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Publication Miss Passie Roberts writes to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-28)In this letter Passie Roberts is writing W. M. Farrington to see if she can receive compensation for the cotton tax.Publication Letter to W. M Farrington from Mrs. Asa A. Low(1926-03-25)In this letter Asa. A Low is writing W. M. Farrington in response to the newspaper ad listing people who might be able to receive compensation for the cotton tax.Publication Myrtle Taylor writes W. M. Farrington(1926-03-24)In this letter Myrtle Taylor is writing W. M. Farrington to inquire into whether or not his mother would be able to get the cotton tax money back in the name of James Taylor.Publication Secretary of war writes to Topp and Vance(1874-06-03)In this letter the war secretary writes Topp and Vance on the subject of cotton taken by the United States army. He informs them that all the records of this have been sent to the House of Representatives.Publication Letter to Robertson Topp from Unreadable sender(1876-04-29)In this letter unreadable sender writes Robertson Topp to inquire into the cotton tax bill.Publication Letter from Granville Lewis to Robertson Topp(1873-07-02)In this letter Granville Lewis is writing Robertson Topp to say he heard about the tax bill in congress. He continues to discuss the bill throughout the letter.Publication Letter to Robertson Topp from James Bond(1873-03-06)In this letter James Bond (could be misspelling) is writing to Robertson Topp to inquire into the status of Topp's attempt to get the cotton tax money back via congress.Publication Letter to W. M. Farrington from Ida Thompson Hawes(1926-03-04)In this letter Ida Thompson Hawes is responding to a letter from W. M. farrington explaining his attempt to get the cotton tax back. Ida Thompson Hawes is inquiring about whether there is still an attempt to get the money back.Publication Letter to W. M. Farrington regarding cotton tax(1926-03)This letter is from an unknown sender to W. M. Farrington asking to participate in the process to get a refund for the cotton tax.Publication Letter from W.M. Farrington to the Editor of the Gonzales Inquirer(1926-03-09)The grandson of Robertson Topp and son of William M. Farrington, who is also named William M. Farrington writes to the editor of the Gonzales Enquirer. In this letter, he lists dozens of names of families that were, like his family, impacted by the cotton tax imposed during war time. His goal is to get people to support the passing of the bill.Publication Letter from Edith Mertz to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-10)In this letter Edith Mertz clarifies the name of her father for W. M. Farrington so that she might have a chance of receiving some compensation for the cotton taxes her father paid.Publication Letter from Mrs. O. A. Neely to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-12)In this letter Mrs. O. A. Neely request the help of Mr. W. M. Farrington in pursuing reimbursement from the government for cotton taxes her father paid.Publication Letter from Ida Thompson Hawes to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-15)In this letter Ida Thompson Hawes pledges his cooperation and requests the help of W. M. Farrington in getting back cotton taxes his grandfather paid.Publication Letter from W. A. Williams to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-16)In this letter W. A. Williams asks W. M. Farringtons help in trying to claim back taxes that his father lost working in the cotton business.Publication Letter from H. W. Matthews to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-18)In this letter H. W. Matthews read Farrington's letter in the "Gonzalez Inquirer" and offered his support.Publication Letter from A. B. Holmes to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-19)A. B. Holmes informs W. M. Farrington that he read Farrington's letter in the "Gonzalez Inquirer." Holmes family was involved in the collection of taxes during the civil war and he is writing to Farrington to find out if his family will benefit from the tax claim bill.Publication Letter from J. F. Nations to W. M. Farrington(1926-03-28)In this letter J. F. Nations tells W. M. Farrington that he realized he would benefit from the tax claim bill so he is writing to offer his cooperation in getting it advanced.Publication Letter to Mrs. Robertson Topp from John Pool(1879-12-15)In this letter John Pool informs Mrs. Topp that he has received the claim that she speaks of and promises to give it swift and urgent attention.Publication Letter from L. Vance to his Sister(1884-09-24)In this letter L. Vance tells his sister that he received a letter from W. G. Ford that contained a legal contract that made Vance the surviving partner with Robertson Topp in the ownership of 170 bales of cotton.Publication Letter to Senator Thomas B. Turnley from Col. McKisisk(1900-05-10)In this letter, Col. McKisick relays to Thomas B. Turnley that he and his wife "protest and object to the payment of the share to which the Topp heirs may be entitled, being paid out of the Treasury to the executors of W.L. Vance".