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Title	Orton Family Letter, May 9, 1839
Subject	Family Correspondence
Description	From S. M. Orton (Fort Jessop, Louisiana) to Mrs. Louisa M. Orton (Lexington, Tennessee), 5-9-1839.
Date	1839-05-09
Identifier	A23, Box1. Folder4
Collection	Orton Family Papers
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/controlcard&id=429
Biographical Note	Sidney Maury Orton (1808-1858) married Louisa M. Timberlake (1820-1901) from Lexington, Tennessee. They came to Nacogdoches in 1839, and S. M. Orton became Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County in 1848. Originally a blacksmith by trade, he was also a farmer and owned mercantile establishments in Nacogdoches and in San Augustine. Orton was an active Mason, and was instrumental in the establishment of Nacogdoches University. The Ortons had four children: Mary Louise Adeline, Richard David (who became sheriff of Nacogdoches County), Harriet Winfrey, and John Greer. (Davis, Bryan H., Jr., "Orton Family" Nacogdoches County Families, v. 1, Curtis Media Corp., 1985)
Scope and Content Note	The letters and business papers included in the Orton Family Papers concern mostly the Sidney Maury Orton family. In addition, many letters concern the Mt. Enterprise Male and Female Academy, where Sidney and Louisa's children attended school.
Associated Dates	1830-1839
Type	Correspondence
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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Title	Orton Family Letter, May 9, 1839 - Page 1
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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