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[Letter from Omar Burkett to Owen Thomas, April 8, 1953]

Description: Letter from Omar Burkett to Owen Thomas discussing House Bill 565, regarding the redistricting of state judicial districts and working with Representatives Truett Latimer and David Ratliff to maintain the districts of Judge Thomas and Judge Black as they are. He also states his support for House Bill 269, regarding Shackelford and Callahan county and the 91st district.
Date: April 8, 1953
Creator: Burkett, Omar

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Wyatt W. Lipscomb - December 14, 1942]

Description: A letter written to Mr. Wyatt W. Lipscomb, Albany, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated December 14, 1942. Carswell offers the explanation regarding his receipt a few days ago of Lipscomb's letter dated November 22nd which accounted for his not being with them on December 3rd. He advises of a similar incident which caused him to miss another event held in Mineral Wells and so ends his letter advising that "war has its drawbacks" that they "must take them in their stride without complaint".
Date: December 12, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

Map of Asylum Lands

Description: Survey map of land grants for "blind and lunatic asylums" in Shackelford, Jones, Taylor, and Calhoun Counties, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1857
Creator: Creuzbaur, Robert

[Letter from Richard Dresser to Truett Latimer Discussing Article 5519-a]

Description: Letter from Richard Dresser to Truett Latimer discussing Article 5519-a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; He thanks Mr. Latimer for the amendments he made to an unnamed bill and notes that he did not see in it a section to amend Article 5519-a. He hopes that it is just an oversight and apologizes if so. He also leaves a postscript thanking him for incorporating into the bill an emergency clause.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dresser, Richard

Map of Shackelford County

Description: Blueline format of survey map of Shackelford County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, railroads, and blocks of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Gast, August

Shackelford County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Shackelford County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil tentatively identifying a point on Phantom Hill - Belknap Road from an 1854 map. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom; Blucher & McDonald

[Letter from Major John W. Herbert to Captain George L. McCargo, copy to Major T. N. Carswell - May 23, 1941]

Description: A letter written to Captain George L. McCargo, C.O., Company C, 10th Battalion, Texas Defense Guard, Moran, Texas, from John W. Herbert, Major, Inspector Designate, Fort Worth, Texas, dated May 23, 1941. Copy to Major T. N. Carswell. Herbert requests the paperwork be completed by the 26th, any errors made can be corrected to insure all paper work will be perfect on inspection date.
Date: May 23, 1941
Creator: Herbert, John W.
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