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- [Letter from A. D. Harn to William M. Rice - April 21, 1868]
- Letter from A. D. Harn to William M. Rice discussing the examination of goods on the market that are wanted by William. He states that he has purchased and shipped a fancy shirt linen to William.
- [Letter from A.H. Willie May to Fred A. Rice - August 12, 1864]
- Letter from A. H. Willie May to Fred A. Rice discussing the approval of a cotton permit, once he is provided the location of the port of departure.
- [Letter from A. L. Reid to William M. Rice - April 19, 1867]
- Letter from A. L. Reid to William M. Rice discussing how to return damaged goods bought from an auction.
- [Letter from A. L. Reid to William M. Rice - March 18, 1867]
- Letter from A. L. Reid to William M. Rice discussing the insurance claim from their rival for goods lost.
- [Letter from A. P. Lufkin to William M. Rice - May 8, 1867]
- Letter from A. P. Lufkin to William M. Rice discussing the dividend received from stock owned by William on the Southern Cotton Press & Manufacturing Company.
- [Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown - June 28, 1860]
- Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown discussing his land holdings, his land disputes with neighbors, his bank account balance, and the lack of interest for his property.
- [Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown - November 23, 1860]
- Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown discussing the lack of any interaction with Mr. Cordova and a payment deposited to his bank account.
- [Letter from Allan M. Lean & Buckley to William M. Rice - June 11, 1867]
- Letter from Allan M. Lean & Buckley to William M. Rice discussing the urgency to repay the debt owed to J. H. Brower & Co.
- [Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice - June 1, 1865]
- Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice discussing business on the farm.
- [Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice - June 1, 1865]
- Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice discussing the need to be sent an item.
- [Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice - March 15, 1865]
- Letter from B. D. Miles to Fred A. Rice discussing the need for various goods to be sent by Fred.
- [Letter from Burtis French & Woodward to William M. Rice - December 12, 1866]
- Letter from Burtis French & Woodward to William M. Rice discussing the purchase of Railway stock.
- [Letter from C. A. Darling to Fred A. Rice - November 23, 1864]
- Letter from C. A. Darling to Fred A. Rice discussing a box and its contents sent to Fred. She asks Fred to help her ship the box by giving it to Mr. Gesham of Grimes Company.
- [Letter from C. A. Harris to William M. Rice - March 11, 1868]
- Letter from C. A. Harris to William M. Rice discussing the bidding for the A.J. Spencer land. He also asks what he should do with the case against a foreclosed vendor.
- [Letter from C. Ennis to William M. Rice - May 8, 1868]
- Letter from C. Ennis to William M. Rice discussing the transfer of 10 shares of Houston and Galveston Wharf & Pen'ss Company stock to William. He also discusses Tom Pearce and his proposal of an extension of a railroad to the board.
- [Letter from C. M. to Mr. Rice - June 12, 1867]
- Letter from C. M. to Mr. Rice discussing Mr. Rice discussing Mr. Rice's health and his intention to take another trip to Liverpool, due to shipping matters needed to attend to.
- [Letter from C. Medains to Mr. Rice - April 24, 1867]
- Letter from C. Medains to Mr. Rice discussing the need to be sent money by William.
- [Letter from C. R. Johns & Co. to William M. Rice - May 24, 1867]
- Letter from C. R. Johns & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the sale of land owned by William in Burnet County, Texas to a client of C. R. Johns & Co.
- [Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice - May 7, 1867]
- Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice discussing the enclosed note of $3000.
- [Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice - May 21, 1869]
- Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice discussing the value of various lots of land, according to the assessment of the judge.
- [Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice - May 31, 1867]
- Letter from C. W. Adams to William M. Rice discussing the purchase of Texas Loan Bonds and other expenses incurred.
- [Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice - January 16, 1867]
- Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice discussing the amount of debt on a title of land owned by R. B. English. He advises William not to invest in the land due to this debt.
- [Letter from Charles Atwood Jr. to William M. Rice - February 23, 1867]
- Letter from Charles Atwood Jr. to William M. Rice discussing the urgency for William to repay the account of debt to E. R. Wells & Co.
- [Letter from Charles Poiser and W. M. Ballenger to Judge Shearn - February 27, 1867]
- Letter from Charles Poiser and W. M. Ballenger to Judge Shearn discussing the title deeds of J. H. Brown being sent to Judge Shearn and complying with the Cordova order.
- [Letter from Charles Steward to William M. Rice - July 13, 1866]
- Letter from Charles Steward to William M. Rice discussing debt owed to William by people living near Plantersville Grimes Co. He says that they will not pay the entire debt, not only because they are unable to but also because the debt is way overestimated.
