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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 16 [December] 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 | Tuesday the 16th [Decr]./79 My Dear Son I dispatched you a few lines yesterday - inclosing a list of my "tunage" which Sam put aboard of the freight train this morning taking a receipt for the same. The Poultry four chickins & Two Turkeys were he had to pay freight on here. Should they reach you saf- ly, have them fed & watered & put in some safe place. I was completely broken down yesterday and will not be down in the morning as I mentioned yesterday But for Sams assistance I never could have succeeded in getting my things off. I hope to hear by this evenings mail that the house is empty Affectionately Mary Jones We may be down Thursday |
| Date | [December] 16, 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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| 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 43 (1879 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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