[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes] (open access)

[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes]

Ledger containing an accounting of various purchases and payments with inserted receipts for medical supplies, as well as miscellaneous medical notes.
Date: 1889/1895
Creator: Pound, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Accounts Ledger] (open access)

[Medical Accounts Ledger]

Handwritten ledger containing a list of patients seen by Dr. Pound with an accounting for services and medications. Names are indexed at the front of the book.
Date: 1896/1898
Creator: Pound, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, June 20, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, June 20, 1898]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Smith to Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Pound discussing the upcoming reunion for veteran soldiers. At the end of the letter Smith tells the doctor to "bring along that stovepipe hat and the Little Brown Jug of Wine for Our Annual Banquet."
Date: June 20, 1898
Creator: Smith, Lt. Col. William
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, October 12, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, October 12, 1902]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing her upcoming visit to his place; her husband's business will keep them from visiting until the middle of November but hope to "stay a few weeks." Ida also says that her mother is especially looking forward to the visit as she has not seen her grandchildren for a year.
Date: October 12, 1902
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Two Wedding Invitations from Judge and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone] (open access)

[Two Wedding Invitations from Judge and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone]

Wedding invitations sent from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone, one for the reception of "their daughter Eula Lee and Mrs. Wallace Bruce Colbert on the afternoon of Wednesday the eleventh of November." The other invitation is for the actual wedding itself of their daughter Edna and Verner Moore Lewis at the Methodist Episcopal Church in San Marcos, Texas on November 16, 1904.
Date: 1904~
Creator: Kone, Edward Reeves & Kone, Mrs. Edward Reeves
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, May 7, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, May 7, 1904]

Letter from Idee Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, asking when he would be out their way to visit, as he is going to "the fair before the weather gets too warm." She mentions that they are now moved and comfortably living in their new home; they have had a lot of rain over the last two weeks.
Date: May 7, 1904
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Marguerite to Bud, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from Marguerite to Bud, 1905]

Letter from Marguerite Cavett Hammack to "Bud," Dr. Pound's son, asking him to come visit her; she says that she is in the second reader and that they recently just got a new cow with a pretty calf.
Date: 1905
Creator: Hammack, Marguerite Cavett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Delegate's Certificate Presented to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 10, 1905] (open access)

[Delegate's Certificate Presented to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 10, 1905]

Delegate's certificate presented to Dr. Joseph Pound for his good standing in camp number 946 U. C. V. Pound had been appointed as one of the delegates of this camp on May 8, 1905 to the "Fifteenth Annual Reunion and Convention of United Confederate Veterans, to be held at Louisville, Ky."
Date: May 10, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, October 21, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, October 21, 1905]

Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound in regards to the doctor's 80th birthday and the fact that he will not be able to attend on account of his wife being "so unwell and delicate."
Date: October 21, 1905
Creator: Hicks, A. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, January 15, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, January 15, 1906]

Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning Pound's wish for an increase in pensions; Burleson tells him to bring himself "within the same category of those who have heretofore been granted increases" and there will be no problem obtaining an increase. At the end of the letter he tells the doctor not to have his secretary speak for him as "she is not very popular with the members" of the respective committee.
Date: January 15, 1906
Creator: Burleson, Albert Sydney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, mostly describing her mother's accident in which she fell at her house and messed up her leg causing her to be confined to her bed for at least six weeks. She goes on to say that she wants him to come and visit the next time he comes up; she also asks about the rest of the family and how they are doing.
Date: March 4, 1906
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[59th U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 16577] (open access)

[59th U. S. Congress, 1st Called Session, House Resolution 16577]

Resolution introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives granting an increase of pension to Joseph M. Pound for his service during the Mexican American War at $20 extra a month.
Date: March 12, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing friends and family members who have come down with sickness; her mother and uncle have both become stricken to their beds and her sister Jessie's family have "had a serious time with Typhoid fever."
Date: September 16, 1906
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters, December 21, 1906]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with an image of a large purple flower on a green background with "Valparaiso" printed in glittery letters.
Date: December 21, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, February 22, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, February 22, 1907]

Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound detailing instructions on how to apply and be provided an increase in pensions from $12 to $16 as per his service in the Mexican American War. There is an enclosed document that shows the actual act of Congress that was passed to gain this increase; in part the act reads: "any person who served ninety days or more...during the late civil war or sixty days in the war with Mexico...be entitled to receive a pension as follows..." There is a three-tiered pension setup, those who are sixty two years or older gets $12, seventy years get $16, and seventy five or older get $20.
Date: February 22, 1907
Creator: Burleson, Albert Sydney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters, June 26, 1907]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with a red heart glued to the front and "Heart of Valparaiso Ind." written in its center; on the inside of the heart is a small picture of a building a a note reading: "why not write to me?" The card also features three photographs of different locations around Valparaiso, Indiana; also included is a long photo strip with various buildings, streets, geographical features, etc. in and around the town.
Date: June 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 4, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 4, 1907]

Letter from Margaret Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound discussing her possible inability to come up to visit him and go to the upcoming reunion on account of her sister having gotten sick the other day.
Date: July 4, 1907
Creator: Kelly, Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1907]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, letting him know that she hopes he will be able to come and visit in the near future; she also hopes that cousins "Dr. and Fannie Hamilton will meet you here next month."
Date: July 7, 1907
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fanny Hamilton to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 18, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Fanny Hamilton to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 18, 1907]

Letter from Fanny Hamilton to Dr. Joseph Pound letting him know she was aware of his impending visit in August, though she asks him to come in September or October as the weather would be cooler and more pleasureful. She goes on to describe their crops and that they have had an abundance or rain leading to a good crop yield.
Date: July 18, 1907
Creator: Hamilton, Fanny
Object Type: Letter
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

[Postcard Addressed to Birdie Walters, December 13, 1907]

Postcard from a man named Lawrence to Birdie Walters with a photograph of some of the student tents at "A. & M. College, Texas." These tents are line up next to a long row of trees and in front of two large buildings seen in the background. The note on the reverse side of the card discusses Lawrence's possible trip to San Marcos on the train in the coming days and that he would love to see her at the depot.
Date: December 13, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History