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[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter to J. L. Halbert - January 21, 1865]

Description: Letter to J. L. Halbert, dated January 21, 1865, from an unnamed widow. The letter is a reply to Halbert, after he wrote to her about her deceased husband. In the letter she describes her feelings towards her husband and about his death in the war (Civil War). Included with the original letter is a typed transcript.
Date: January 21, 1865
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Photograph of Cotton Mill in East Waco]

Description: Photograph was taken in an East Waco neighborhood. It is believed that the large structure on the right was the cotton mill owned by John Baylis Earle located at the corner of Taylor and Cherry Streets. This mill helped supply uniforms for Confederate soldiers. Several buildings, trees, and a road can be seen from an elevated position.
Date: unknown
Creator: Beck, Hester M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.569175 -97.119503
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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