1906 LTR. EMMET W.B COX INDIAN TRADER Fort SiLL Oklahoma Territory QUANAH PARKER

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions.
OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT IS FOR SALE IN THE SCAN, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE OF THIS ITEM
This sale is for one very historical,
advertising
LETTERHE
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of
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INDIAN TR
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dealer in general merchandise
in
F
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RT SILL ,
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
.
EMMET COX was
married
to
the daughter
of
Q
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This letter is hand written and signed by
W. B. C
O
X
in the year of
1906
( Most likely, Emmet's brother and business partner, Bennett but, not sure ) .
The letter is addressed to ZACK SMITH of Bonham, Texas.  Mr. Smith loaned Emmet Cox a bunch of $$$ and now that Emmet has paid off his debt (with only his honor as security), Emmet is expressing his deep gratitude to his true friend.
Approximate size is
11" X 8 1/2".
CONDITION:
This one is in way better condition than the other one that I sold which had a giant chuck missing from the left side.  I don't have any more of this.
The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to the letterhead.  Letterhead has normal letter folds, very clear toning throughout the front side but, not much toning on back, very slight bug damage on top right edge and the general area of the top right corner too (visible in the scan),  top edge is lightly reinforced on the back but, still in good condition for a letter as historical as this one. Like most of these old letterheads, it's very fragile and it's very old.
SOLD AS IS.
MISC. HIST
O
RICAL N
O
TES:
The Cox Store was first established at the old Comanche-Kiowa Indian Agency, about two miles south of Fort Sill, in 1899. Edward Emmet Cox (1852-) handled financial affairs for Burk Burnett and Tom Waggoner (as they leased grasslands from the Comanches), paying for their leases and the salaries of their cow hands.
In 1899, Cox entered into a partnership with his brother, Bennett,
after securing an Indian trader's license, and built his store at the sub-agency. In 1906, he and his brother dissolved their partnership
and Emmett built a country store in the southwest corner of the allotment of his daughter (he married Quanah Parker's oldest daughter,
Nah-mak-uh).
Cynthia Ann (Parker) Cox was Emmet E. Cox's second wife.
Mrs. Cynthia
Ann Cox, 74, well-known Comanche Indian woman and daughter of Chief
Quanah Parker, died at 11:24 a.m. Saturday in a local hospital after several
months' illness with a heart ailment.
Born Cynthia
…
Read More Ann Parker,
in 1873 at Adobe Wells, Texas, she was the oldest child of Quanah Parker,
last great chief of the Comanche Indians. She came to Fort Sill as a year-ol
d
baby in 1874.
Weyodee
Nau-Nocca (1873-1947), married Emmett Cox (1852-1927). Eleven children
were born to this union, five of
whom died when very young.
Wec-Keah was the first wife of Quannah
Parker and she was the mother of
Nau-Nocca.
Quanah and Wec-Keah 's children. The first born: Nau-Nooca born Dec. of 1873 in Indian
Territory married Emmett Edward Cox on Jan. 26, 1893 at the residence of Quanah
Parker in Cache, Oklahoma. The marriage license listed her name as Num Mah Ker and
the family pronouced it as "Na-Mu-Coo". They had six children; Nora Cox born Dec. 25,
1895, Joseph William Cox, Edward Meredith Cox born Sep. 30, 1902, Ella Cox born Sep.
14, 1906, William Murray "Bill" Cox born Dec. 22, 1908, and James Monroe Cox born
Dec. 23, 1914.
Nora Cox married John Wesley Davis on Aug. 17, 1913 at the parsonage of Indian Mission
(Yellow) at Lawton, Oklahoma. He was born on Apr. 5, 1891 and died on Mar. 24, 1958.
Nora was still living in 1983. John and Nora had seven children; Emmett James Davis
born May 24, 1914, Jackson Bennett Davis born Apr. 17, 1918, John Edward Davis bo
rn
Jun. 21, 1921 and died Sep. 22, 1979, William Eugene Davis born Aug. 31, 1927 and died
on Nov. 19, 1955, Joseph Alan Davis born Nov. 1928 living only four days, Charles Wesley
Davis born Nov. 9, 1929, and Curtis Meredith Davis born Apr. 1, 1932.
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