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[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872]

Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from his nephew, R.E. Bledsoe regarding family matters, western railroads, mining, Indians, and bandits.
Date: October 2, 1872
Creator: Bledsoe, R. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 24 October 1872 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 24 October 1872

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 24, 1872
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 22 October 1872 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 22 October 1872

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 22, 1872
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
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 B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - October 1, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - October 1, 1872]

Letter from B. D. Dashiell to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Dashiell begins by apologizing for the brevity of his previous letter and lays down the "facts" of the Browning suit. Captain T. Smith, the chairman of a committee formed to deal with the Browning claim as well as other claims against Soule University, made efforts to convince Mrs. Browning to give her claim for land, but she has refused. Giddings had served as the main advisor to the Board of Trustees and yet was also serving as Mrs. Browning's attorney, so Giddings suggested that Col. Swearingen take his place as the board's advisor. Dashiell would rather not lose the university without a fair effort to save it. The Trustees are awaiting any agreement Giddings and Swearingen can work out. Dashiell concludes with questions expressing his confusion as to why Mrs. Browning is not satisfied with claiming the land when it would benefit her family.
Date: October 1, 1872
Creator: Dashiell, B. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. D. Pitts to J. D. Giddings - October 1, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from E. D. Pitts to J. D. Giddings - October 1, 1872]

Letter from E. D. Pitts to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Pitts says that his daughter, Anna, would serve as a good tutor for Giddings' daughters, with the exceptions that she has no musical ability and charges a high price for her services. She has good character, disciplines students well, and is skilled in subjects including Latin and advanced math. Since Ms. Pitts would charge no less than $75.00 per month, Pitts suggests that sending the Giddings daughters to Chappell Hill Female College would be a cheaper and preferable alternative, and provides an estimate for the education of the two girls at the college.
Date: October 1, 1872
Creator: Pitts, E. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Davidson to J. D. Giddings - October 25, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Davidson to J. D. Giddings - October 25, 1872]

Letter from J. H. Davidson to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Davidson attempts to clarify an issue about which he wrote in a previous letter to Giddings. He says that when the building committee borrowed money, he expected that the committee members' names would appear on the note or notes after the settlement.
Date: October 25, 1872
Creator: Davidson, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History