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[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, October 03, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing some items including bed sheets and a letter that Jeane Bertig Kempner desires. Kempner apologies about a bad call on the cotton market.
Date:
October 3, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner, October 10, 1944]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing how Bertig is sending his sister two checks for her birthday and how he may visit her in St. Louis.
Date:
October 10, 1944
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Chas. M. Webb, October 18, 1944]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Chas. M. Webb discussing how he wants Mr. Webb to get a porter to escort his sister from one destination to another safely.
Date:
October 18, 1944
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, November 02, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing both Jeane and Daniel's future plans to travel to Paragould, Arkansas to visit Jeane's parents.
Date:
November 2, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Poison Grains]
Invoice for items sold to H. Kempner by American Florist Supply Co., including a pound of Poison grains for $0.70, shipped to J. Bertig.
Date:
November 28, 1944
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, November 29, 1944]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich discussing the addresses Kempner wants each Preserved fig case to go to.
Date:
November 29, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 8, 1944]
Letter from Joseph Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner thanking her for the birthday gift she gave him.
Date:
December 8, 1944
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, December 15, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mary Jean and all of their business that relates to her at the end of the year.
Date:
December 15, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W. Kempner, December 23, 1944]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W. Kempner discussing his thanks for the gift of preserved figs.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, December 26, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing a past gift of figs and how Mother Bertig will be arriving soon. Meanwhile, Kempner discusses about leaving for St. Louis and their plans to share a room on the way back to Galveston.
Date:
December 26, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner, January 05, 1948]
Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner discussing the sale of stocks to two individuals, as well as the transference of another stock from H. S. Block to one of the Kempners.
Date:
January 5, 1948
Creator:
Gatz, William L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Return Receipt Card to H. Kempner, January 9, 1948]
Return receipt from the Post Office Department to the H. Kempner Firm, providing confirmation that W. L. Gatz has received the item sent to him.
Date:
January 9, 1948
Creator:
United States. Post Office Department.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, January 15, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing stock and the distribution of some of it.
Date:
January 15, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner, January 15, 1948]
Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner discussing stock shares and also includes a cashier's check.
Date:
January 15, 1948
Creator:
Gatz, W. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Kempner, February 13, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Kempner discussing all the troubles coming up with Bertig's house that he is having to fix. Bertig also discusses the passing of both a dog and a family friend's son.
Date:
February 13, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, March 01, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing how Bertig needs to visit with a doctor and that as soon as the weather clears up he is going to need to get a new roof.
Date:
March 1, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Kempner, March 12, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Kempner discussing how Bertig is hoping his roof can hold out through the weather until it gets nicer to finally replace it, and that he is going to St. Louis soon to visit a doctor.
Date:
March 12, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, March 16, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Kempner too has been having difficulty with farming due to the weather. Kempner also relays that he has sold his gins and oil mills located in West Texas, as well as that he and Jeane are thinking of going abroad soon but are unsure due to the current political climate.
Date:
March 16, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing various things going on in Bertig's life like hoping to visit New York soon, rain effecting farming conditions, and a recommendation to not travel abroad.
Date:
March 22, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe to D. W. Kempner, March 27, 1948]
Telegram sent by Joe to D. W. Kempner wishing safe travels.
Date:
March 27, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, April 01, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz discussing how Blackshear might have a buyer for the Hurt Grocer Company. Kempner says he and the others will not sell unless everyone is in agreement.
Date:
April 1, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner, April 03, 1948]
Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner discussing how Blackshear wants to buy from the company, but Gatz and Kempner do not wish to sell anything unless every stockholder large and small to agree.
Date:
April 3, 1948
Creator:
Gatz, W. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to I. H. Kempner, April 26, 1948]
Letter from W. L. Gatz to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for his letter congratulating the Gatz on the birth of their first grandchild.
Date:
April 26, 1948
Creator:
Gatz, William L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to I. H. Kempner, June 15, 1948]
Letter from W. L. Gatz to I. H. Kempner discussing the use of Acid Delinted Seeds and the owner and operator of an Acid Seed Delinting Plant in Newport, Arkansas, Joel Lambart.
Date:
June 15, 1948
Creator:
Gatz, W. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History