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[Letter from Amalia Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 28, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from Amalia Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 28, 1903]

Letter from Amalia Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning recent horse thefts taking place at their home; Amalia and her husband put in a claim as her neighbors had done in order to gain some depredation money. Riley asks Pound for any information he may have about the situation and wishes him well and hopes he and his daughters had a nice time visiting.
Date: August 28, 1903
Creator: Riley, Amalia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Jones to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 1,1898] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Jones to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 1,1898]

Letter from John C. Jones to Dr. Joseph Pound requesting he send his "rank and Confederate Record and P. O. address at once."
Date: August 1, 1898
Creator: Jones, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. D. C. Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 17, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. D. C. Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 17, 1898]

Letter from Mrs. D. C. Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound telling him that she has received word from Dr. Powell saying that Powell would like to meet Dr. Pound. The rest of the letter she goes on to talk about meeting up with the Pound family at the Fredericksburg fair but that her family would not be staying the entire time.
Date: August 17, 1898
Creator: Riley, Mrs. D. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Piano and Portraits in the Pound House]

Photograph of the parlor room piano in the Pound House on the Dr. Pound Farmstead in Dripping Springs, Texas; there are two portraits of Dr. Pound and his wife Sarah above the piano.
Date: August 21, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Finished Restoration in the Parlor at the Pound House]

Photograph of the inside of the parlor room at the Pound House in Dripping Springs, Texas; this photograph shows the restoration of the room to the way it appeared in 1910.
Date: August 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 31, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 31, 1910]

Letter from Dr. James S. Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound discussing rates for a trip to San Antonio and the prospects of eventually moving there; Steele says he plans to come visit "the old town of Dripping Springs."
Date: August 31, 1910
Creator: Steele, James S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Oil Lamp in the Pound House Parlor]

Photograph of an oil lamp controlled by a pulley system for easy lighting.
Date: August 21, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters]

Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with an image on the front showing West Beach in Westbrook, Connecticut; there is a line of houses positioned along the water front. The note on the reverse side of the card discusses Harper's being in Westbrook during the month of August and that there is "good fishing, boating and crabing" there.
Date: 1907-08?
Creator: Harper, Raymond L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Powell to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 25, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Powell to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 25, 1898]

Letter from J. H. Powell to Dr. Joseph Pound saying his "Rispic all prepaired ready for transmistion," which was thought to be a cure for cancer. Powell also informs the doctor that T. D. Vaughn, of whom he plans to send the money to, is not at that location.
Date: August 25, 1898
Creator: Powell, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Restoration of the Pound House Dining Room]

Photograph of the inside of the dining room in the Pound House located in Dripping Springs, Texas. Here the room has been wall papered and restored back to its 1910 appearance with the fireplace on the far right side of the photo.
Date: August 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Postcard addressed to Birdie Walters with an image of the United States Arsenal Grounds in San Antonio, Texas; the image shows three cannons mounted on the open grounds with a small building in the trees. The note on the back of the card reads: "Please come quick as you can home because I cant go to Sinton if you don't."
Date: August 8, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George P Fuilay to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 29, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from George P Fuilay to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 29, 1904]

Letter from George P. Fuilay to Dr. Joseph Pound telling him to correspond with Mrs. Murdock in order to acknowledge his presence at the upcoming reunion in St. Louis. Fuilay says that Murdock had told him that the "Texas & Pacific and Iron Mountain Railways will give our comrades free passage to St. Louis."
Date: August 29, 1904
Creator: Fuilay, George P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Egon Wahrmund to Birdie Walters, August 23, 1909]

Postcard from Egon Wahrmund to Birdie Walters with a photograph looking down a street in Fredericksburg, Texas. The note on the reverse side tells Birdie that he was glad to see her at a reunion and that he wished he "could have heard you playing once."
Date: August 23, 1909
Creator: Wahrmund, Egon
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, August 31, 1911] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, August 31, 1911]

Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell in Russell, Oklahoma concerning life on their land and saying their crop yield should be good after the rain they had: "Our cotton looks good if nothing happens..." She says that "Jake and I joined the M. E. church all the children went in with the Baptist."
Date: August 31, 1911
Creator: Sorrell, Mittie Pound
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report of Summer Normal Examination for Georgia Cavett] (open access)

[Report of Summer Normal Examination for Georgia Cavett]

Report containing the results of Georgia Cavett's Summer Normal Examination and notifying Cavett she has been given a six-year certificate for teaching second grade.
Date: August 17, 1914
Creator: Doughty, W. F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vera to Ms. Cavett, August 10, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Vera to Ms. Cavett, August 10, 1918]

Letter from from Vera to Ms. Cavett explaining why she has not written to her lately and informing her about their family members who enlisted in the navy. She also informs Ms. Cavett about some of the items she recently received.
Date: August 10, 1918
Creator: Vera
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miss Bracy to Miss Marguerite Cavett, August 8, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Miss Bracy to Miss Marguerite Cavett, August 8, 1918]

Letter from Miss Bracy to Miss Marguerite Cavett discussing the details of the cover letter Miss Bracy sent to Mr. Breed.
Date: August 8, 1918
Creator: Bracy, Miss
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margarett Kelly to Marguerite Cavett, August 27, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Margarett Kelly to Marguerite Cavett, August 27, 1918]

Letter from Margarett Kelly to Marguerite Cavett greeting her and thanking her for the letter she sent. Ms Kelly also inquires about Ms. Cavett's mother and asks her when she plans to return home.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Kelly, Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History