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[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

Description: The first of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 12, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

Description: The second of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 20, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

Description: A letter to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease, who expresses her happiness that they have bought a house. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: June 9, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles]

Description: A letter from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles, her mother, whom she encourages, along with her sister Juliet, to visit the new family home. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: July 26, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 6, 1859]

Description: Letter is from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing news from Bolivar, Tennessee and it includes: sending Kate off to school in Nashville,Maud's feelings about her children growing up, receiving Mary Tate's letter from White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, a dialogue about her stolen chickens,a conversation about Sallie starting school with Miss Hunt as her teacher and information about Jimmie and Willie's schooling, news about the weather,news about 'Aunt Mag' and her trip to Austin,a discu… more
Date: September 6, 1859
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]

Description: A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who discusses naming the new family home "Windsor Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: October 31, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]

Description: A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who says that the family has (at least temporarily) decided to call their home "Wood Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 9, 1860
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 22 1862]

Description: Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson discussing news from the front, including the state of the Union Army and fortifications near Washington, DC. Burnam was a soldier in the 4th Texas Regiment of the Confederate Army of the Potomac.
Date: January 22, 1862
Creator: Burnam, S. H.
Partner: Southwestern University

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 31, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he sends news of arriving at Camp Terry, near Austin, Texas. He describes his housing conditions, the items that were purchased and their three week supply of provisions. He also updates her on his health. He asks that her father bring her to the camp to visit him.
Date: March 31, 1862
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, July 17, 1862 ]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara, stating that he will be allowed ten days leave so that his uniform can be made at home; he gives information on the welfare of family and friends; and says he gets paid $20.00 monthly; he also gives news of the war including a victory over George McClellan, that Vicksburg still holds out, and the movement of Northern troops.
Date: July 17, 1862
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, dated May 12, 1863]

Description: Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson. Dora inquires as to why she has not heard from Lizzie, questions Lizzie's loyalties to the Union or the Confederacy since Lizzie lives in Austin. Dora also states that she knows both her and Lizzie's brothers were taken prisoner at the Post [Arkansas Post] earlier in 1863.
Date: May 12, 1863
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from Mollie and Ellen to Lizzie Johnson]

Description: Letter from Mollie, Ellen and another individual to Lizzie Johnson. Letter is in pencil making to difficult to read, but the letter includes a fabric sample.
Date: March 29, 1864
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - August 19, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated August 19, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about an "Inaugural Ball" he attended, and the possibility of the Legislature adjourning until the winter.
Date: August 19, 1866
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 4, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 4, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about missing her and the possibility of his returning home in October, and mentions the conditions of his lodgings.
Date: September 4, 1866
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 18, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 18, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about receiving her letter and sending her a picture of himself.
Date: September 18, 1866
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 19, 20, and 22, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 19, 20, and 22, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about a bill that he was able to pass in the House and a recent outbreak of cholera, and wishes her a happy anniversary.
Date: 1866-09-19/1866-09-22
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 30 and October 2, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 30 and October 2, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about a cholera outbreak being resolved and his fears that the Legislature will not adjourn as soon as he expected.
Date: 1866-09-30/1866-10-02
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - October 9, 1866]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated October 9, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he cautions her to stay in town because of sickness in the surrounding areas, and describes the difficulty of writing the letter during a session of the House of Representatives.
Date: October 9, 1866
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College
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