- [Letter from Charles W. Brooks & Co. to George S. Wright - March 31, 1862]
- A letter from Charles W. Brooks & Co. to George S. Wright discussing an offer to purchase George's steamboat "John T. Wright".
- [Letter from Crosby & Terrell to William M. Rice - September 7, 1867]
- Letter from Crosby & Terrell to William M. Rice discussing various claims of debt against many people. They state that they cannot effectively pursue legal action against these debtors because of the stay law and the slow process of legal action.
- [Letter from D.J. LeClere to Mr. McCraven - December 6, 1866]
- Letter from D.J. LeClere to Mr. McCraven discussing dividends received on stocks and the fact that Mr. Rice is entitled to 8 1/3 shares of stock.
- [Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice - April 22, 1867]
- Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice discussing the ten shares owned of Houston & Texas Central R. R. Stock.
- [Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice - March 19, 1867]
- Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice discussing the possibility of a transfer of Central RR stock from William to Daniel and previously agreed money needed to offset the costs of the original transfer. He states that the reason this transfer is needed is because a person is constantly inquiring on the stock.
- [Letter from Donohoe, Kelly & Co. to John H. Brown - August 17, 1865]
- Letter from Donohoe, Kelly & Co. to John H. Brown discussing the (stock?) market for two businesses.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice - April 20, 1864]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice discussing the lack of opportunity given to discuss a difficult subject with the boy. Additionally, Hart expresses his frustration for the lack of communication on the cotton business.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to Fred A. Rice - December 12, 1863]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to Capt. Fred A. Rice discussing the cotton business and asking him to conduct several things on his behalf. He informs Captain Rice that he has shipped 30 bales of cotton already.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to Fred A. Rice - May 11, 1864]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to Fred A. Rice alerting him not to send any more cotton bales to Lubbock, his friend, for reasons unable to be described in this letter. Instead, he tells Fred to send the Cotton to his friends in Alleyton, Texas.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to Mr. Rice - May 17, 1867]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to Mr. Rice discussing the refusal of Armstrong to pay debt owed and a statement of the entire account of debts paid by Mr. Nichols.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - April 10, 1867]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing his disappointment at not yet getting the order for the $2000 bonds so that their debt can be settled. He also mentions various transactions on William's accounts.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - April 13, 1867]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing the sale of cotton and purchase of lumber at Matamoros, the amount of debt William has on others, and various other transactions.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - April 17, 1867]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing the Blount Settlement, claim against an estate, sales of a few properties in Waco, and his demand to be sent sale statements of the 68 B/C shipped by Armstrong.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - December 14, 1863]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing the various freights for shipping cotton and various markets for cotton.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - May 7, 1869]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing various real estate business dealings. He mentions the progress of dealings with E. J. Hart, Mr. Jewell, and for the Milan Wharf property.
- [Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - May 23, 1867]
- Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing transactions within his account, debt to Capt. Wakeman, and the request for William to send the statement of their accounts so that they can settle debts.
- [Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to E. R. Wells & Co. - June 5, 1867]
- Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to E. R. Wells & Co. discussing the arrival of their cotton bales at the wharf. They mention extra labor needed to get it to the ship and permits needed.
- [Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice - January 21, 1867]
- Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice discussing various transactions and the gold and cotton market.
- [Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice - January 26, 1867]
- Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the statement from Mr. Hendley & Co. and the purchase from Looking Glass Co.
- [Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice - January 30, 1867]
- Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice discussing charges due to the Company.
- [Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice - June 14, 1864]
- Letter from E. M. Stackpole & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the shipment of 40 bales of cotton and charges incurred.
- [Letter from E. P. Gillispie to William M. Rice - August 30, 1864]
- Letter from E. P. Gillispie to William M. Rice discussing the sale of his cotton and shipment of his cotton to William at 12 1/2 cents per pound in order to pay off Mr. Thatcher's debt.
- [Letter from E. P. Gillispie to William M. Rice - July 31, 1864]
- Letter from E. P. Gillispie to William M. Rice discussing the trade of cotton for the canceling of Mr. Thatcher's debt. He states that William's offer for the cotton is way too low, and the debt should actually be lower given that it was originally granted in Confederate money.
- [Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice - August 20, 1866]
- Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the price of bagging, the large profit to be gained by stocks owned by William, and a list of goods asked to be provided to E. R. Wells & Co. for retail trade.
- [Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice - July 17, 1866]
- Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the progress of various business transactions including the market, a shed being built, and debts owed. They mention that the goods market might be on an eve of a crisis (economic panic).