TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Legal documents
Series 3: Financial records
Series 4: Maps
Series 5: Personal material
Series 6: Printed material
Series 7: Photographs
Series 8: Artifacts
Series 9: Stickney family papers
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A Guide to the Cumings Family Papers,
1824-1926
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Creator: |
Cumings Family |
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Title: |
Cumings Family Papers |
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Dates: |
1824-1926 |
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Creator Abstract: |
Rebekah Russel Cumings, a widow, and five of her children settled in Stephen F. Austin's Colony in 1822. One son, William Cumings, died in 1828, and his widow and their only child, Samuel A. Cumings, moved from Texas. Samuel Cumings returned in 1847, settling in the Bellville area. |
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Content Abstract: |
The Cumings Family Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, printed material, photographs, and artifacts. Most of the papers are associated with Samuel A. Cumings, particularly his property dealings and business activities. A small number of maps are part of the papers, most notably a manuscript map of the Austin Colony and surrounding area attributed to Stephen F. Austin. |
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Identification: |
Col 8978 |
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12.71 linear feet (6 document boxes, 9 oversize boxes) |
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Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas |
One of the original settlers in Stephen F. Austin's colony, Rebekah Russel Cumings came to Texas in 1822 with five of her children. A widow, she received a league and two labores of land in Brazoria and Waller Counties. Three of her sons, John, William and James, also received land grants in the colony. In addition, James Cumings received a five-league grant or hacienda in exchange for a pledge to build a grist and saw mill on Mill Creek, and the three brothers joined together to complete the project.
William Cumings married Lucinda Ruggles of Lewis County, Kentucky, in 1825, and brought her back to Texas. Their only child, Samuel Anthony Cumings, was born there in 1827. William died the next year and his widow and child returned to Kentucky. The death of James Cumings in 1826, Rebekah Cumings in 1832, and John Cumings in 1839 left the family's land in the care of Rebekah's surviving daughter, Rebecca Cumings. In 1847, Samuel A. Cumings, who had been living in St. Louis, Missouri, returned to Texas and claimed a share of the estate of his father and uncles. Settling in the Bellville area, Cumings studied law, though his primary activities were operating the family's mill, managing landholdings, farming, and other business pursuits. Division of the Cumings estate touched off a protracted legal battle involving Samuel A. Cumings, his aunt Rebecca (who married David Y. Portis in 1853), heirs in Kentucky and Indiana, and others. Various legal actions were filed and cases were heard by the Texas Supreme Court at least three times.
Samuel A. Cumings married Nancy Ellen Souter in 1851. The couple had nine children. Samuel A. Cumings died at his home near Bellville in 1885. Nancy Ellen Cumings died at Sealy, Texas, in 1911.
Additional genealogical information about the Cumings family is available as a PDF document accessible through the DRT Library's online catalog at http://69.63.217.28/elibsql08_D92004_Documents/00137gen.pdf.
References
The Cemeteries of Austin County. Bellville, Texas: Austin County Historical Commission, 1991.
Cumings Family Papers, 1824-1926, Col 8978, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Cumings, Tim. "James Cumings." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcu11.
Cumings, Tim. "John Cumings." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcu12.
Cumings, Tim. "Rebekah Russel Cumings." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcu14.
Cumings, Tim. "William Cumings." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcu15.
The First Colony of Texas: Austin's Old Three Hundred. Houston: Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred, 1991.
Martin, Robert S. "Maps of an Empresario: Austin's Contribution to the Cartography of Texas." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 85 (April 1982): 371-400.
Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, vol. 9. Houston: E. H. Cushing, 1883.
Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, vol. 14. Houston: E. H. Cushing, 1883.
Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, vol. 30. St. Louis: Gilbert Book Company, 1883.
Vivian, Julia L. "David Y. Portis." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpo23.
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The Cumings Family Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, printed material, photographs, and artifacts. Most of the papers are associated with Samuel A. Cumings, particularly his property dealings and business activities. A small number of maps are part of the papers, most notably a manuscript map of the Austin Colony and surrounding area attributed to Stephen F. Austin.
