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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 27 September 1878 |
| 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 | Willlis Sept 27th 1878 My Dear Son Mr. Wiggins has pla -ced in my hands all his papers Deeds & [ ] relating to his place A copy from the Abstract, so far as I can judge all is right; Dunn has promised to furnish a copy of the abstract to the seventy- two acre tract and a full claim of title &c &c Poor little Jessie is still in a very precarious con- dition, we think her symptoms more favorable today than at any time since she was taken so ill, but still her life ap- parently is hanging by a thread any unfavorable turn would take her off in a few hours I spend as much of my time with ------------------------------------------ them as I can, have set up two nights and expect to go there again tonight again; Poor Mrs. Ashe is sadly afflicted I have had nothing from Sam since you were here. Mrs Grove came into town yesterday is boarding out at Mrs. Goldings for a little while Gaston & all hands have gone up to M Waverly the speaking tro- day Political matters are still in a stir Mr. Wiggins said I could tell you to draw up the Deeds whenever you were up. And he appe ared to be satisfied with the explanations you left with me. And beside Mr ----------------------------------------- Gailliard had said to him in a recent letter " that the very character of the parties sell -ing to him was Guarantee of itself" that their title was good" All are well Affectionately Your Mother Mary Jones To C Anson Jones |
| Date | September 27, 1878 |
| 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 2, Folder 17 (1878 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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