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Irving Near Dallas (open access)

Irving Near Dallas

Advertisement from the Irving Board of Trade, enticing farmers to move to Irving, Texas.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Irving Board of Trade
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, March 7, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, March 7, 1908]

Letter from Emmett Patton of Law Office of Patton & Gibbany, Roswell, New Mexico to Levi Perryman discussing land and other property owned by Bob Perryman and how it should be disposed of. Some of the land needed to have improvements made immediately or it would be taken away, some had been only partially paid for and other plots were jointly owned with others. Letter actually addressed to "Leroy" Perryman, but the letters "roy" are partially erased.
Date: March 7, 1908
Creator: Patton, Emmett
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Pleasant Price to Levi Perryman, July 10, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Pleasant Price to Levi Perryman, July 10, 1908]

Letter from Pleasant Price in Great Falls, Montana to his stepfather, Levi Perryman. Discussing signing papers and lack of water in his area. Says he is gathering his horses the next day to move them 300 miles to area with water and grass. He is concerned about the colts and lack of water on the way.
Date: July 10, 1908
Creator: Price, Pleasant, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S.V. Proudgt to Bob Perryman, September 12, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from S.V. Proudgt to Bob Perryman, September 12, 1908]

Letter from S. V. Proudgt, Assistant Commissioner, to Bob Perryman, assignee of John W. Short stating that the claim that Bob Perryman had made to land 140 miles southwest of Boonville, Missouri was rejected because there was no proof that the John W. Short he purchased the land from was the same person who had been awarded the land on August 7, 1866 for military service.
Date: September 12, 1908
Creator: Proudgt, S. V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harold Hurd to Bob Perryman, September 17, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Harold Hurd to Bob Perryman, September 17, 1908]

Letter from Harold Hurd to Bob Perryman, informing him that his application to file soldier's Declaratory as assignee of John Short was rejected.
Date: September 17, 1908
Creator: Hurt, Harold
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, September 20, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, September 20, 1908]

Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman regarding Bob Perryman's application to file script on 80 acres. Patton says he will try and find out who Bob bought the script from and try and get a new one. He also asks if Perryman knows who Bob bought the first script from.
Date: September 20, 1908
Creator: Patton, Emmett
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, October 20,1908] (open access)

[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, October 20,1908]

Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman regarding the script for Bob Perryman. Wetmore was able to help find the person who sold the script to Bob, and recommends that meeting with Jones to either verify or replace the script.
Date: October 20, 1908
Creator: Patton, Emmett
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Watkins to Linnet White, September 30, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Watkins to Linnet White, September 30, 1908]

Letter from Lula Watkins to Linnet White discussing Linnet's upcoming move to Omaha, Nebraska with her husband, Claude.
Date: September 30, 1908
Creator: Watkins, Lula
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from the United States Civil Service Commission to Claude D. White, December 16, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from the United States Civil Service Commission to Claude D. White, December 16, 1908]

Letter from the United States Civil Service Commission to Claude D. White regarding Mr. White's scores for the examination he recently took. It is signed by Charles Hendricks, Secretary of the Ninth Civil Service District. He has scores for spelling, arithmetic, letter-writing, penmanship, and copying from plain copy. A large piece of the paper has been torn away. There is an envelope addressed to Claude D. White at 3227 Pratt St. in Omaha, Nebraska. The return address is for the United States Civil Service Commission, Ninth U.S. Civil Service District, Old Custom House, St. Louis, Missouri. It is postmarked St. Louis, December 16, 1908, and there are handwritten notes in pencil on the back.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: United States Civil Service Commission
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins, February 15, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins, February 15, 1908]

Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White regarding a question from Mr. White about promoting from Second to First Grade positions in the Custom House Service. The letter is typed on the letterhead of the Washington Civil Service School, which provides correspondence courses to prepare for Federal Civil Service Examinations. Mr. Hopkins is the president of the school. There is a return envelope addressed to Earl P. Hopkins, Pres., 507 E Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. The envelope that the letter was sent in is addressed to M. Claude D. White, McKinney, Texas, R. F. D. #4, Box 25. It is postmarked Washington, D. C., February 15, 1908.
Date: February 15, 1908
Creator: Hopkins, Earl P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, February 26, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, February 26, 1908]

Letter from Earl P. Hopkins, President of the Washington Civil Service School, to Claude D. White regarding Mr. White's application to take training courses by mail through the school in preparation for a civil service examination. The letter is typed on the school's letterhead. The envelope that the letter was sent in is addressed to Mr. Claude D. White, McKinney, Texas, Box 25, and it is postmarked Washington, D. C., February 26, 1908. There are some handwritten notes in pencil on the back. There is also a return envelope addressed to Earl P. Hopkins, Pres., 507 E Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Date: February 26, 1908
Creator: Hopkins, Earl P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, September 9, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, September 9, 1908]

