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[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, December 2, 1944]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing enclosed income expense statements, the land sold to Mr. Lowe, and Blackshear's meeting with Mr. Dan in Navasota.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, December 2, 1944]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing enclosed income expense statements, the land sold to Mr. Lowe, and Blackshear's meeting with Mr. Dan in Navasota.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Luigi Calegari, December 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Luigi Calegari, December 26, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Luigi Calegari thanking him for a package of candies and a cake and wishing Mr. Calegari a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. He then updates Mr. Calegari on Angelo and his attendance at the Kempner's thanksgiving party.
Date: December 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
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 D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 12, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 12, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing obtaining quotes for self washing asbestos shingles and copper nails for Plantersville.
Date: December 12, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 7, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 7, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing procuring a dealer discount for a weed burner and closing a file on a road maintainer.
Date: December 7, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing letters about having an independent analyst done on the soil in Sugar Land and Plantersville, with the ultimate decision to purchase a Sudbury Testing set for Milikien to use. A handwritten at the bottom of the letter reads: "IHK: just when I think I am going somewhere the cost again: return DWK."
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 2, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the cotton yield on Kempner's property in Plantersville, planting early to beat the season weather to improve their own numbers.
Date: December 2, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 5, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing having a truck stopping by the United States National Bank in Galveston to pick up crocks and a cash register.
Date: December 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 6, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 6, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing cans of calcium arsenate and not cyanamid, but that if he would like they will find use of it next season.
Date: December 6, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner, December 15, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner, December 15, 1949]

Letter from W. B. Keyser to D. W. Kempner discussing dressed chickens for him and I. H. Kempner, visiting with Milikien and Schumann in Sugar Land, sending for a tractor, declining a Studebacker truck, and confusion in receiving a Chevrolet car after already receiving a requested pick-up truck.
Date: December 15, 1949
Creator: Keyser, William B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 3, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 3, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing why his property of cotton fared so well during the season and asked about the potency life length for cyanamide cans.
Date: December 3, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. O. Caraway to E. E. Saeger, December 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from W. O. Caraway to E. E. Saeger, December 8, 1954]

Letter from W. O. Caraway to E. E. Saeger providing recipient information for Christmas gift packages, which would be paid for by D. W. Kempner.
Date: December 8, 1954
Creator: Caraway, W. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for 269 Sacks of Cottonseed Meal Sold to H. Kempner] (open access)

[Invoice for 269 Sacks of Cottonseed Meal Sold to H. Kempner]

Invoice for items sold to H. Kempner by Sugarland Industries, including 269 sacks of cottonseed meal from Swift & Co. Oil Mill.
Date: December 9, 1952
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, December 9, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, December 9, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing war, Mr. Bertig's birthday, Mary Jean getting an article published in Vogue and other life updates.
Date: December 9, 1950
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, December 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser, December 5, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. B. Keyser discussing having a cash register available should Keyser need it for any reason.
Date: December 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, December 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, December 23, 1953]

Letter from William H. Rempel to Thos. L. James providing a long-range weather forecast of Fort Bend and Grimes Counties from January through May 1954.
Date: December 23, 1953
Creator: Rempel, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, December 21, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, December 21, 1951]

Letter from William H. Rempel of the National Weather Institute Inc. to Thos. L. James providing a forecast of long-range weather trends in Grimes and Fort Bend Counties from January 1952 to March 1952.
Date: December 21, 1951
Creator: Rempel, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 13, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 13, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing farming equipment sold and being held at Sugar Land.
Date: December 13, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kay Bagot to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Kay Bagot to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 6, 1954]

Letter from Kay Bagot to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner recounting her experience at the Kempner's barbecue.
Date: December 6, 1954
Creator: Bagot, Kay
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thos. L. James, December 23, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thos. L. James, December 23, 1952]

Letter from William H. Rempel of the National Weather Institute Inc. to Thos. L. James providing a forecast of long-range weather trends in Grimes and Fort Bend Counties from January 1953 through March 1953.
Date: December 23, 1952
Creator: Rempel, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner, 1951?] (open access)

[Letter from G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner, 1951?]

Handwritten letter from G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner expressing how much he and his father enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner at Deer Hills. He also discusses the state of the road between Deer Hills and Anderson and that they should both ask Hon. E. H. Thornton to complete the road to the Montgomery County line.
Date: 1951-12-03?
Creator: Pearson, Gary Pinkney, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Debit to Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., December 31, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Debit to Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., December 31, 1950]

Invoice to D. W. Kempner from Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company debiting his account for services provided, including labor for delivery of eggs performed by Peter Shepherd during the month of December 1950.
Date: December 31, 1950
Creator: Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. P.  Pearson, Jr. to D. Kempner, December 10, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from G. P. Pearson, Jr. to D. Kempner, December 10, 1951]

Handwritten letter from Texas House member Pink Pearson to Daniel Kempner discussing his efforts to secure appropriations for a county road to Dublin and the paving of roads in the area. He also discusses the settlement of Robert Felder's policy with the American Indemnity Company, detailing the estimated amount for repairs due to damage of an automobile, and asking for Kempner's help in settling the claim.
Date: December 10, 1951
Creator: Pearson, Gary Pinkney, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History