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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 24 May 1875 |
| Creator | Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
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| Description | Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas. |
| Transcript | Willis May 24th, /75 Dear Son Yours of the 21st just rece ived Saturday evening [ ] came all safe was glad to get them so soon. I will quote all Mr Gaillaird said in regard to selling the old place; "Please write what you can take for the whole of your place sold to one person - and all togeth -er - and on what terms you would sell all of it." I showed this to Sam, and asked him if he was willing to have the portion I had given him in- cluded in the sale, to which he made rather and evasive ans -wer. Which I understood to mean no if it ment any- thing. ------------------------------------------- [written upside down across top of the two inner pages] I have read with interest all the doings at the Fair, how much I would have enjoyed seeing Mrs Long - poor Sam was disappointed too ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam said to me last winter that he only wanted about fifty acres. I could give you a correct idea of the shape of Sams piece if I could see you. I have thought in case a sale could be made Sam would have to go down & mark off what he wants and then the balance could be surveyed. I would think 25.00 a good price for what would be left, don't know whether you included all or made your estimate in -cluding what Sam wants I have no idea who wants the place, & feel at a loss what to say to Mr Gaillard unless it is to refer him to you hereafter in regard to the matter. I have not yet replied to his query ------------------------------------------- As Gaston is down there now, have thought most likely I would hear some thing more definite when he returned, which will be some time this week In case I get anything either favorable or otherwise I will let you know at once I think Mr West who wanted bargened to purchase my stock is playing some double game from the what Mr Gaillaird wrote me in a second letter which came here last week & at once I replied to it & requested Gaston to look into the matter and get everything with Mr West. Mr West it seems sent parties and took ---------------------------------------- off nine head of cattle & three weeks after this come back at Mr G's earnest request I looked for the balance but no more could be found. I had written to Mr W and said to him that Mr G would count & deliver my cattle to him &c &c I think he has got himself into troub le by taking the cattle away in Mr. Gaillaird[‘s] absence Jack McCue said there were twenty head, his mother told me this when I was down there this spring. I am hoping Gaston will get the matter looked into Elliot is still improving all well. As ever your Mother Mary Jones |
| Date | May 24, 1875 |
| Genre | letters (correspondence)
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| Subject (Name) | Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Jones, C. Anson
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| Subject.Topical (LCSH) | Jones, Mary Smith McCrory, 1819-1907--Correspondence
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| Subject.Topical (Local) | People--Individuals--Mary Jones
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| Subject (Geographic) | Willis, Texas
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| Original Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters, 1858-1900 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=306 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 1970-003, Box 1, Folder 62 (1875 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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