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E. S. C. Robertson Collection

This is a limited portion of a collection of documents belonging originally to Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson. The documents presented here relate primarily to Fort Graham and the Town of Roberston just across the Brazos River from Bosque County. The letters were written to E. S. C. Robertson. There are several other documents also from this collection identified in a separate table at the bottom of the page. Where a link is provided, You can view the original or a transcription in PDF format.

The original documents belong to the Robertson Plantation of Salado, Texas and were on loan to Michael and Nancy Kelsey of Belton, Texas. We gratefully acknowledge and thank all of them for allowing us to scan the documents. We would also like to thank Nancy's daughter Ginny Guinn Parsons for assisting us in making the scans.

The transcribers documented in the transcriptions hold the copyright to the transcribed documents presented here, and you must have their permission prior to publishing or posting these documents in print or on the internet

Letters

Document	Date	Author	Sent From	Subject/Persons Mentioned/Key Words	View	View
1849-015	14 Apr 1849	Humpries, P. W.	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1849-021	03 Jul 1849	Humpries, P. W.	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1851-033	08 Jul 1851	Sutton, Jesse	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1852-049	14 Sep 1852	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1852-058	31 Oct 1852	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1852-059	31 Oct 1852	W. J. Hardee	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1852-063	17 Nov 1852	W. J. Hardee	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1853-094	17 Oct 1853	James Oakes	Fort Terrett Sutton Co.		original
1853-117	04 Dec 1853	G. B. Camplin	Waco McLennan Co.		original	transcription
1854-021	07 Mar 1854	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.	Discussion of laying out a town at Fort Graham with the potential of land investment opportunities and discussion of Indian troubles	original	transcription
1854-031	04 Apr 1854	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1854-036	16 Apr 1854	Blocker & Gurley	Waco McLennan Co.		original
1854-040	22 Apr 1854	John J. Greenwade	Waco McLennan Co.		original	transcription
1854-055	20 Jun 1854	Thomas H. Jones	Austin Travis Co.		original
1854-060	14 Jul 1854	Thomas H. Jones	Austin Travis Co.		original
1854-066	12 Aug 1854	John S. Ford	Austin Travis Co.	Discussion of signing of a contract to build the Pacific Railroad; Oldham, Scurry	original	transcription
1855-020	21 Feb 1855	Robert M. Elgin	Austin Travis Co.		original
1855-014	14 Feb 1855	John J. Greenwade	Fort Graham Hill Co.			transcription
1855-024	08 Mar 1855	John J. Greenwade	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1855-027	26 Mar 1855	J. DeCordova	Austin Travis Co.		original
1855-029	28 Mar 1855	J. DeCordova	Austin Travis Co.		original
1855-064	25 Jul 1855	J. F. Mosier	Belton Bell Co.		original
1855-077	08 Sep 1855	S. M. Puckett	Brandon Mineral Springs Rankin Co. MS		original	transcription
1855-???	25 Oct 1855	John J. Greenwade	Houston Harris Co.			transcription
1855-097	24 Nov 1855	E. T. Corley?	Cherokee Co.		original
1855-099	28 Nov 1855	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.			transcription
1855-103	18 Dec 1855	W. Barnes	Waco McLennan Co.		original	transcription
1855-105	19 Dec 1855	John M. McCrary	Belton Bell Co.		original
1855-107	28 Dec 1855	John J. Greenwade	Hill Co.	J. J. Greenwade's Lease for 1856	original	transcription
1856-003	11 Jan 1856	?	?		original
1856-019	20 Feb 1856	J. M. Steiner	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1856-031	09 Mar 1856	A. D. Martin	Austin Travis Co.		original
1856-039	31 Mar 1856	Robert M. Elgin	Austin Travis Co.		original
1856-???	05 May 1856	Jackson Puckett	Robertson Hill Co.			transcription
1856-057	01 Jun 1856	J. Greenwade	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1856-060	09 Jun 1856	E. S. C. Robertson	Hill Co.	Deed in Town of Robertson to B. J. Lewis and J. J. Blankenship Witnesses: S. W. Bingham, J. M. Steiner	original
1856-061	10 Jun 1856	E. S. C. Robertson	Hill Co.	Deed in Town of Robertson to John G. Heath Witnesses: S. W. Bingham, Jackson Puckett	original