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Organization of Collection |
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This collection is organized into nine series. |
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Series 1: Correspondence |
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Series 2: Legal documents |
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Series 3: Financial records |
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Series 4: Maps |
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Series 5: Personal material |
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Series 6: Printed material |
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Series 7: Photographs |
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Series 8: Artifacts |
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Series 9: Stickney family papers |
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Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
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Personal Names |
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Cumings family. |
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Cumings, Samuel A. (Samuel Anthony), 1827-1885. |
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Cumings, Nancy Ellen, 1828-1911. |
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Cumings, William, d. 1828. |
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Giddings, De Witt Clinton, 1827-1903. |
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Giddings, Jabez Demming, 1814-1878. |
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Jones, John B., 1801-1881. |
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Stickney family. |
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Terry, Micajah. |
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Subjects |
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Austin Colony--Maps, manuscript. |
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Locations |
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Austin County--Texas--History--Sources. |
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Brazoria County--Texas--History--Sources. |
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Texas--Colonization--Maps, manuscript. |
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Genres/Formats |
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Family papers. |
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Account books. |
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Books. |
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Certificates. |
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Correspondence. |
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Daybooks. |
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Financial records. |
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Legal documents. |
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Maps. |
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Newspapers. |
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Notebooks. |
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Photographs. |
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Printed ephemera. |
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Receipts. |
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[Identification of item], Cumings Family Papers, 1824-1926, Col 8978, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Gift of Elizabeth Anne Paul, 1996 June.
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1997 January.
Finding aid edited and encoded by David Gallin-Parisi, 2011 August.
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Series 1: Correspondence |
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Most of the correspondence is related to the management of family lands in Austin and Brazoria Counties, including the lengthy legal battles over rights to the property. Copies of letters sent are included with these files. Other correspondence is related to routine business matters, with a few personal letters included. |
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W. P. Ballinger, 1869-1875 |
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Brazoria County Sheriff and Collector, 1880-1885 |
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David N. Brown Machinery Co., 1881-1882 |
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C. R. Cox, 1868, 1883-1884 |
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J. D. and D. C. Giddings, 1866-1882 |
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Charles A. Harris, 1860-1867 |
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John B. Jones, 1856-1866 |
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Martin M. Souter, 1851-1885 |
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Samuel C. Stevenson, 1867-1868 |
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Sarah Stevenson, 1849, 1857 |
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Texas Comptroller, 1881-1884 |
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William L. Vance, 1866-1868 |
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Eugene J. Wilson, 1883-1884 |
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General, 1851-1869 |
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General, 1870-1885 |
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General, 1886-1926 |
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General, undated |
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Envelopes |
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Series 2: Legal documents |
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Much of the legal documents series is related to land transactions, beginning with the original Austin Colony grant of William Cumings, and includes deeds and other land-related documents. The bulk of these land items are associated with Austin County properties, with a lesser amount connected with Brazoria County and other locations. Documents related to lawsuits involving Samuel A. Cumings are relatively few in number, but contain some detail on the inheritance of the family property. Other documents in this series, while not official records of lawsuits, also contain references to legal disputes or concern the property in question. |
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Land transactions, 1824-1900 |
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Grants, 1824 |
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19 |
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William Cumings, Austin Colony, 1824 |
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William Cumings, Austin Colony, translation, 1824 |
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James Cumings, Austin Colony, translation, 1824 |
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Austin Colony land transactions, 1844-1900, undated |
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1844-1859 |
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1869, 1872 |
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1874-1879 |
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1880-1900, undated |
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26 |
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Brazoria County land transactions, 1849-1851 |
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27 |
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Waller County land transactions, 1880 |
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Abstracts |
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Plats and field notes |
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146 |
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Oversize plats |
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31 |
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Leases, 1883-1884 |
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Contracts, 1848-1890 |
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Slave transactions, 1850, 1853 |
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Livestock transactions, 1886-1888 |
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Bonds, 1853, 1859 |
