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Andrew Jackson Boynton (b. May 1, 1836) and Martha Elizabeth (Pattie) Binford (b. April 6, 1843) met in Crawford, Alabama after the end of the Civil War when Boynton was on his way home to Henderson, Texas. These letters represent their courtship correspondence in 1865 and 1866, with her letters coming from Auburn, Alabama, while his were written from various Texas towns as he traveled on business. They married January 8, 1867 in Macon Co. Alabama, and eventually settled in Panola County, Texas. They had five children; John Binford, Oscar P., Leila, Jesse and Archie. Andrew Jackson Boynton died on January 8, 1888 in Rusk County. Martha Elizabeth Boynton died January 29, 1925 in Mt. Enterprise. They are both buried in Boynton Cemetery, Panola County.
The letters describe Central and East Texas -- the land, weather, transportation, business. They discuss philosophy of love and marriage. Places mentioned include Auburn and Crawford, Alabama; and Henderson, Waxahachie, Dallas, Larissa, and Jamestown, Texas.
( Rusk County Rebels . Davis, Kathryn Hooper and Ericson, Carolyn Reeves. Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson Books, 1998. p. 75; Worley, Joyce Haley. "The Family of Moses Boynton, Jr." A History of Panola County, Texas 1819-1978 . Panola Historical Association, 1979. p. 180).
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9 ITEMS. [A-70]
Box 1
Folder 1:
Correspondence, 1865-1866 and Biographical Notes. 9 items.Nov. 28, 1965
A. J. Boynton, Henderson, TX, to Pattie, n.p. Photocopy. 2 p.n.d.
A. J. Boynton, n.p., [to Pattie, n.p. Beginning of letter missing.] Photocopy. 4 p.June 17, 1866
Pattie, Auburn, AL, to Mr. Boynton, n.p. Photo copy. 3 p.n.d.
A. J. Boynton, n.p., to Pattie, n.p. Photocopy. 2 p.Oct. 5, 1866
A. J. Boynton, Henderson, TX, to Pattie, n.p. Photocopy. 2 p.Oct. 17, 1866
[Pattie Binford, Auburn, AL], to Mr. Boynton, n.p. [End of letter missing.] Photocopy. 2 p.Oct. 18, 1866
A. J. Boynton, Waxahachie, TX, to Pattie, n.p. Photocopy. 3 p.Nov. 9, 1866
Pattie B[inford], Auburn, AL, to Mr. Boynton, n.p. Photocopy. 2 p.Biographical notes on A. J. Boynton and Pattie Binford. Photocopy. n.d. 1 p.
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