Letter from Lee Rector to Effie Watts Rector discussing how his health has become poor possibly because of the outbreak of pneumonia going around the academy. He can't come home anytime soon due to his poor health.

Letter from Lee Rector, to his brother, Kenner K. Rector discussing how pleased he is to hear from kinfolk in the cold weather. He tells his brother that Effie is welcomed to go through his compositions and papers. As well as the trunk, there all welcomed to take what they need; pneumonia is going about, he's caught it a lot and wishes someone was here on the days he was sick. So he isn't alone.

Letter from Vica Watts to Kenner K. Rector discussing the flooding that occurred in Texas. She is happy no one's life was lost and all were safe. But as the weather is bad down there so it is in Virginia. Crops have been burnt to a crisp and no rain in sight. Having that bit of rain would be most helpful indeed.

Plot of two routes from Camp Verde, Texas, to San Antonio, Texas, as per letter from J.W. Bean at Camp Verde. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).

Survey map of Gonzales County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. No scale information given.

Photograph of a group of 34 men forming four rows in front of a stone building. J.P. Sewell can be seen sitting on the front row, the second person to the right wearing glasses and a lighter suit than the men around him.

Map of the route marched and surveyed by the 4th U.S. Cavalry, Company H, from Fort Concho to Austin, Texas, showing major towns, rivers, and creeks. Information has been given about road conditions, river currents, and the abundance of water, grass, and woods. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).

Blueline format of survey map of Houston County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A key is included in the upper-right corner of the map, indicating titles in Burnet's Colony and Vehlin's Colony, titles by Alcaldes of Nacogdoches and Charles S. Taylor, and old titles on deposit. No scale information is given.

Blueline format of survey map of Jack County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. No scale information is given.

Plot of a route from Seguin, Texas, to San Antonio, Texas, marched and surveyed by the 35th Infantry Division, Company F, showing major towns and rivers. The route on the right has information about road conditions, river currents, and the abundance of water, grass, and woods. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).

Map of the route marched and surveyed by the 35th Infantry Regiment, Company C, from San Antonio, Texas, to Camp Verde, showing major towns, rivers, and creeks. Information has been given about road conditions, river currents, and the abundance of water, grass, and woods. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).

Letter from Mrs. Watts, to her daughter, Effie Watts Rector discussing how Effie has many blessings from her. To Effie and her husband, kisses for their little boy. The winter has been rough back home, many deaths have occurred, just as many marriages. A lot of couples are tying the knot; she accepts the invitation to visit Texas.

A glass slide of a family in Arabic dress on a donkey cart in Beirut, Lebanon.., arabic dress. The photograph was taken by French photographer Felix Bonfils. When Bonfils and his family moved to Beirut in 1867, they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils."

A glass slide showing a photograph of a line of camels and their riders in the desert. Printed on the glass are the words "Chameaux? en marche dans le desert--Bonfils."

Map of a part of Texas, showing counties, towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes two inset maps, titled "Map of the Old Colonies" (upper-left corner) and "Map of Original Land Districts" (lower-left corner). Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.

Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.

Map of Texas, showing county lines and Indian Territory. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. There is an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Map of the Northern Parts of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and some Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. There is a larger inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Map of the Western Parts of Texas," which includes El Paso and Presidio Counties and part of the Territory of Bexar. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000

Map of South Texas, showing county lines and Indian Territory. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. There is an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Map of the Northern Parts of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and some Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. There is a larger inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Map of the Western Parts of Texas," which includes El Paso and Presidio Counties and part of the Territory of Bexar. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000

Map of Central Texas and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000

Letter from Mrs. Watts, to her daughter, Effie Watts Rector discussing how she wishes to be with her children and grandchildren surrounded by happiness. No sorrow or suffering. Some family members were sick, others were fine, and prices have skyrocketed on produce. Fundraisers are being held for a graveyard for the fallen soldiers and help fix up a church.

Map of Indian Territory in Kansas and Oklahoma, showing the boundaries of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, the Creek, the Seminole, and leased Indian Country. The map also shows settlements, military posts, and roads. Scale ca. 1:1,500,000

Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale indicated.

Blue line print of atlas map of Texas, showing counties, towns, forts, post offices, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes large inset maps of the northern parts of Texas and Galveston Bay in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400] (approximately 40 miles to the inch).

Map of the United States showing military railroads in the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, and Southern states during the American Civil War. The map includes towns, forts, rivers, state boundaries, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Railroad gauge indicated by color in bottom-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,800] (30 miles to the inch).