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Promissory notes, 1874-1893 |
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Lawsuits, 1853-1879 |
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Cumings vs. McDade, 1859-1860 |
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Hill, et al., vs. Portis, et al., 1868-1869, undated |
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E. M. Pease vs. Samuel A. Cumings, 1853 |
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Hunt vs. Cumings, 1857 |
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Bradbury and Glenn vs. Glenn, et al., 1858 |
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Cumings vs. Palm and Schneider, 1868 |
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Schweikert vs. Cumings, 1869 |
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Wood vs. Bennett and Clary, 1872 |
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Cumings vs. Hillpath, circa 1878 |
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Menke vs. Cumings, 1879 |
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Notes |
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Wills: Nancy Ellen Cumings and Samuel A. Cumings, 1871 |
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Estate records |
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James Cumings |
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John Cumings |
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Samuel Cumings |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1885 |
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Cross minors, 1870-1871 |
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Proposals, 1859-1879 |
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Amnesty oath, 1865 |
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Occupational license: Samuel A. Cumings, 1871 |
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Certification of election, 1854 |
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Series 3: Financial records |
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Materials in this series are related to routine business and personal transactions. The most detailed financial information can be found in memorandum books, ledgers, day books, and account books, most of them kept by Samuel A. Cumings. The earliest of these document Cumings' activities prior to his return to Texas, and some include diary entries and other notations along with the financial records. Two of these bound volumes are related to an unidentified business operating in Philadelphia and New York. Most of the bound items also contain unrelated entries of a later date, such as school notes, diaries, and doodlings. |
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Bills and accounts, 1852-1924, undated |
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Ballinger, Jack and Mott, undated |
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J. D. and D. C. Giddings, 1871 |
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A. Haak, 1877-1887 |
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W. E. Luhn, 1884-1885 |
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H. Miller, 1882-1889 |
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W. L. Springfield, 1875-1891 |
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Stern Brothers, 1889-1893 |
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Micajah Terry, 1875-1880 |
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General, 1852-1924 |
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Receipts, 1851-1921 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1871-1876 |
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J. D. and D. C. Giddings, 1859-1876 |
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B. T. and C. A. Harris, 1869 |
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Hunt and Holland, 1871 |
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Lewis and Davis, 1859-1860 |
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W. E. Luhn, 1885-1891 |
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H. Miller, 1886-1887 |
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Micajah Terry, 1869-1875 |
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W. A. Trenckmann, 1885-1887 |
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General, 1851-1921 |
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Tax receipts, 1850-1892 |
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71 |
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Austin County, 1859-1892 |
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Brazoria County, 1850-1881 |
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Confederate, 1862-1864 |
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School taxes, 1883-1890 |
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Texas Comptroller, 1879-1883 |
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U. S. Internal Revenue, 1868, 1870 |
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Tax records, 1851-1884 |
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Financial summaries |
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Drafts, 1882-1886 |
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Bond coupons, 1862 |
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Bank statement: B. L. Smythe, 1924 |
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Bills of lading, 1882 |
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Trade card: T. Cumings, undated |
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Notes |
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Memorandum books and general ledgers, 1842-1918 |
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85 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1842-1847, 1852 |
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86 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, includes records of employment, employees, daybook, diary, compositions by Nancy M. Thompson, 1846-1859 |
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Possibly Samuel A. Cumings, circa 1869 |
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Possibly Samuel A. Cumings, undated |
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S. M. Hood, circa 1890-1899 |
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Unidentified, 1918 |
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Account books, 1851-1875 |
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91 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1851-1859 |
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92 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1852-1853 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1875 |
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Account ledgers, circa 1859-1890 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1860-1885 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1869-1876, 1890 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1869-1878; chemistry notes and diary entries, 1888-1889 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, 1882-1884 |
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Unidentified, circa 1859 |
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Day books, 1836-1871 |
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[Possibly Ruggles], 1836-1848 |
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Unidentified, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York, 1858-1871 |
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Series 4: Maps |
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Maps include both manuscript and printed items. The most significant item is a manuscript map of Texas apparently by Stephen F. Austin, probably dating from the 1820s. The map is similar to those done by Austin in preparation for the publication of his 1830 map and includes delineation of colonies, with notes in the hand of Samuel M. Williams, Austin's secretary. |
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Manuscript maps |
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A Map of Austin's Colony and adjacent Country in Texas drawn principally from actual Survey by Stephen F. Austin, circa 1820-1829. |
