Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, sheep illustration, and business name with text reading: "Muttons for Sale."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, livestock illustration, cattle brand descriptions, and business name.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration and stylized text with business name, and text reading: "Ranch on East Dolan, Mark and Brand in Cut kept up on all Increase, also own all Brands formerly belonging to S. Norris, Wm. Cook, S. Noling and Henry Roach."

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing "Uncle Pat's" trip to the West with "Charlie", war news about suffering of Russian Jews, "Eddie T's" recovery from knee surgery.

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Del Rio, Texas dated March 30, 1944. Carswell advises of the resignation of the chairman and another board member and of an insufficient number of induction or preinduction calls for the area. The clerk advised of her inability to get the board to classify and reclassify a sufficient number of men who could be called. Carswell explains that the board members operate ranches many miles outside of Del Rio and lambing season is on making it inconvenient for a special meeting. Their attitudes seemed to be all right but he advises, in his opinion, that there is no cooperation between the board and the clerk.

Letter from Hale Schaleben to Thos. L. James discussing Schaleben's interest in leasing the Kempner's land in Kinney County, Texas, following a gas discovery in nearby Val Verde County.

Letter from Hale Schaleben to Thos. L. James discussing Schaleben's investigation of the Kempner's acreage in Kinney county, including its worth, costs, and Schaleben's other land options.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James suggesting that the two men wait until further development in gas production in Val Verde County, Texas before taking an offer from Hale Schaleben for their property in nearby Kinney County, Texas.

Letter from C. B. Wardlaw to Truett Latimer discussing support for House Bill #404.

Letter from Truett Latimer to C. B. Wardlaw discussing the status of House Bill 404 and promising to give it his serious consideration.

Letter from Matilda Gonzales to her brother, John J. Herrera, discussing her health after recent illness and a trip that she would like to take to visit Evelyn and Lupe as well as John's family in Houston. Matilda also asks her brother to lend her money for her trip and asks about his family. There is an accompanying envelope, postmarked June 12, 1967 from Del Rio, Texas.