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Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, October 14, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, October 14, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin concerning the lawsuit against Fox and the delivery of maps. Leaming also requests an advance from Austin, since he has already "expended" the money supplied to him by Miss Austin.
Date: October 14, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, October 14, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, October 14, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, on October 14, 1831, informing him of a letter written discussing the suit against Jacob Fox of Salem, and mentioning four maps that he has sent to Austin. He also asks that he receive $50 to continue to pursue the suit against Fox.
Date: October 14, 1831
Creator: Leaming, Thomas F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Perry and Hunter, December 21, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Perry and Hunter, December 21, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Perry and Hunter reporting that the schooner The Dart is missing with goods that the recipient had sent to Perry and Hunter.
Date: December 21, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History