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| Title | Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, [17 October 1869] |
| 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 | Oct 1869 [in another's hand] Sunday the 17th My Darling Son I was delighted to get the note by James Cornett as I had felt some some anxiety when Sam failed to come last night week lest you were sick again and he had remained to take care of you. On Friday last Jim handed me the $8.75cts as he promised you he would do & seemed anxious to get it to you Today Sam took it over to Ilfreys to settle our little amount with him, And will pay you the amount out of his wages which will be the same to you, So tomorrow when Jimmy calls to see you tell him you have received the amount which will relieve him - Gaston will run Sam Ashes large Boat this winter and "Sis" wants me to come & stay with her. I do not know but I will, so soon as some disposition can be made of this place. Sam still wants it, but as yet is not ready to take it, & of course I cannot leave until he is. I am only Staying here to take care of a home for us all, and in the mean time having some wood cut to pay off Mr Bell with There has been some old [wisecracking] with Wm Birch to keep me from getting him and as yet I do not know whether he will come here or not, will most likely hear today. He was here last Sunday & told me that he would certainly come by the last of the week, I shall expect him sometime today, if he comes at all ---------------------------------------------------- I spoke to Bonner about my Goliad Tax matter, he said that man Lane had never paid $19;95cts taxes, that it could not be at most more than six dollars, and that it was on my list & that if I paid it to him by the first of December it would be all right - But yesterday I received an other form Lane urging me to remit the amount without delay and at his risk first registering the letter and taking a receipt for the same which receipt I would have to send him as proof my having registered a letter with a certain amount or money it &c &c I will not however send it even if I have it to send until I can get the advise of some one upon the subject - And as I have noone here to whom I can apply for advise I will send the letters to you, and I wish you to show them to some one upon whose ad- vice I can rely & let me have a reply and the letters back the first safe opportunity - I am so sorry your health continues poor. How would it do to take Hoatellers Bitters The kind I usual =ly take is made of Columbo, Ginseng, rhewbarb Root Aloes, with a few pieces of [sinamon] and a few cloves orange peelings, These latter aromatics are only to relieve the bitter of the other things Remember all these things should be put into hot water and allowed to soak for three hours or even longer, just put water enough to cover them, and when soaked sufficiently put water roots and all in a quart Bottle and fill up with good whiskey [letter ends here] |
| Date | [October 17, 1869] |
| 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 1, Folder 13 (1869 Correspondence) |
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| Digital Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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