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[Letter from C. Tha[u]bol[u] to Heber Stone - July 24, 1897]

Letter written to Senator Heber Stone. Asks for the present address of a fresco artist.

Date: July 24, 1897

Creator: Tha[u]bol[u], C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - August 10, 1897]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Hon. Heber Stone. Hyer explains his delay in sending plates to Stone and describes the condition of a box he is sending him.

Date: August 10, 1897

Creator: Hyer, R. S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from F. A. Mood to Unnamed Addressee - September 30, 1872]

Letter from F. A. Mood to unnamed addressee. F. A. Mood urgently requests that the addressee attend a meeting concerning the location of Texas University, which will take place on 24 October 1872 in Belton, Bell County, Texas.

Date: September 30, 1872

Creator: Mood, F. A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from George T. Jester to Heber Stone - July 1, 1897]

Letter written by George T. Jester to Hon. Heber Stone. Says that the requested scholarship for a young woman cannot be given. Mentions some of the affairs of the Texas legislature.

Date: July 1, 1897

Creator: Jester, George T.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from Jno. H. McLean to Heber Stone - March 27, 1895]

Letter written by Jno. H. McLean (Southwestern University regent, according to the stationary) to Heber Stone. Expresses appreciation for Stone's visit to Houston on behalf of the university and boasts that university graduates have attained high positions in church and state.

Date: March 27, 1895

Creator: McLean, Jno. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from J. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - November 23, 1872]

Letter from J. Matthews to J. D. Giddings. Matthews says that he has received a letter concerning a purchase of land and is forwarding this letter to Giddings. He feels that the estate suffers from many troubles.

Date: November 23, 1872

Creator: Matthews, J.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from J. H. Davidson to J. D. Giddings - October 25, 1872]

Letter from J. H. Davidson to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Davidson attempts to clarify an issue about which he wrote in a previous letter to Giddings. He says that when the building committee borrowed money, he expected that the committee members' names would appear on the note or notes after the settlement.

Date: October 25, 1872

Creator: Davidson, J. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from D. S. Chesshir to J. D. Giddings - November 26, 1877]

Letter from D. S. Chesshir to Hon. J. D. Giddings. The author expresses his concern that a Mr. Davis has not made his payment and hopes that J. D. Giddings can sort it out before D. S. Chesshir comes to visit Brenham. Mentions surveying land donated to [Southwestern] University.

Date: November 26, 1877

Creator: Chesshir, D. S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - May 14, 1872]

Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings. Matthews says that Mr. Browning suggests that Giddings should settle a claim according to the terms he described in a previous letter. The money to settle the claim is not available now, but it will be in thirty days.

Date: May 14, 1872

Creator: Matthews, J. F.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from G. Carroll Rector to Heber Stone - September 1, 1897]

Letter written by G. Carroll Rector to Heber Stone. Since he has not gotten a reply to his proposal to shift his debt from a regular payment to the payment of a student's tuition, Rector asks Stone to give his approval or disapproval.

Date: September 1, 1897

Creator: Rector, G. Carroll

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - September 26, 1872]

Letter from B. D. Dashiell to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Most of the trustees do not want to do anything further in the Browning suit and would just let the suit determine the case. If the institution is lost, then the trustees will have the opportunity to "begin afresh."

Date: September 26, 1872

Creator: Dashiell, B. D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone - May 4, 1897]

Letter written by J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone. Includes details of where and when the annual Southwestern University Board of Trustees meeting will take place. Invites Heber Stone to attend.

Date: May 4, 1897

Creator: Hodges, J. W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from G. Carroll Rector to Heber Stone - August 17, 1897]

Letter written by G. Carroll Rector to Heber Stone. Rector informs Stone he would like to pay for the tuition of a student who wishes to continue attending Southwestern University and enter the field of ministry.

Date: August 17, 1897

Creator: Rector, G. Carroll

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone - July 31, 1897]

Letter written by M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone. Lockett provides the details of when and where the Board of Trustees meeting will take place. Explains the projects that would require the university to take on an additional debt of $1,000.

Date: July 31, 1897

Creator: Lockett, M. B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone - May 1, 1899]

Letter written by M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone. Lockett explains that the note Stone held against Southwestern University has been paid and thanks him for the original loan he made.

Date: May 1, 1899

Creator: Lockett, M. B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - May 31, 1900]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone. Describes the value of ore in a mine (owned by Stone?) and the costs involved in smelting it in order to make a profit.

Date: May 31, 1900

Creator: Hyer, R. S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871]

Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings. On behalf of his committee, Jenkins asks Giddings to donate some land in Coryell County so that a Methodist university may be built there. He includes a postscript asking how many acres Giddings is willing to give.

Date: January 10, 1871

Creator: Jenkins, J. Cicero

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - October 13, 1905]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone. Hyer says that neither he nor the professor of chemistry has time to spare to examine the ore that Stone sent.

Date: October 13, 1905

Creator: Hyer, R. S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from John Childer to J. D. Giddings - September 11, 1877]

Letter from John Childer to Hon. J.D. Giddings. Contains details about plans to raise the money to create a law department at Soule University and seeks the advice of J.D. Giddings.

Date: September 11, 1877

Creator: Childer, John

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Soule University Report Card for G. A. Giddings]

Report card indicating G. A. Giddings' grades earned at Soule University for the month of February.

Date: February 1871

Creator: Soule University

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 18, 1872]

Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings. Mood apologizes for being so fussy about a matter where a Mr. Cook refuses to sign anything that he would draw up but demands that Giddings present something to him. This matter is very important to Mood because it would settle his debt to his friend, Captain Smith, who has waited patiently over a year for payment.

Date: February 18, 1872

Creator: Mood, F. A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - December 18, 1872]

Letter from B. D. Dashiell to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Dashiell gives some dates when he expects to be home and expresses his desire to be present when the abitrators meet. He then recommends various people to "estimate the work." Dashiell says that the Soule University board has given Kennon and himself the authority to give bond for the cost in the case of Keesee's heirs. In the case of Mrs. Browning's claim, the matter is not yet settled to Dashiell's disappointment. He plans to be absent often … more

Date: December 18, 1872

Creator: Dashiell, B. D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from David H. Wilson to J. D. Giddings and Brothers - October 20, 1876]

Letter from David H. Wilson to the Giddings brothers. Inquires about the ownership of a tract of land given to Soule University.

Date: October 20, 1876

Creator: Wilson, David H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Transcript of letter from William Giddings to D. C. Giddings - May 7, 1871]

Typewritten transcript of letter from William Giddings to his uncle D. C. Giddings. William begins by talking about going to a picnic and a concert with his friends, although Dr. Connor would not permit their female companions to accompany them to the concert. The concert raised $100 to renovate the room for the debate society, in which William will soon debate Native American land rights. He explains to his uncle why he made a bad mark in German and asks for advice on his goal to become a lawy… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University