Title | Letter from Mary Jones to Cromwell Anson Jones, December 16 1879 |
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Date | December 16, 1879 |
Description | Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas. |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 43 |
Original Collection | Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters |
Original Collection URL | http://archon.lib.uh.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=306 |
Digital Collection | Mrs. Anson Jones Letters |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll9 |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | This item is in the public domain and may be used freely. |
File Name | mj141a.jpg |
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 |