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Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A & M University

Inventory of the Thomas William House Papers:

1864-1872.


Descriptive Summary and Abstract

CreatorHouse, Thomas William.
Title Inventory of the Thomas William House Papers:
Dates1864-1872.
AbstractThis collection contains 168 letters written by different cotton importers from Liverpool, England, including: Baring Bros. and Company, C. Grimshaw and Company, Fred Huth and Company, and Lemonius and Company, to Thomas Wilson House. The materials are in good condition, however, due to the aging of these materials, not all of the letters are legible, and some have ink bleed-through to the back of the paper.
Identification Texas ARCH 00255
Extent1 linear ft.
LanguageEnglish.
RepositoryCushing Memorial Library College Station, TX 77843-5000

Biographical Note

Thomas Wilson House was born on March 4, 1814, in Somersetshire, England. House came to the United States in 1835, and later moved to New Orleans.

In 1938, House co-opened the House and Loveridge, bakers and confectioners business in Houston, Texas. In 1939, House opened a business with Charles Shearn. In 1840, House married his partner’s daughter and started accepting bank deposits at the business. He is known for making and selling the first ice cream in the city of Houston. House’s business continued to grow, with one side of the store being confections, and the other side holding dry goods. In 1853, House bought James H. Stevens and Company’s Dry Goods for $40,000, and changed the name to "T.W. House and Company". The company was the largest of its kind in the state. House accepted cotton as a form of payment, and as a result, he formed his own private bank. In 1872, House obtained a sugar plantation at Arcola, and maintained a 70000 acre ranch in LaSalle County. House continued to farm cotton on the side, and became a leading cotton merchant.

During this time, he helped organize the Houston and Galveston Navigation Company. House also worked with the Texas Transportation Company, the Houston Direct Navigation Company, as well as the Buffalo Bayou Ship Company. In 862, House was elected mayor of Houston, where he served one term. In 1866, House organized the Houston Gas Company, the city’s first public utility. House also contributed to the city’s first street railway, the Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange, and various railroads, including the Houston Texas Central. During the Civil War, House aided the Confederacy during the Civil War by obtaining supplies from Mexico and organizing blockade runners. House died on January 17, 1880.

Scope and Content Note

The Archive of correspondence to T.W. House is housed in 2 boxes. The first box contains letters to House from Baring Bros. and Company, C. Grimshaw and Company, Fred Huth and Company, Edward Lawrence and Company, Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association, and Truman Marshall and Company. The second box contains letters from Lemonius and Company, Reyhers, Schimt, and G.N. Woag. Both boxes contain letters to House concerning the cotton industry and trade.

 

Organization of the Papers
This collection is organized into 1 series:
Series 1. Correspondence, 1864-1872.

Restrictions

Access

No restrictions.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Online Catalog Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Names
House, Thomas Wilson
Baring Bros. & Co., Ltd.
C. Grimshaw and Company
Fred. Huth & Co.
Edward Lawrence and Company
Liverpool Cotton Association
Truman Marshall and Company
Lemonius and Company
Reyhers, Schimt
Woag, G.N.
Subjects
Cotton trade
Houston (Tex.)
United States--History--1865-1898.

Administrative Information

Provenance

Purchased from Texas State Historical Association Charity in March 2006.

