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Ashley Newton Denton

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Dr. Ashley Newton Denton, son of John B. Denton (1806-1841), for whom Denton County and City are named, and Mary Greenlee Stewart (1808-1848). Dr. Denton was born in 1837, the year the Denton family moved from Clark County, Arkansas, to Clarksville, Texas. He studied medicine and served as a surgeon in the confederate army. Dr. Denton practiced medicine for many years at San Marcos and Austin, Texas. He was a member of the Texas legislature for one term and from 1… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Broome Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, August 26, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, on August 26, 1943. He discusses the effect the war has had on both of them, and encloses medicine for an illness she has.

Date: August 26, 1943

Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947]

Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten: the first to Reverend L. E. Goodlow, on April 11, 1947; and the second to Ike S. Moten. This is a carbon copy with a letter on each side. The first letter discusses building projects, Moten's tenant in Texas, and medicine sent to Ike Moten. The second letter tells Ike Moten how to take the medicine Dr. Moten sent him.

Date: April 11, 1947