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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 15 November 1874

Description: Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 25, 1874
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Partner: University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, January 1873

Description: Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: January 1873
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Partner: University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections

[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Description: Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1949-04-18]

Description: A letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales, informing Morales that a conflicting application has been filed by John F. Cooke. Prince suggests that Morales contact Cooke and inquire about the possibility of Cooke withdrawing his application. Prince cautions Morales not to offer Cooke money to withdraw or to reimburse him for expenses. The letter also contains a brief summary of the application filed by Cooke for a radio station in Houston, Texas on April 15, 1949.
Date: April 18, 1949
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Sherman Kendall to Members of The Sons of the Republic of Texas Chapter 1971 - 1971-05-17]

Description: Letter from Sherman Kendall, President of San Jacinto Chapter of The Sons of the Republic of Texas, to Members of Chapter notifying members of the date of the annual business meeting to discuss the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Sons of the Republic of Texas in Houston and the election of officers.
Date: May 17, 1971
Creator: Kendall, Sherman
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06]

Description: Letter from William T. Armstrong, Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Corrections, on behalf of inmate Tom M. Perez, requesting a copy of a divorce judgment obtained by the man's wife, whom John J. Herrera may have represented.
Date: June 6, 1973
Creator: Armstrong, William T.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1977-10-21]

Description: Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera from the Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1.
Date: October 21, 1977
Creator: Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from H. Darrell Hay to John J. Herrera - 1977-10-20]

Description: Letter from H. Darrell Hay to John J. Herrera (including envelope) requesting Herrera's assistance in filing a suit against the attorney who represented Hay in his murder trial who had promised, after Hay was convicted to prison, to send Hay's possessions to his wife at the attorney's own expense. The attorney then did not forward the possessions on and was subsequently asking for compensation to do so, for which Hay could not pay.
Date: October 20, 1977
Creator: Hay, Herbert Darrell
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Walter Cooksey - 1977-10-17]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Honorable Walter M. Cooksey, Justice of the Peace, to accompany the speeding ticket his daughter, Katherine Luz Herrera, had received, asking to be informed of the minimum fine for said ticket so that Herrera could send a payment for it.
Date: October 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jesse Herrera - 1950-03-22]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jesse Herrera of Huntsville, Texas, dated March 22, 1950. Jesse Herrera appears to be incarcerated in the Huntsville prison and this is a letter of encouragement from John.
Date: March 22, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0393

Description: Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request received by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for all reviewed documents and information in connection with a decision not to take an inmate's spouse off of a negative correspondence list.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sam Houston]

Description: An “autograph” letter from Sam Houston to E.M. Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: September 5, 1851
Creator: Houston, Sam
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953]

Description: Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer discussing a visit of the Penitentiaries Committee to several Texas prison to observe what has been done with state funding.
Date: February 4, 1953
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis, February 26, 1953]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis thanking him for a tour of the Texas Prison System and promising to push for prison related legislation to be passed through the Legislature.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard, February 7, 1953]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard discussing plans to send him an up to date copy of House Bill 123, and his upcoming inspection trip Huntsville and Sugar Land penitentiaries.
Date: February 7, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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