Processing Information

Processed by Tiffany Sjogren in March 2006.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series 1. Correspondence, 1864-1872.
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1/10Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 30 July 1866.
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1/20Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 September 1866.
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1/30Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 26 September 1866.
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1/40Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 October 1866.
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1/50Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 October 1866.
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1/60Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 20 October 1866.
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1/70Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 December 1866.
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1/80Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 December 1866.
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1/90Baring Bros. and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 January 1867.
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1/100Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 February 1867.
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1/110Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 6 April 1867.
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1/120Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 27 June 1867.
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1/130Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 August 1867.
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1/140Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 8 January 1868.
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1/150Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 February 1868.
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1/160Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 15 February 1868.
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1/170Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 28 March 1868.
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1/180Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 July 1868.
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1/190Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 October 1868.
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1/200Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 November 1868.
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1/210Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 April 1869.
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1/220Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 June 1869.
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1/230Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 June 1869.
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1/240Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 July 1869.
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1/250Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 August 1869.
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1/260Grimshaw, C. and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 August 1869.
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1/270Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 March 1869.
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1/280Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 May 1869.
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1/290Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 31 July 1869.
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1/300Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 7 August 1869.
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1/310Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 15 August 1869.
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1/320Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 August 1869.
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1/330Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 18 September 1869.
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1/340Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 25 September 1869.
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1/350Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 October 1869.
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1/360Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 December 1869.
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1/370Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 December 1869.
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1/380Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 February 1870.
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1/390Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 April 1870.
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1/400Huth, Fred and Company. To: House, T.W. 17 September 1870.
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1/410Lawrence, Edward and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 December 1865.
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1/420Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association. To: House, T.W. 12 December 1867.
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1/430Marshall, Truman and Company. To: House, T.W. 11 May 1867.
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1/440Marshall, Truman and Company. To: House, T.W. 25 May 1867.
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1/450Marshall, Truman and Company. To: House, T.W. 20 July 1867.
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1/460Marshall, Truman and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 September 1867.
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2/10Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 17 July.
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2/20Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 August 1865.
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2/30Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 January 1865.
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2/40Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 January 1865.
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2/50Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 February 1865.
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2/60Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 March 1866.
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2/70Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 March 1866.
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2/80Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 April 1866.
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2/90Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 May 1866.
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2/100Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 10 May 1866.
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2/110Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 11 May 1866.
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2/120Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 25 May 1866.
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2/130Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 June 1866.
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2/140Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 29 June 1866.
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2/150Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 July 1866.
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2/160Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 25 July 1866.
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2/170Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 30 July 1866.
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2/180Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 September 1866.
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2/190Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 September 1866.
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2/200Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 September 1866.
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2/210Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 28 September 1866.
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2/220Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 October 1866.
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2/230Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 17 January 1868.
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2/240Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 January 1868.
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2/250Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 January 1868.
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2/260Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 February 1868.
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2/270Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 20 February 1868.
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2/280Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 February 1868.
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2/290Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 6 March 1868.
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2/300Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 March 1868.
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2/310Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 April 1868.
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2/320Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 8 April 1868.
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2/330Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 29 April 1868.
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2/340Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 May 1868.
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2/350Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 June 1868.
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2/360Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 June 1868.
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2/370Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 27 June 1868.
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2/380Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 August 1868.
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2/390Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 15 August 1868.
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2/400Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 29 August 1868.
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2/410Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 September 1868.
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2/420Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 September 1868.
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2/430Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 September 1868.
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2/440Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 September 1868.
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2/450Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 October 1868.
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2/460Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 30 October 1868.
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2/470Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 November 1868.
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2/480Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 November 1868.
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2/490Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 20 November 1868.
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2/500Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 December 1868.
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2/510Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 December 1868.
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2/520Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 January 1869.
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2/530Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 6 January 1869.
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2/540Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 15 January 1869.
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2/550Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 27 January 1869.
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2/560Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 February 1869.
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2/570Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 17 February 1869.
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2/580Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 March 1869.
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2/590Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 10 March 1869.
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2/600Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 March 1869.
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2/610Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 7 April 1869.
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2/620Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 April 1869.
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2/630Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 April 1869.
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2/640Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 30 April 1869.
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2/650Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 June 1869.
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2/660Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 June 1869.
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2/670Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 17 June 1869.
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2/680Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 June 1869.
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2/690Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 8 July 1869.
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2/700Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 August 1869.
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2/710Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 7 August 1869.
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2/720Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 19 August 1869.
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2/730Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 28 August 1869.
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2/740Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 October 1869.
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2/750Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 October 1869.
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2/760Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 November 1869.
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2/770Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 6 November 1869.
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2/780Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 11 November 1869.
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2/790Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 13 November 1869.
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2/800Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 27 November 1869.
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2/810Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 7 December 1869.
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2/820Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 December 1869.
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2/830Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 7 January 1870.
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2/840Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 18 January 1870.
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2/850Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 22 January 1870.
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2/860Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 February 1870.
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2/870Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 19 February 1870.
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2/880Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 1 March 1870.
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2/890Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 March 1870.
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2/900Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 10 March 1870.
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2/910Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 April 1870.
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2/920Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 April 1870.
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2/930Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 23 April 1870.
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2/940Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 26 April 1870.
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2/950Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 May 1870.
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2/960Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 19 May 1870.
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2/970Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 24 May 1870.
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2/980Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 28 May 1870.
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2/990Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 June 1870.
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2/1000Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 11 June 1870.
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2/1010Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 25 June 1870.
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2/1020Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 July 1870.
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2/1030Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 July 1870.
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2/1040Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 4 August 1870.
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2/1050Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 9 August 1870.
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2/1060Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 10 September 1870.
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2/1070Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 29 October 1870.
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2/1080Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 12 November 1870.
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2/1090Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 3 December 1870.
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2/1100Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 5 January 1871.
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2/1110Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 January 1871.
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2/1120Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 2 February 1871.
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2/1130Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 February 1871.
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2/1140Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 18 February 1871.
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2/1150Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 18 March 1871.
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2/1160Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 6 April 1871.
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2/1170Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 14 June 1871.
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2/1180Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 16 December 1871.
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2/1190Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 21 December 1871.
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2/1200Lemonius and Company. To: House, T.W. 18 July 1872.
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2/1210Scmidt, Reyhers. To: House, T.W. 21 December 1864.
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2/1220Woag, G.N.. To: House, T.W. 25 November 1865.