A letter written to a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas from T. N. Carswell, Chairman of the Taylor County Parole Board, dated September 6, 1954. Carswell advises Subject 108,345 that there is no change of date for reviewing his request. He explains that when he broke his parole he had to start over from when he was released on parole, that the Board requires a minimum time to be served by those who violate Parole before they will again consider them for release. He advises Subject to grit his teeth and take his situation in stride with good grace.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas. Subject 108,345 acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell and expresses his happiness regarding the job opportunity in Abilene. He describes his work at the prison and his efforts in writing the Board in Austin about his case.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas, dated May 8, 1955. Subject 108,345 acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Carswell regarding a job opportunity in Abilene. The envelope into which the letter was placed is also included in the record.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from a parolee/inmate, in Weldon, Texas, dated January 1, 1956. Subject 108,345 expresses to Carswell his joyous feeling regarding his date of discharge which is to be on March 16. A portion of the envelope is also included in the record and is addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, and is postmarked from Weldon, Texas, on January 4, 1956.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas, dated May 13, 1954. Subject 108,345 expresses his concern to Carswell regarding not having heard anything regarding his possible release.

Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer thanking him for support provided on a project for Eastham Prison.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. Paul wrote his friend after receiving two letters from Ora. Paul informed him of the trains he had seen going by that day as he waits to go home and asked for information regarding mutual friends. He went on to write about miscellaneous bits of news he has read and other things he has seen at that station. Pages are labeled out of order.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to update them on his life. He mentioned his financial difficulties, his need for winter clothes, a David Osterhout he heard of, and other small bits of news.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. He wrote to update his father about what had been happening. He mentioned a woman named Gertie, several of accidents involving trains, and his financial situation. He detailed the money he made working and what his expenses were for the month. The pages are numbered out of order.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote about a ride atop a train's caboose he took, change in employment at the train station, and requested his parents send him his winter coat.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to inform them that he received the coat they sent and to tell them about his job at the train station. He included information about an assault that happened at the station and a lantern he stole to use on the way home.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to inform them that he planned to visit for a few weeks during the holidays and that he wanted his parents to get him new clothes during that time. In his letter, he detailed an accident between a train and the convict train in which a few convicts tried to make an escape.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his parents to update them on what he was doing at work, what his travel plans for the following month would be, and how homesick he has been feeling.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, about his work in Lovelady, Texas He wrote about telegraphing and the train station in town. A large group of soldiers and a convict train passed through town recently. He asked how the family's livestock were doing with the danger the train in town posed to the animals.

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his sister, Gertrude Osterhout, with news of what he intended to do next. He planned to take a commercial class to learn book-keeping in New York and received a Valentine from an unknown suitor in Independence, Texas. He also wrote about his work and other gossip.

Letter from Moise D. Levy Jr. inviting to attend first 1958 meeting, along with a detailed meeting schedule.

Letter from Fayez Sarofim to Mr. I. H. Kempner, III discussing about a study on Beet Sugar Industry.

Letter from R. M. Sims to Harris Leon Kempner discussing Harris's leases in Swisher, Hale, Floyd, and Brisco Counties.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to James A. Elkins informing that Lee delivered the message and mentions how he never met a successful politician.

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas, dated August 22, 1954. Subject 108,345 asks after Carswell then describes the hot weather, that he is not much of a cotton picker but that he is improving every day and that he hopes to get on construction after cotton picking. He advises Carswell of a job opportunity that he received from his cousin in Austin. The envelope into which the letter was placed is also included in the record.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Weldon, Texas, dated Saturday, November 20, 1954. Subject 108,345 describes prison life, its effects on his health and advises that he is doing very well.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from a parolee/inmate in Huntsville, Texas, dated October 8, 1955. Subject No. 108,345 discusses the decision made by the Board regarding his parole having been turned down and advises Carswell of the decision he made to make the best of his time in prison. The reverse side includes notes handwritten by Carswell indicating that on December 14, 1955 he answered the correspondence from Subject No. 108,345 on October 8, 1955. He talked to Mr. Turner while in Austin on December 2, 1955 noting that Turner would look into the file and give any conclusion to the Board.