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[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
[Receipt for The Jordan Company, February 4, 1915] (open access)

[Receipt for The Jordan Company, February 4, 1915]

Receipt for The Jordan Company made out to Miss Marguerite Cavett for developing one film pack.
Date: February 4, 1915
Creator: The Jordan Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Deconstruction of the North Side of the Pound House]

Photograph of the deconstruction taking place on the north side of the Pound Home in Dripping Springs, Texas; the roof has been taken off of the dining room and the kitchen has been removed.
Date: February 26, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Exposed Chimney at the Pound House]

Photograph of the inside of the inside of the living room at the Pound House after the roof and walls have been torn down; the doorway leads into the dining room and the individual log ends can be seen in the wall as well.
Date: February 26, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History