A certificate issued by The State of Texas. Mr. T. N. Carswell is commissioned Chairman of the Taylor County Voluntary Parole Board by Beauford H. Jester, Governor of Texas, Paul H. Brown, Secretary of State dated January 18, 1949.

A form letter to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Rupert N. Richardson, Office of the President, Hardin-Simmons University dated January 14, 1949. Second reminder by Richardson advising of a meeting of the Board of Trustees to be held on January 20.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from E. M. Collier, Administrator, Hendrick Memorial Hospital dated January 12, 1949. Notification by Collier of a meeting of the Board of Trustees which has been called by Mr. Anderson. Dinner will be served.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert, R. H. Johnson & Co. Investment Securities, New York 5, N. Y., dated January 10, 1949. Johnson expresses his appreciation for the Christmas card as well as the tie from Neely-Barnes noting it always brings back nostalgic memories. He discourses on the stock market advising that it is possibly picking up due to the feeling that Truman's bark was worse than his bite and predicts that the prospects for 1949 look good. He explains regarding some share purchases and sell offs and predicts, again, a change in the market some time in 1949.

A form letter addressed to r. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Rupert N. Richardson, Office of the President, Hardin-Simmons University dated January 7, 1949. Notification by Richardson of a meeting called by President Wright of the Board of Trustees.

A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Martha V. Carswell & SIS [Vella Carswell], Homerville, Georgia, dated January 29, 1949. Martha and Vella advise Carswell about the folks at home. Ashley, at 24 years of age, is having financial difficulties and his wife Martha is five months along and has been advised by Dr. Schanze to stay in bed. They advise that Homerville is changing; paving roads and cutting down trees about which Papa is pitching a fit. Martha advises that Mama wrote the letter and she typed it. She has a nice job down in the Ordinary's Office.

A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York 5, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, dated January 20, 1949. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the effort by Johnson in trying to make some money noting that maybe the next time will prove out a bit more favorable.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert, R. H. Johnson & Co. Investment Securities, New York 5, N. Y., dated January 25, 1949. Johnson acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell and advises that Carswell let the account ride citing "a number of good straws in the wind" including U. S. Steel and Electric Power & Light stocks.