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[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 28, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 28, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the weather in New York, Cecile's work, and other personal matters.
Date: December 28, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 25, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a storm in Galveston and Sugarland, and its affect on his crops, Harris going to Washington, and "Granny's" health.
Date: August 25, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April/May, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April/May, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about him and "Mother" trying to travel to New York to visit her, other relatives/friends travelling/visiting, and weather.
Date: 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 14, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 14, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about her mother opening her birthday presents, investment, and her cousin Don.
Date: December 14, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 21, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 21, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Granny's condition, Russia and Nazism/Bolshevism, and World War Two.
Date: September 21, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, November 9, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, November 9, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about family visiting, Lyda's upcoming birthday, and her mother's upcoming birthday.
Date: November 9, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father reflecting on the war, expressing sympathy for Great Britain, and discussing the war's impact.
Date: 1947~
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 21, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 21, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Congress, government, and a Christmas card from 1938.
Date: December 21, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 5, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 5, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Granny's death, funeral, and will, Harris receiving the silver service, as well as other personal matters.
Date: October 5, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 19, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the US military
Date: January 19, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, December 7, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, December 7, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about her mother's birthday, Mrs. Ziegler's death and will, international relations, and turmoil in Israel.
Date: December 7, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Disc Harrow and Cultivator] (open access)

[Invoice for Disc Harrow and Cultivator]

Invoice #47078 for items sold to H. Kempner for a Disc Harrow and a cultivator for a total of $559.12 to be paid by January 10, 1948.
Date: December 19, 1947
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 2, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 2, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, subject titled: "Spelt," about a response letter from the United States Department of Agriculture concerning a wheat called "Spelt."
Date: January 2, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company, December 30, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company, December 30, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company confirming an mutual agreement concerning the construction of a plant.
Date: December 30, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser, November 8,1947] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser, November 8,1947]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser discussing a new order of D & P L pedigreed seed and cyanamide fertilizer, condolences for Glazner selling his place, confusion concerning a cultivator, and current orders with Sugar Land.
Date: November 8, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser, November 12, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser, November 12, 1947]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser discussing the cancellation for a four-row cultivator, and lists the current ordered items from Sugar Land for clarity.
Date: November 12, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W, Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 12, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from D. W, Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 12, 1947]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing no longer needing s disc harrow, but will still be in need of a John Deere tractor, hay press, truck, and four-row cultivator.
Date: November 12, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company, December 30, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company, December 30, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to Jones-Hettelsater Construction Company confirming an mutual agreement concerning the construction of a plant.
Date: December 30, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 19, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the delivery of a disc harrow and a cultivator to the farm in Plantersville, and waiting for delivery of some John Deere models. James also thanks Kempner on behalf of Captain Jones at Blakely farms for letting them use his 1/2 ton truck with hopes they can send either the same type of truck or a 3/4 ton one in response.
Date: December 19, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, November 7, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, November 7, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner responding to a previous letter concerning a Model A tractor being picked up by Mr. Keyser, with promise of another tractor becoming available in December. James ends the letter by noting they have a previously requested disc harrow, at Kempner's request, available, but that a cultivator has not been ordered.
Date: November 7, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 6, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 6, 1947]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thomas L. James requesting the upkeep of a cultivator until it is needed, and that Keyser will be picking up the one ready tractor but that he will need the other one as soon it is available.
Date: November 6, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner, October 7, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner, October 7, 1947]

Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner discussing the need for pedigreed seed and fertilizer that will cover his needs, but also corresponding tenants and gin customers. Keyser writes he will find out what turkeys are selling for, that he has no need for a cultivator since he already has one, and that Glazner sold his land to someone from Houston.
Date: October 7, 1947
Creator: Keyser, William B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 19, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed Sugarland Motor Company invoice covering a Converto trailer.
Date: March 19, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 28, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 28, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing enclosed letters from the Converto Company and Transportation Equipment Company of Houston, Texas.
Date: January 28, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History