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1. 119.20.1 - Invitation

   Invitation to Austin College Commencement Party, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. 1859. Printed on white paper which has faded. Delicate flower pattern around edge of invitation. 6 inches x 4 inches. Fragile and torn. Small envelope is 119.20.1B. Envelope for 119.20.1A Austion College commencement invitation. "To the Fair Ladies, (signature)" written on the outside of the envelope. Similar embossed flower pattern around outside rectangle of envelope, sim...

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2. 119.20.2 - Invitation

   Second copy of Invitation to Austin College Commencement Party, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. 1859. Printed on white paper which has faded. Delicate flower pattern around edge of invitation. 6 inches x 4 inches. This invitation is in worse condition than 119.20.1A.

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3. 119.21 - Invitation

   Invitation to party complimentary to Dr. E.D. Rentfro and lady to be given at Court House in Huntsville, in June 1851. Two pages folded. 8 inches x 5 1/4 inches. Black print on white paper now brown with age. On back in ink, "Mrs. R. Smither."

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4. 119.23 - Invitation

   Invitation to Complimentary party given in the honor of Dr. C.G. Keenan, Huntsville, March 13, 1856. Given at the Keenan House. Black print on white single sheet 6 1/2" L x 4" W. Water seal, black ink at top left corner. Paper dark with age.

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5. 119.27.1 - Card, Calling

   3 inches by 4 3/4 inches Calling Card. Mrs. M. M. Houston. Wednesday Evening August 1st, 1866

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6. 119.27.2 - Card, Calling

   Calling card "J.C.S. Morrow" 2 1/4 inches by 4 inches.

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7. 119.27.3 - Card, Calling

   Calling card "Nannie E. Houston" 2 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches.

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8. 119.3 - Letter

   Original letter from Houston to Dr. Irion at Nacogdoches, August 1, 1856. Dr. Irion was a friend and personal secretary. He sends along the Dr.'s spectacle case. Written on front and back of the first of two connected pages. Paper dark with age.

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9. 119.43 - Letter

   Original letter from Gen. Houston to his wife, Margaret, written from Washington on March 1st, 1857. Two pages folded 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" written on all sides in ink. He speaks of how appreciative he is of his home and family. Very faded. Ink has eaten through paper in places. Edges are torn.

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10. 119.44.1 - Letter

    Letter. General Order no. 7, Montgomery County, 23 Sept 1842. Furnish 308 men with arms and provisions to muster 1 Oct 1842 in Montgomery. Col. L. Bennett, Commandant 3rd Regiment Texas Militia. Paper darkened and ink fading through paper. 9 3/4 inches by 8 inches.

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11. 119.44.2 - Letter

    Letter. General Order No. 4, 29 March 1842, to 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment 3rd Brigade. Concerns locating the legal Captains in Command of Beats No. 5, 6, 7 and 3. Ink on two pages folded. Addressed to Major R Smither from Col L. Bennett. 10 inches by 8 inches.

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12. 119.44.3 - Letter

    Letter. Statement of account from New Orleans Picayune to Robert Smither dated 28 Jan 1839. Ask him to forward $5 balance in Texas government notes or $2 U.S. money. Printed form on top half with ship logo and bottom half for notes. Torn on right side along edge and faded paper. Discolored on back.

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13. 119.44.4 - Letter

    Letter to Maj Smither dated 29 Oct 1849 Austin from C. G. Keenan (4th Speaker of House). Reports that he has check on land grants on behalf of Smither. Also has heard that G. A. Davis is in Austin. He talked with Governor and a reward has been issued for his return to Huntsville. Also reports that Austin is a dull place without all legislators. Two pages folded on gray tinted paper. "P & S" watermark in left hand corner. 9 3/4 inches by 8 in...

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14. 119.44.5 - Letter

    Letter to Major Robert Smither dated 26 Dec 1851 Houston from Allen Bagby. Reports that he is in receipt of an order from T.H. McMahan for a new cotton press. One page gray tinted paper with watermark in top left corner. 10 inches by 8 inches.

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15. 119.44.6 - Letter

    Letter to Robert Smither dated 12 Dec 1851. Austin from Daniel Baker concerning the sale of land and his delay in arriving in San Antonio. Two pages folded on blue tinted paper with watermark in top left corner. Ink is eating through paper in places. Paper clip rust on left margin. 10 inches by 7 3/4 inches.

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16. 119.45 - Letter

    Letter to Major R. Smither from A. McNeill from Austin, December 22, 1847. Reports that inauguration of Governor Wood has gone smoothly. Letter has several holes where ink has gone through paper. 9 3/4 inches by 7 3/4 inches.

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17. 119.46 - Grant, Land

    Fragments of a Republic of Texas land grant. Class 2, at Houston, Texas, February 26, 1838, for 640 acres of land. Name is missing. Document is in many pieces. Extremely brittle.

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18. 119.48.1 - Envelope

    Envelope addressed to Maj Robt Smither Huntsville, Texas. Postmarked Houston, Texas Dec 27. 5 3/4" x 3 1/4". Brown with age. Torn and deteriorating.

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19. 119.48.2 - Envelope

    Top half of envelope addressed to J.M. Smither, Esqr., D.D.G.M., I.O.O.F. Huntsville, Texas. Dallas written in top left corner. Postmarked Dallas, Tex Apr 14, 1 pm 93. Seal on left side of I.O.O.F. with star in center. "Grand Lodge of Texas" watermarked across entire face of envelope. Back side missing. Torn and dark with age. 8 1/2" x 3 3/4"

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20. 119.49 - Letter

    Two pages of a letter from S.J. Wright to Miss Ella Smither stating that she had visited in the home of the Houstons as a young girl and had attended his funeral. Hand written in ink on front and back. 5 inches x 7 3/4 inches.

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