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[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Description: Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
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Partner: Denton Public Library

Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas.

Description: This document is a message to Texas legislature from Governor J. S. Hogg. The document was a call to action concerning the matters of: railroad bonds and stocks, municipal indebtedness, land corporations, the railway commission, land and county boundaries, state banks, public education, mechanics' liens, convict labor, indigent ex-confederates, taxation, criminal laws, deadly weapons, lotteries, injunctions, stock quarantine, charities, board of pardon advisers, and the overall condition of the… more
Date: January 12, 1893
Creator: Hogg, J.S. (James S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Funeral Program for Margie Cooper Montgomery, September 12, 2020]

Description: Funeral program for Margie Cooper Montgomery, born August 17, 1926 and died September 6, 2020. The funeral was held Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the cemetery, officiated by Kelvin Williams. Funeral arrangements were made through McDowell Funeral Homes and she was buried at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas.
Date: September 12, 2020
Creator: Rodgers, Clifton D.
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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