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[Letter from Mollie E. McClure to Lizzie Johnson, dated November 10, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Mollie E. McClure to Lizzie Johnson, dated November 10, 1868]

Letter from Mollie McClure to Lizzie Johnson, discussing the events in Palestine, including a recent election.
Date: November 10, 1868
Creator: McClure, Mollie E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 10, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 10, 1868]

Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, discussing news in Bastrop. Fannie implies she is now married to Kleberg Trigg, and that the Democratic Party celebrations in Bastrop bother her.
Date: September 10, 1868
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to J. D. Giddings and Morris - October 10, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to J. D. Giddings and Morris - October 10, 1872]

Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to Giddings and Morris. W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross, of the firm Jarmon & Cross: Lawyers, Collectors and Land Agents, confirm that they have received a letter containing $1 and the Soule University deed from D. Gregg. After having recorded the deed, the partners are returning it to Giddings and Morris in this letter.
Date: October 10, 1872
Creator: Jarmon, W. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to J. D. Giddings - April 10, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to J. D. Giddings - April 10, 1876]

Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Contains information on deeds for J. M. Whitley and explains an effort to raise money for Mood to build a new residence. The last page consists of a list of people to contact for money donations.
Date: April 10, 1876
Creator: Morrow, J. C. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871]

Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings. On behalf of his committee, Jenkins asks Giddings to donate some land in Coryell County so that a Methodist university may be built there. He includes a postscript asking how many acres Giddings is willing to give.
Date: January 10, 1871
Creator: Jenkins, J. Cicero
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - August 10, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - August 10, 1897]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Hon. Heber Stone. Hyer explains his delay in sending plates to Stone and describes the condition of a box he is sending him.
Date: August 10, 1897
Creator: Hyer, R. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Galveston to Messrs. Meyer & Sons of New York - December 10, 1841] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Galveston to Messrs. Meyer & Sons of New York - December 10, 1841]

Copy of a letter from Galveston, discussing Thomas Falconer's affairs and reassuring the recipient that Falconer's silence in response to six letters is because he has been captured with the Santa Fe Expedition. It also discusses the terms of a sum of money Falconer drew and a term set by Messrs. Meyer & Co. (written as "& Sons" earlier in document) and gives a brief summary of how he joined the expedition. There are notes on cities and dates on the back page.
Date: December 10, 1841
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History