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[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847] (open access)

[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library] (open access)

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

Letter from Edwin Sue Goree, field worker of Texas State Library, to Mrs. W. B. Chambers, Chair of Library Club, Denton County Council, P.T.A., regarding the procurement of school books. Goree replied that the Texas State Library was not able to loan books or further assistance at present but suggested establishing a Denton county library.
Date: September 14, 1934
Creator: Goree, Edwin Sue
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools] (open access)

[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]

Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from R. L. Proffer, Superintendent of Denton County Public Schools, and Pyrene Wilson, County-School Librarian, regarding the Denton County-School Library.
Date: 1935~
Creator: Denton County Public Schools
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers] (open access)

[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]

Letter to the Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas from the Library Extension Committee of the Denton County Council of Parents and Teachers. The letter contains information about a traveling library that was created to provide books to rural schools.
Date: May 15, 1935
Creator: Denton County Council of P.T.A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp] (open access)

[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp]

L. W. Kemp wrote Colonel John V. Singleton in response to a complaint about an inscription on a historical marker in John Simpson Chisum's honor. The discrepancy concerns the actual date of Chisum's death.
Date: October 10, 1938
Creator: Kemp, L. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail] (open access)

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

J. B. Cranfill writes Will Williams, President of the Denton Historical Society, in response to Mr. Williams's letter about whether the Texas cattle trail should be known as the Chisholm or Chisum Trail.
Date: July 27, 1938
Creator: J. B Cranfill, M.D. LL.D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lota M. Spell] (open access)

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

Mrs. William Williams wrote Lota M. Spell of Austin, Texas concerning the installation of a historical marker at the site of John Simpson Chisum's home. John Chisum was a cattle king in Denton County in the mid-1800s.
Date: 1936-04-25~
Creator: Williams, Mrs. William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum] (open access)

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

Lota M. Spell of the Advisory Board of Texas Historians wrote Mrs. Will Williams concerning the installation of a historical marker at John Simpson Chisum's home in Denton County.
Date: April 23, 1936
Creator: Spell, Lota M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County letterhead] (open access)

[Denton County letterhead]

A Denton County letterhead is printed on a piece of stationary with various names and the dates of September 17, 1886-October 4, 1886. The letterhead includes a portrait of the Denton County Courthouse as well as a list of Denton County Commissioners.
Date: unknown
Creator: Denton County Commissioners
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Payroll Memo from W. R. Finch] (open access)

[Payroll Memo from W. R. Finch]

Payroll memo from W. R. Finch to employees at Flow Memorial Hospital giving information about the hospital's new payroll policies for the new year, including a schedule of pay periods and days.
Date: January 2, 1970
Creator: Finch, W. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert M. Dickson] (open access)

[Letter from Robert M. Dickson]

Letter from Robert M. Dickson, Administrator of Flow Memorial Hospital, to employees of the hospital. In the letter, he introduces a new budget program called "Be Cents-ative," in which he encourages his employees to participate. A handwritten note on the back of the letter gives more details about the program.
Date: January 2, 1965
Creator: Dickson, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore]

Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.
Date: June 8, 1860
Creator: Glessner, Oliver J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal payment agreement of John B. Denton and John B. Craig] (open access)

[Legal payment agreement of John B. Denton and John B. Craig]

Legal payment agreement of John B. Denton, John B. Craig, John Morton , and Samuel W. Sims, binding them in an agreement to pay Abel Bland the sum of $600.
Date: October 21, 1840
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History