RSS 1.0Sub-Series A. Correspondence, 1838-1849 (non-inclusive), n.d.
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Envelope addressed to Mrs. Henry H. Nelles of St. Catharines1859-04Envelope addressed to Mrs. Henry H. Nelles of St. Catharines. The envelope is postmarked U.S. and St. Catharines. There is no return address, April 1859.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of St. Catharines from his sister Jane H. Collier Loucks from La Fayette, IowaLetter to H.H. Collier of St. Catharines from his sister Jane H. Collier Loucks from La Fayette, Iowa (1 ½ pages, handwritten) regarding raising crops, building a house, purchasing livestock and a description of the land and town. The original letter is very faded to the point of illegibility but it has been photocopied and someone has taken the time to transcribe the letter in its entirety (1 ½ pages, handwritten), July 30, 1855.
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Letter addressed to Jeremiah Jackson of Wall Street, New York from his brother A. Jackson, Austin, TexasLetter addressed to Jeremiah Jackson of Wall Street, New York from his brother A. Jackson, Austin, Texas. This letter introduces his brother A, Jackson to Mr. Collier. Mr. Collier delivered the letter on his way home to St. Catharines, April 14, 1845.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of the Houston, Texas Telegraph Office from Jim Long of Austin, TexasLetter to H.H. Collier of the Houston, Texas Telegraph Office from Jim Long of Austin, Texas. Mr. Long writes about the horrible shooting of Mr. James Smith by his overseer, Mr. R. Baker. This letter is torn and taped. A small portion of the bottom of the letter is torn away. This slightly affects the text (2 pages, handwritten), Jan. 25, 1845.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from his friend Elisa1844-10-13Letter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from his friend Elisa. She expresses her desire to go to Galveston but she cannot make it in the fall. This letter is torn and taped but this does not affect the text (2 pages, handwritten), Oct. 13, 1844.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of Washington, Texas from Major Nicholas CrugerLetter to H.H. Collier of Washington, Texas from Major Nicholas Cruger (3 pages, handwritten) regarding copies of laws that he has sent to Mr. Collier. He asks him to call on Mr. Farland and request him to have a subpoena issued in the case of Garrison vs. John Manson. This letter is torn and taped. This does not affect the text, Mar. 6, 1844.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from J. M. Long and delivered by Captain DanielsLetter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from J. M. Long and delivered by Captain Daniels. This is a friendly letter in which he mentions that General Edward Burleson has gone on an Indian campaign. Also mentioned are the Indian raid in Austin, the stealing of horses and candidates for the election. He also talks about a ball in Austin. This is actually quite a poetic letter in his description of how Austin used to be and what Austin has become (3 pages, handwritten), Aug. 26, 1842.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of the Auditor’s Office in Austin, Texas from D.W. Fitch, publisher of the Houston Star NewspaperLetter to H.H. Collier of the Auditor’s Office in Austin, Texas from D.W. Fitch (3 pages, handwritten), publisher of the Houston Star Newspaper. The letter is about newspaper business and personal matters. It is stated that Henry might go to Austin. This letter has been torn and taped. This does not affect the text, Feb. 28, 1841.
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Letter to H.H. Collier of Austin, Texas to the care of Cruger and Moore of Houston, Texas and New OrleansLetter to H.H. Collier of Austin, Texas to the care of Cruger and Moore of Houston, Texas and New Orleans. The letter is from his sister, E. Richards. She writes about family life, her job as a teacher and politics (3 ¼ pages, handwritten), Jan. 23, 1841.
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Note papers with historical facts which were included with this collection [possibly written by the Niagara Historical Society]n.d.Note papers with historical facts which were included with this collection [possibly written by the Niagara Historical Society] . The papers have been photocopied and inserted within the collection where they belong. The original notes have been maintained in one envelope, n.d.
