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1. 11/08/1874 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Branham, Texas, November 8, 1874 from Jeff Bassett to his sister in law Emma Breckinridge replying to a long letter she recently sent, thanking her for all the family news, mentions the local fair that was held in October and some of the problems the visitors had finding proper facilities, that his brother Ben is moving to Galveston where he has good business prospects, that he is also going to be a [corporate] director of a new rai...

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2. Biography of J. N. Stubbs - 1896

   This document, written by Bernard, contains an entry stating that the content is correct, signed by Stubbs. Bernard sent the document to Stubbs to read over, make corrections, and return. Major J. N. Stubbs was born on October 17, 1839, in Gloucester County, Virginia, at the homestead where both his father and grandfather were born. He was educated at William & Mary College. He joined the Gloucester Artillery as a private in May 1861, and subs...

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3. Father and Son Meet on the Battlefield by J. N. Stubbs - 1895

   At the bottom of the first page of Stubb's letter, Bernard has glued this biography of James N. Stubbs. James N. Stubbs was born October 17, 1839, in Gloucester County, Virginia, and was educated at William & Mary College. He joined the Gloucester Artillery in 1861, was commissioned a First Lieutenant in 1862, and was sent to Texas to report to Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, also called "Prince John". Stubbs remained in the Trans Mississippi Dep...

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4. Postcard of Galveston, Texas - 09/27/1910

   Image on postcard is a birdseye view of Galveston, Texas (not a photograph, but some other media). The top left on the image of the postcard has: 7314. Birdseye View of greater Galveston, Tex. On the top of the back of the postcard in fancy lettering is the words "Post Card." Below that are the words MESSAGE, then a dividing line, then ADDRESS. On the message side of the back, it reads: Arrived today 29th Feeling very bad- ly. Dr. Says...

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5. Table of Contents - 1895

   These pages appear to be George Bernard's various attempts to create a rough draft of the table of contents for the second volume of War Talks of Confederate Veterans. Typed and handwritten pages, front and back, with cross-outs and other revisions, appear first, followed by a later draft typed on the front only.

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