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Railroad systems, Texas, Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, with distances and times, separated from collection, see catalog for location, undated. |
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Printed maps |
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148 |
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Callahan County, Texas. Marshall, Texas: Texas and Pacific Railway Co., circa 1870-1879. |
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Map of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and its Connections. Separated from collection; see catalog for location. Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1882. |
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Personal material gathers together items in various forms, including a brief diary kept by Samuel A. Cumings during a freighting trip in 1858. Notebooks and memorandum books are mostly related to children's school activities. |
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Diary: Samuel A. Cumings, 1858 |
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Notebooks and memorandum books, 1852-circa 1899, undated |
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Nancy M. Thompson, 1852 |
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100 |
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Possibly Albert Cumings, contains diary entries and clippings, circa 1880-1889 |
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101 |
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Eddie Cumings, circa 1890-1899 |
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102 |
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Nancy Ellen Cumings, recipes, undated |
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Cumings Hood, undated |
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Lula Hood, undated |
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105 |
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Curtis Brown, 2 items, undated |
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106 |
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Science notebook, undated |
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107 |
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Unidentified, undated |
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108 |
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Autograph book: Cumings Hood, 1905 |
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Scrapbook |
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Poetry |
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110 |
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Essays, compositions, and school work |
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Constitution and bylaws: White Stockings Base Ball Club |
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Recipes |
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Drawings |
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Program |
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Pledge |
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Miniature books |
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Notes |
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Printed material includes a miscellany of items, the most notable being certificates of membership and commission, Civil War military orders, circulars, funeral notices, and various forms of advertising. A number of the complete newspapers contain obituaries of family members; most of the clippings appear to be related to matters of personal interest. |
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Blotters |
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Anecdotes of Love, incomplete. |
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Atkins, James, and William J. Kirkpatrick. The Young People's Hymnal No. 2. Nashville: Publishing House Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1902. |
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Conn, H. W. An Elementary Physiology and Hygiene. New York: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1903. 2 copies. |
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The Elementary Spelling Book, incomplete. |
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Greenough, James B. Caeser's Gallic War. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1898. |
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Gunn's Domestic Medicine, incomplete. |
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Haines, T. L., and L. W. Yaggy. The Royal Path of Life. Chicago: Western Publishing House, 1879. |
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The Holy Bible. New York: The Christian Herald, 1902. |
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McGee, Joe. Bill's Bubble "Busted" and other Rhymes. Bryan, Texas, 1919. |
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Mother Goose's Melodies, incomplete. |
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Rice, Wallace, and Frances Rice, compilers. Toasts and Tipple: A Book of Conviviality. M.A. Donahue and Co., undated. |
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Possibly A Speller and Definer. Louisville, Kentucky: Benjamin P. Morton and Co., incomplete. |
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The Standard Speaker, incomplete. |
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The Story of the Bible, incomplete. |
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Practical manual, incomplete. |
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Practical manual, enclosed in cover of Sheldon's Complete Arithmetic, incomplete. |
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Broadside: Supplement: Judge Aldredge on the Issues of the Campaign, 1892 |
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Brochure: Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway |
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Calendar |
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Cards |
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122 |
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Advertising cards |
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Business cards |
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Calling cards |
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125 |
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Greeting cards and remembrance tokens |
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Religious cards |
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School tokens |
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Card samples |
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Certificates, 1854-1875 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, commission, Justice of the Peace, Austin County, 1854 August 28 |
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Samuel A. Cumings, commission, Justice of the Peace, Austin County, 1862 September 9 |
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Patrons of Husbandry, Charter to Ervin Grange No. 780, Austin County, 1875 March 6 |
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Circulars, 1859-circa 1879 |
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Dental Circular, Dr. J. L. Libbey, Brenham, Texas, 1859 |
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Waco University Anniversary, 1878 |
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Medical Department of the State University, Where Shall it be Located? To the People of Texas, circa 1870-1879 |
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Family |
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Illustrations |
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Oversize general |
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Funeral notices, 1860, 1885-1892 |
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Invitations, 1852-1905, undated |
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Celebration Ball, Brazoria, Texas, 1852 December 20 |
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Grand Leap Year Ball, Bellville, Texas, 1884 January 18 |