Letter from Earl P. Hopkins, President of the Washington Civil Service School, to Claude D. White regarding some training materials that should have been sent to him. The letter is typed on the school's letterhead. mMr. White is taking correspondence courses through the school to prepare for a civil service examination. Included with the letter is a small piece of paper with a notice that student numbers must be put on each test so that it can be graded. The envelope that the letter was sent in is addressed to Mr. Claude D. White, McKinney, Texas, and it is postmarked Washington, D. C., September 9, 1908. There is also a return envelope included that is addressed to Earl P. Hopkins, Pres., 507 E Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Date: September 9, 1908
Creator: Hopkins, Earl P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Ann Moore and Claude and Linnet White, September 22, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Ann Moore and Claude and Linnet White, September 22, 1908]

Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Ann Moore (who she address as Aunt Mollie) and Claude and Linnet White discussing recent news, family and friends, the weather, sewing clothes, and how she wishes they could come for a visit. There is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Claude D. White, McKinney, Texas, and it is postmarked Nashville, Tennessee on September 24, 1908.
Date: September 22, 1908
Creator: McGee, Birdie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A. A. Glisson to Claude D. White, September 23, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from A. A. Glisson to Claude D. White, September 23, 1908]

Letter from A. A. Glisson of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company to Claude D. White discussing rates and routes for Mr. White to travel to Blair, Oklahoma. The letter is typed on the company's letterhead, and there is a graph on the left side of the page titled "Profile of Fort Worth & Denver City and Colorado & Southern Railways, Showing Altitudes attained enroute from Texas to Colorado." A map of the Denver Road printed on the back. There is an envelope addressed to Mr. C. D. White in McKinney. There is postmark on the back for McKinney, Texas, September 25, 1908.
Date: September 23, 1908
Creator: Glisson, A. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles L. Watkins to Claude D. White, September 30, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Charles L. Watkins to Claude D. White, September 30, 1908]

Letter from Charles L. Watkins to Claude D. White discussing Claude going to Omaha, Nebraska and some upcoming civil service examinations that he can take there for the positions of post office clerk and carrier. There is an envelope addressed to Mr. Claude D. White, R-4 Box 25, McKinney, Texas. The return address for Mr. Watkins is 3416 Pratt [?], Omaha, Nebraska. The envelope is postmarked September 30, 1908.
Date: September 30, 1908
Creator: Watkins, Charles L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dr. J. W. Harrison to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 18, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. J. W. Harrison to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 18, 1908]

Letter from Dr. J. W. Harrison to Dr. Joseph Pound asking him to please find the grave of Mrs. Harrison's father located somewhere on Wallace Mountain in Dripping Springs, Texas. He goes on to talk about his medical practice and asks if Dr. Pound is still practicing, and discusses old times and their ever growing age.
Date: May 18, 1908
Creator: Harrison, Dr. J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of a Camping Trip in Waco, Texas] (open access)

[Photo Album of a Camping Trip in Waco, Texas]

Photo album with a compilation of photographs from a camping trip taken around Waco, Texas in August 1908. Each page has a photograph and a handwritten caption describing the actions taking place in the pictures.
Date: [1908-08-22..1908-08-23]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Walter Smith to William John Bryan, May 28, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from John Walter Smith to William John Bryan, May 28, 1908]

Letter from John Walter Smith to William John Bryan discussing how Smith will not help Bryan in his run for senate due to Bryan's support of Senator Bailey.
Date: May 28, 1908
Creator: Smith, John Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Jones to William John Bryan, March 2, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Jones to William John Bryan, March 2, 1908]

Letter from T. N. Jones to William John Bryan requesting that Bryan help raise campaign funds in Abilene for Senator Bailey.
Date: March 2, 1908
Creator: Jones, T. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan, March 6, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan, March 6, 1908]

Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan requesting a list of men who could help secure the county for Senator Bailey's campaign.
Date: March 6, 1908
Creator: Kennedy, A. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to W. J. Bryan, March 25, 1908] (open access)

[Telegram to W. J. Bryan, March 25, 1908]

Telegram to W. J. Bryan asking him to send his photograph to the writer. The letter is signed, "The Record[?]".
Date: March 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Reagan to William John Bryan, March 9, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from William Reagan to William John Bryan, March 9, 1908]

Letter from William Reagan to William John Bryan asking Bryan's political stance on "Baileyism".
Date: March 9, 1908
Creator: Reagan, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R. C. Crane, March 27, 1908] (open access)

[Letter to R. C. Crane, March 27, 1908]

Letter from an unknown author to R. C. Crane discussing the author's promise to vote for William John Bryan of Abilene int he senatorial race and discussing political conflict surrounding Senator Bailey.
Date: March 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. Bryan to Judge C. U. Connellee, June 30, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. Bryan to Judge C. U. Connellee, June 30, 1908]

Letter from W. J. Bryan to Judge C. U. Connellee acknowledging receipt of the letter he sent in regards to the July 1908 primaries and sharing his expectations about the outcome of the elections.
Date: June 30, 1908
Creator: Bryan, William John
System: The Portal to Texas History