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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 25 September 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 Sept. 25th./75 Dear Son My good friend Mrs. Glaze's Husband is very Sick, & has been now some ten days, I he is suffering with torpid liver, has fever all the time and I loaned her what I had (half a bottle) of the Indian Physic, it had a very good effect & she wants more of it, and has asked me to procure it of for her through you. Please do us the favor to send up by tomorrows express two Bottles of it. Care of R G Ashe I will not inclose the money as everything is in such an unsettled condition, but have it in my possession & I will send it to you by first safe oppor -tunity including the express charges and so forth. & my dear Son try to get it here at the earliest time possible Poor Sam reached here an hour after night last night looking truly like a wreck in mind body and estate how sad he seems took medicine last night is better this morning is up, oh what a heartrending account he gives of the old Burg and San Jacinto and their inhabitants Send me fifteen dollars as soon as you can I can get what I need here. All well Affectionately Mary Jones [written on the verso] Mr George our Post Master died last night |
| Date | September 25, 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 68 (1875 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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