[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Representative Sam Russell - February 1, 1941]
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A letter written to Judge Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, dated February 1, 1941. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of the response from Russell regarding his inquiry for Mr. Thomas and assures him of his acceptance of the stand taken by Russell. He furthur advises of his concern regarding a letter Russell had not yet replied to as being rather important as it calls for some regulations needed in their Home Guard Defense Units. He then closes with an admonition for Russell to take time out for relaxation advising, "You will serve …
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A letter written to Judge Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, dated February 1, 1941. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of the response from Russell regarding his inquiry for Mr. Thomas and assures him of his acceptance of the stand taken by Russell. He furthur advises of his concern regarding a letter Russell had not yet replied to as being rather important as it calls for some regulations needed in their Home Guard Defense Units. He then closes with an admonition for Russell to take time out for relaxation advising, "You will serve us best by doing that".
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Representative Sam Russell - February 1, 1941],
letter,
February 1, 1941;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398724/:
accessed July 17, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.