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TitleLetter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 19 July 1879
CreatorJones, Mary Smith McCrory
DescriptionLetter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
TranscriptWillis July 19th 1879 My Dear Son Since Mrs. Ashe left I have found that I could not get ready to go down before Tuesday morning in place of Monday as I then thought. So you may lookout for me Tuesday morning I regret being form home just at this time as in a few days the peaches here will be ripe enough to use And I shall not be surprised to find them all stolen when I return. But I will be down nevertheless. So far as my being of any service to you Bi in the Biography of you are preparing I fear my thoughts will be too much Diverted. I find the least little change out of the quiet routine unsettles and unfits me for serious sober thinking, or ability for recalling the past connectedly. I need quiet and time to enable me to review ----------------------------------------------- the past. Tell Mrs. Ashe I will bring her Parasol. I heard last evening that Gaston was sick again - have not heard from him today. Affectionately Your Mother Mary Jones
DateJuly 19, 1879
Genreletters (correspondence)
Subject (Name)Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Jones, C. Anson
Subject.Topical (LCSH)Jones, Mary Smith McCrory, 1819-1907--Correspondence
Subject.Topical (Local)People--Individuals--Mary Jones
Subject (Geographic)Willis, Texas
Original CollectionMary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters, 1858-1900 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=306
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 38 (1879 Correspondence)
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Digital CollectionMary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters
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