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ThissaleisforONLY ONERARE & Historical!
advertising LETTERHEAD
from
THOMAS J. CAMPBELL
atthe
LAW OFFICE of
MASON & CAMPBELL
in
JEFFERSON, TEXA$
during the year of 1874 .
Their office was located at the corner ofPOLK and AUSTIN STREETS .
This letter is hand written &signed by
T. J. CAMPBELL.
W. H. Mason
was once a Dallas lawyer and was a former
Confederate soldier.
CONDITION:Normal letter folds,a small chunk missing from thetop,a hole in the center of the letterhead which is slightly to the right. Both of those mentioned defects are visible in the scan. Regardless of those few flaws, this letter is still in pretty darn good shape for its age. The " ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached totheitem that is for sale.
THE PICTUREof Thomas J. Campbell is NOT FOR SALE. It is just an image of him so you can see what the man that wrote this letter looked like.
Approximatesizeis8 1/2" X11" in size.
A FEW HISTORICAL NOTES ON
THOMAS J. C A M P B E L L
He was born in 1824 in Tennessee. His date of decease is unknown.
Terms of Service
- House, 15th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Legislature
4/18/1876 - 1/14/1879
Democrat
(1) Representative apportionment - Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. "Eleventh District - The counties of Marion, Cass, Bowie and Morris shall elect three representatives; Cass to be the returning county." University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Listed as T.J. Campbell in "Ready to make laws. . .Eighty members present (House)" (organization of the 15th Legislature), 4/19/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(3) T.J. Campbell, Harrison County. House Journal .
(4) F.J. Campbell, home address, Jefferson, home county, Marion. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) F.J. Campbell, Marion County. Texas House of Representatives: a Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.
Biographical Notes and Resources Other Resources
- Listed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas. Mason & Campbell - William H. Mason, Thomas J. Campbell. Trow's Legal Directory and Lawyers' Record of the United States, 1875, p. 601. Google Books .
- Census of 1870 - Ths. J. Campbell, Jefferson, Marion County, age 46, lawyer, birthplace Tennessee. HeritageQuest Online .
- Biography, Thomas J. Campbell, born 1824 in TN. "He is married. . . and resides, with his family, at Jefferson in Marion County," pp. 69-70. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878 1876.
Committee Information15th R.S. - 1876 also noted:Education Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Rules Secretary of State (Chair)
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