Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters
The Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters features a large collection of personal letters from the University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections dated between 1866 to 1882, discussing local affairs, family and friends. After Anson Jones's death, there were issues relating to land claims and taxes on land owned by the family. The bulk of the letters are to Mary Jones's son, Cromwell Anson Jones.
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Announcement of property sale, 1900
Date: 1900
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Description: Notice of a sale of a parcel of Mary Jones's land to satisfy indebtedness to the city of Houston
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Confederate tax receipts for Mary Jones, signed in 1864
Date: 1864-12-06
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Description: Receipts documenting ad valorem tax and soldiers' fund tax on ad valorem tax and agriculture for 1864. Includes estimate of tithes due from Mrs. Jones on corn and fodder.
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Deed of land, 1879
Date: 1879
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Description: Deed transferring land from David A. Wiggins and Anne J. Wiggins to Mary Jones.
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Deed of land, 1892
Date: 1892
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Description: Deed transferring land from Mary Jones and Sallie S. Ashe to Samuel E. Jones.
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Deed of land, 1892
Date: 1892
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Description: Deed transferring land from Mary Jones, Sallie S. Ashe and R.G. Ashe to Samuel E. Jones.
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Deed of land, 1895
Date: 1895
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Description: Deed transferring land from Mary Jones, Samuel E. Jones, Sallie S. Ashe, and R.G. Ash to J.P. Magee.
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General power of attorney, 1890
Date: 1890-07-09
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Description: Document appoints C. E. Ashe as attorney for Mary Jones, Samuel E. Jones, Sallie S. Ashe, and R. G. Ashe to settle two certain suits pending in the District Court of Angelina County.
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Law Suit, undated
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Description: Undated lawsuit.
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Letter from Henry Cowing to Mary Jones, ca. December 1872 or January 1873
Date: [1872 - 1873]
Creator: Cowing, Henry
Description: Letter from Henry Cowing to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
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Letter to Colonel Thomas White, 29 March 1866
Date: 1866-03-29
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Description: Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
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