ENMcFarland-Russell Letter, May 14, 1871
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Biographical Note: Both the McFarland and the Russell families have their roots in early East Texas. In 1871, the two families came together with the marriage of Robert Everett Russell (b. Oct. 10, 1847, d. May 24, 1922) and Catherine Christine McFarland (b. July 2, 1849, d. Oct. 17, 1888), the daughter of Thomas S. McFarland. (Brinley, Lorine, Orange County Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, v.1, 1985; McFarland, Thomas S., A Journal of the Coincidences and Acts of Thomas S. McFarland, Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, 1981).
Collection: McFarland-Russell Family Papers
Collection Link: http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/controlcard&id=470
Associated Dates: 1870-1879;
Date: 1871-05-14
Description: From Robert Russell (Orange, Texas) to Kate McFarland (Bleakwood, Texas). Robert writes to Kate about a recent fishing trip, friends, and family. He has sent some medicine to her mother. He writes about an upcoming sailing trip he is making on the Schooner Tom & Able (?). Robert writes that even though Orange is not the best place he plans on risking his chances. He reassures Kate that he enjoyes reading and answering her letters and no entertainment will keep him from doing so. He has plans to build a new house because he cannot rent the current house which is in bad condition.
Repository Link: http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Collection Identifier: A19, Box1, Folder2
Repository: East Texas Research Center
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Scope and Content Note: The McFarland-Russell Family Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and business papers, Confederacy related items, materials related to the history of Orange, Texas, and a large amount of material of personal and genealogical interest produced and collected by members of these two East Texas families.
Subject: Family; Entertainment; Fishing; Sailing; Boats; Land use; Land; Correspondence
Title: McFarland-Russell Letter, May 14, 1871
Type: Correspondence
Repository: East Texas Digital Archives
Source: From: McFarland-Russell Letter, May 14, 1871