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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 4 February 1879 |
| 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 Febry 4th 1879 Dear Son Yours of the 31st Ult. reached me yesterday Mr. Wiggins was here Sunday evening when we made an exchange of Deeds & all the papers relating there-to. I had also received from Zell his release properly authenticated signed by Zell & also Rogers Trustee. Old Head Quarters has passed out of our possession. I have read with interest the Brenham Sentinel & also the Telephone, particularly the communication upon the subject of the County Judges office. It is a good article full of good sense, and good reasoning I trust the [ ]ted wisdom of one State will let well enough alone just at this time. I received a letter form Sam of Jany 28th he seems anxious to get back to Texas, he says "The time moves mighty slow to me now as I near the end, although I have had a very pleasent, as well as profitable stay here, "But there is no place like home" I think Sam will enjoy getting back to Texas. I have planted Irish po- -tatoes, onions shalotts cabbage mustard lettuce and peas. A negro plowed up the ground & done the planting for me. Mr. Jaycope came up with two hands & repaired up the fince, and told me that soon he would send up & do some other work to on the plan which is needed. I have ------------------------------------------------------------- not paid him yet the months rent, an[d] waiting to give him time to qualify Last evening I bought six more hens. In all I now have eleven, all I want All are well I can think of nothing else that would be of interest In love Your Mother Mary Jones |
| Date | February 4, 1879 |
| 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 32 (1879 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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