1873 Denton TX. Judge Thomas Wisdom Daugherty Civil War Historical letter

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ORIGINAL items ONLY and NOT ANY reproductions.
This sale is for ONE
HAND WRi
TT
EN LE
TT
ER
from
T.W. DAUGHERTY
( THOMAS WISDOM DAUGHTERY )
during the year
1873
the letter is written in
DENTON , TE
X
A
$
.
it is addressed to
M. N. Rogers Theo? New York
The content of letter is about finances and very interesting!
HISTORYICAL DATA ONLINE:
T.W. Daugherty was born Dec. 1835 in Texas county Mo..  His parents were
James Madison Daugherty
and Eleanor McGehee Daugherty.
James Madison Daugherty was born in Cherokee Indian Territory
, and moved to Texas from Missouri, settling in Alton, in 1851.
He was the second of seven children. He had a common education by a tutor his father hired.
In 1849 at age 14 he moved with his family to Old Alton, Denton county Texas.
He soon assisted in surveying the site for the town of Denton moving to that place and engaging in business until 1860, when he was elected to the state legislature.
He served in the legislature for one term and then joined
the confederate army as a second lieutenant
, serving in
Texas Indian Territory and Arkansas
, rising to the rank
of Captain.
After the war he was elected J
ustice of the Peace in Denton county
.
However, he was removed by Governor E.J. Davis as an obstacle to re-construction.
From the close of the war in
1878 he was in mercantile and banking business
in Denton county, moving to
Abilene in 1881
and working as a clerk in a saddle shop and later conducting a grocery store.
In
1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace, serving one term and 1892
he became a member of the Abilene bar.
Judge Daugherty
was married to miss Martha Rebecca White of Denton county in 1862, who survived him upon his death. He had joined the Masonic order and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.  He was a master of the Blue Lodge in Denton and past High Priest of the Denton chapter.  His children were R.L. Daugherty, J.T.
Daugherty
, W. A.
Daugherty
, and daughters Mrs. T.H. Green, and Mrs. Mattie McCann.
CONDITION: It has normal letter folds and is in excellent condition. It is noted at the upper left as a copy but the item is handwritten and signed.  It is rare to find a letter in such great condition from this early!
This item is approximately 8" X 5" in size.  The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to this letter.
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