[Letter to Asbury, from O. Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Asbury, from O. Fisher]

Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from his father, Orceneth Fisher discussing his recent work and wishing well the family. He also gives details of his personal history and that of his family.
Date: June 6, 1868
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
No. 122 [Certification of Amnesty for O.A. Fisher] (open access)

No. 122 [Certification of Amnesty for O.A. Fisher]

Certification that Rev. O.A. Fisher took an oath of amnesty.
Date: April 12, 1866
Creator: Chief Justice John Bix[?]
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher]

Receipt of payment of $1.55 by Orceneth Asbury Fisher for the taxes due by him for livestock in the year 1863.
Date: July 1, 1864
Creator: Edwards, W.L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher] (open access)

[War Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher]

Receipt for payment of $11 by O.A. Fisher for the county war tax.
Date: March 28, 1864
Creator: White, John L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for sermons] (open access)

[Notes for sermons]

Notes for two different sermons. One on James 4:17 regarding disparity between knowledge and action and one on Romans 6:23 discussing sin.
Date: February 11, 1862
Creator: Fisher[?]
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter to Mary Simons from her soon to be husband, Orceneth Asbury Fisher giving news of his improving broken leg and explaining that they must wait for him to be well again before they are married. There is also mention of reports from the ongoing civil war.
Date: October 19, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons discussing his broken leg with mention of the ongoing civil war.
Date: October 12, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter of courtship from O.A. Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons telling her of the progress of his healing broken leg and expressing his sadness at their separation.
Date: October 4, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter of courtship to Mary Simons, from soon to be husband Orceneth Asbury Fisher discussing his healing broken leg, and includes a mention of the ongoing civil war.
Date: September 28, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter of courtship from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons discussion the mending of his broken leg and his hope of seeing her soon once it is healed.
Date: September 7, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Asbury, from O. Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Asbury, from O. Fisher]

Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from his father, Orceneth Fisher discussing their work in the church and news of acquaintances and family. He also mentions the imminent civil war.
Date: March 18, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Causes of National Prosperity and Decline (open access)

The Causes of National Prosperity and Decline

Speech given by O.A. Fisher regarding the possibility of civil war in the United States. In it, he proposes that righteousness is the cause of national prosperity and sin the cause of national decline and blames politicians for disregarding God.
Date: 1861~
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mr. Fisher, from Mollie S.] (open access)

[Letter to Mr. Fisher, from Mollie S.]

Letter to Orneceth Asbury Fisher from his future wife, Mary Simons written at the time of his recovery from a broken leg. She expresses sentiments of affection and tells news of her family and acquaintances.
Date: 1861?-09-11
Creator: Simons, Mary, 1843-1912
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History