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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Jimmy Phillips, December 11, 1956]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Jimmy Phillips discussing the area that is annexed by Houston will come up to the Fort Bend county line, shares concerns that parts of Sugar Land will in turn become annexed. He requests the Senator to look into the potential of it becoming annexed, and therefore introduce legislation that can limit it.
Date: December 11, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal - 1951-11-20]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal, LULAC District 8 Governor in New Gulf, Texas, dated November 20, 1951. Herrera asks for distribution of an enclosed Proclamation to every LULAC council. This proclamation calls for a District Convention in District Eight, at Wharton, Texas, on December 9, 1951.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC District 5 Governor, dated November 3, 1950. Explains process of Houston LULAC Council offer to hold the Texas Regional LULAC Convention in Houston on January 20 and 21, 1950. Also discusses a November 12th LULAC meeting in Wharton County to meet with prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Date: November 3, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from George G. Badge to John J. Herrera - 1952-11-29]

Description: Letter from George G. Badge, Chairman of the Immigrant Labor Committee of the Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce in Angleton, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated November 29, 1952. Badge offers to meet with Herrera to discuss why Brazoria County appears on the LULAC blacklist and what can be done to improve the situation.
Date: November 29, 1952
Creator: Badge, George G.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, March 1, 1837]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, in which Borden discusses that given disputed drafts, he may not be able to continue on doing work for the land office since he will need to find paying work.
Date: March 1, 1837
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Secretary of Treasury, Henry Smith to Secretary of State, Stephen F. Austin, which includes a copy of a resolution passed by the Senate of the Republic of Texas that requests the Secretary of the Treasury to make estimates for appropriations for 1837.
Date: December 1, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, May 1, 1953]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing acreage subdivisions and the adjustment of acre lots and the prices of properties.
Date: May 1, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Transcript of Letter, March 28, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter, on March 28, 1835, asking to receive a newspaper from Brazoria, Texas, to send to a Mexican official.
Date: March 28, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from the Benson Floral Company, May 1, 1944]

Description: Letter from the Benson Floral Company informing the recipients that their Cape Jasmine crop will be ready earlier than usual and, as a result, they will have a limited supply ready for Mother's Day. They provide the prices for Class A, B, and X plants and the cost of "50 select buds" and further instructions about how to order.
Date: May 1, 1944
Creator: Benson Floral Company
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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