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Possibly wedding ceremony, Albany, Texas, 1884 September 9 |
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Wedding, Katie Walton Dickehut and August F. Ueckert, Bellville, Texas, 1905 April 5 |
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Grand Hop, Bellville, Texas, undated |
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Labels |
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Military orders, 1864 |
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District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, General Orders No. 74, 1864 March 24 |
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Department Trans-Mississippi, General Orders No. 9, An Act to Organize Forces to Serve During the War, 1864 April 9 |
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Newspapers |
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Austin County Times, separated from collection, see catalog for location, 1885 February 28 |
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Bellville Times, 1911 August 10 |
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Bellville Times, 2 copies, 1917 July 12 |
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Brenham Banner, 1872 February 17 |
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Brenham Banner, 1873 March 22 |
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Brenham Banner, 1873 November 1 |
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Brenham Enquirer, 1858 September 10 |
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Brenham Enquirer, separated from collection, see catalog for location, 1858 October 29 |
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Carlsbad Headlight, incomplete, 1910 February 21 |
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Dallas Semi-Weekly News, incomplete, 1902 April 15 |
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Galveston Weekly News, incomplete, 1868 August 20 |
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New York Weekly Sun, 1880 November 10 |
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Sealy News, 1914 May 14 |
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Sealy Weekly News, 2 copies, 1911 August 11 |
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Trench and Camp, 1918 December 4 |
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Periodicals |
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Oversize periodicals |
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Prints: Frederic Remington, "Artist's Proofs" |
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Benighted for a Dry Camp |
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In From the Night Herd |
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The Quarrel |
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Bringing Home the New Cook |
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Ticket: Klan of Comus, 1873 December 18 |
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Miscellaneous printed material |
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Series 7: Photographs |
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Most of the photographs are unidentified, though it may be speculated that three images are of Samuel A. Cumings. |
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Photographs removed from album |
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Tintypes |
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Unidentified man, 2 items |
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Unidentified woman |
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Cartes de visite |
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J. P. Osterhout |
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Willie Jack, last name unknown |
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Unidentified, 3 items |
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Print reproductions |
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Unidentified, 6 items |
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Cased photographs |
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Possibly an unidentified man, possibly tintype |
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Unidentified man, possibly tintype |
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Unidentified woman, daguerreotype |
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Unidentified woman, daguerreotype |
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Unidentified child, ambrotype |
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Unidentified woman, ambrotype, removed from case |
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Lucinda Ruggles Cumings, ambrotype, removed from case |
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Lucinda Ruggles Cumings, reproduction on ivory, duplicate of above item |
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Empty case |
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Panoramic photograph: Camp Travis, Texas, 1918 |
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Photograph album, photos removed, see above |
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Series 8: Artifacts |
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Artifacts consist primarily of items of clothing and other personal items, generally unidentified. |
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Badges and ribbons |
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Textiles |
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Pill bottle |
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Atomizer bottle |
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Possible alcohol burner |
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Pill container |
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Glass bottle with E. W. Cumings label |
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Miscellaneous glassware, 3 items |
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Cardboard pillbox |
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Ivory and paper fan |
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Hair braids: Jennie Cumings, Lina Nelson, Annie, Sallie Murray, Lillie Chatham, Norris, Lucy Glenn, Eunice Stokes, Sallie Glenn, Georgia, and unidentified |
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Eyeglasses, 5 pairs |
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Sachet |
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Pincushion |
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Man's razor |
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Lead type, 4 items |
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Envelope of talcum powder |
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Decorative box containing sewing implements |
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Decorated wooden box |
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Wooden box |
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Atomizer box containing atomizer parts, wooden "tester," brush |
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Possible leather scabbard |
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Lead shot bags, 7 items |
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Bamboo flute |
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Broken cribbage board |
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Miscellaneous wood objects, 2 items |
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Series 9: Stickney family papers |
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The final series consists of a small amount of material associated with the Stickney family, including a family Bible and items removed from the pages of the Bible. These papers include letters, drawings, printed material, and photographs. |
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Papers removed from Bible |
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The Holy Bible. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1884. |
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