1856-077	16 Aug 1856	Jackson Puckett	Robertson Hill Co.	Relating his troubles with J. J. Greenwade; J. J. Scott	original	transcription
1856-083	04 Aug 1856	John Smith	Cameron Milam		original
1856-???	25 Aug 1856	Jackson Puckett	Robertson Hill Co.			transcription
1856-115	06 Nov 1856	Jackson Puckett	Robertson Hill Co.			transcription
1856-116	09 Nov 1856	A. D. Martin	Robertson Hill Co.	Relating his arrival to Robertson and the house he is to stay in being occupied by the Pucketts; Miss Johnston	original	transcription
1856-119	21 Nov 1856	J. T. Eubank	Robertson Hill Co.		original	transcription
1856-120	25 Nov 1856	R. M. Billingsley	Waco McLennan Co.		original
1856-122	29 Nov 1856	James Hillsman	Covington Hill Co.		original
1856-123	02 Dec 1856	W. H. Kirkland	Prices Creek DeWitt Co.		original
1856-127	06 Dec 1856	John J. Greenwade	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1856-134	08 Dec 1856	Thomas F. Rice	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1857-004	04 Jan 1857	E. G. Eliff	Bosque Co.		original
1857-012	04 Feb 1857	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1857-022	04 Mar 1857	John J. Greenwood	Greenwades Mill Hill Co.		original	transcription
1857-025	05 Mar 1857	Joseph E. King	Austin Travis Co.		original
1857-107	20 Nov 1857	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1858-006	14 Jan 1858	James Hillsman	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1858-012	02 Feb 1858	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1858-044	16 Mar 1858	M. Hancock	Merrilltown Travis Co.		original
1858-071	21 May 1858	Robert W. Gaines	Galveston Galveston Co.		original
1858-080	15 Jun 1858	B. F. Johnson	Austin Travis Co.		original
1858-086	20 Jun 1858	H. A. Sugg	West Point TX		original
1858-087	01 Jul 1858	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1858-110	06 Sep 1858	B. F. Carter	Austin Travis Co.		original
1858-144	19 Dec 1858	William H. Cundiff	Crockett Houston Co.		original
1859-033	15 Mar 1859	John H. Walling	Hill Co.		original
1859-043	Apr 1859	William L. Booth	Hillsboro		original
1859-045	23 Apr 1859	J. Rufus Smith	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1859-049	05 Mary 1859	J. Rufus Smith	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1859-057	10 Jun 1859	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1859-065	07 Jul 1859	James Hillsman	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1859-080	24 Sep 1859	John J. Greenwood	Greenwades Mill Hill Co.		original	transcription
1859-083	14 Sep 1859	S. J. Sweet?	Towash Hill Co.		original
1859-088	24 Sep 1859	William B. Holloway	Cyrus Bosque Co.		original
1859-094	30 Sep 1859	J. R. Lunsford	Cyrus Bosque Co.		original
1859-095	08 Oct 1859	A. D. Martin	Robertson Hill Co.		original
1860-005	05 Jan 1860	John H. Walling	Hill Co.		original
1860-025	02 Feb 1860	T. J. Walling	Hill Co.		original
1860-030	11 Feb 1860	James Hillsman	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1860-031	11 Feb 1860	Benjamin D. Kimbell	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1860-041	19 Feb 1860	John A. Green	Austin Travis Co.		original
1860-059	15 Mar 1860	M. H. Stephen	Greenwades Mill Hill Co.		original
1860-073	05 Apr 1860	J. D. Collins	Greenwades Mill Hill Co.		original
1860-202	21 Nov 1860	W. K. Karnes	?		original
1861-024	08 Mar 1861	Jackson Puckett	Robertson Hill Co.			transcription
1861-???	28 Oct 1861	J. W. McKisick	Fort Graham Hill Co.			transcription
1862-004	25 Jan 1862	A. D. Martin	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original
1862-031	19 Apr 1862	Julia Martin	Fort Graham Hill Co.		original	transcription
1862-035	15 May 1862	Thomas H. Jones	?		original
1864-009	26 Jun 1864	T. J. Eubanks	?		original
1864-013	06 Aug 1864	John T. Flint	Fort Sulokowski Galveston Island Galveston Co.	Relating the defense of Galveston Island from the Yankees and giving his optimistic opinion of how the Civil War is going for the South.	original	transcription

Other Documents

Document	Subject
E. S. C. Robertson Survey Book	This is survey book with a plat of the new Town of Robertson, at the site of Fort Graham, showing streets and lots with names of some of the owners.
Fort Graham Valley Broadside	Advertisement for the auction of tracts of land in Fort Graham Valley, Hill County on 02 Dec 1866.