Box 1
Contains 10 Results:
Bailey Barton, Pittsburg, Upshur County, Texas to Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, 1860 October 15
Scope and Contents Describes details of common friend's death, also refers vaguely to various other [medical] cases "town is improving, have built a female college and have a Methodist preacher who will convert...the negroes and dogs before they stop", other town news.
Dan Scurlock, to brother (Theodocius Joshua Scurlock), 1860 October 23
Scope and Contents Gives lengthy opinion of upcoming Presidential election between Douglas and Lincoln and also projection and hopes for house and Senate elections; other family news.
Dan Scurlock Mt. Pleasant Texas to brother Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, 1860 November 27
Scope and Contents "Bad crops, low water and high prices"; will be traveling back to Polk County before Christmas; gives results of Presidential elections; other family news.
W.W., Corrie, Pittsburg, Texas to Dr. Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, circa 1860 December 19
Scope and Contents All well; friend has stopped drinking; this friend wants to fight when war begins; [Brother] Dan "fixing n to go see Mother; other news.
G.B. McNiel, Philadelphia Neshoba County, Mississippi to friend (Theodocius Joshua Scurlock), New Orleans, Louisiana, 1860 August 29
Scope and Contents Sorry to hear [Scurlock's] mother is dissatisfied with her move to Texas, but has heard many are; the drought continues, has traveled to Alabama and 200 miles up Alabama River and found the drought reaches further; friends wanted to look him up in New Orleans; encourages him to come visit; other family and town news.
Thomas H. Harbison, Polk County, Texas to Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, 1860 September 4
Scope and Contents All in good health, crops are turning out better than expected; has traded land in Tennessee for land in Texas; reports murder of old man by child in Sumpter, South Carolina, in jail waiting trial; coal is scarce, other family and area news.
Dan Scurlock to brother (Theodocius Joshua Scurlock), 1860 September 4
Scope and Contents Received letter with thesis, contained information they already had, refers to the lawsuit thesis was needed for; finally received rain which rejuvenated crops; health of area has been good, "too much so for the good of the Doctors", refers to murder committed by Jack Taliaferro, includes other town news.
G.B. McNiel, Philadelphia Neshoba County Mississippi to friend (Theodocius Joshua Scurlock), 1860 September 21
Scope and Contents Begs "Dosh"to come and visit him, outlines how to get to Philadelphia; all are well, has heard from Scurlock's mother who hates Texas and wants to return to Alabama.
R.A. Brown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, 1860 September 9
Scope and Contents Promises to pay what he owes in few weeks.
Thomas H. Harbison, Polk County, Texas to friend, Theodocius Joshua Scurlock, 1860 October 10
Scope and Contents Corn crop better than expected; relates robbery charges against men from Polk County and other town news.