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The Texas Almanac for 1862

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for all counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1862
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Texas Almanac for 1863

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1862
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress telling him about day to day life. In her letter, she discusses the rising cost of goods and crops, and she also comments on the deaths of soldiers in the war, and asks him not to enlist. Towards the end of the letter, she gives him financial advice and includes the price of several commodities.
Date: February 3, 1862
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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