe's death. From what they can tell, he starved himself to death after he lost all his money. Includes letter dated February 11, 1906 from Gallatin, Tennessee addressed to Aunt Molly, with no author listed. He talks of Uncle Tobe's funeral costs and the sale of a saddle.
Date:
February 28, 1906
Creator:
McGee, Birdie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.
Date:
1906-03~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
System:
The Portal to Texas History