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Notes from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give various people corn (6 items), 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. Franklin Jones two bushels of corn, 3/22/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 3/22/1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. S. Poe two bushels of corn, 3/22/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 3/22/1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. Meeks two bushels of corn, 3/31/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 3/31/1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. J. Partin two bushels of corn, 4/6/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 4/6/1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. Mayfield two bushels of corn, 4/24/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 4/24/1865

Note from Nacogdoches Co. Chief Justice Charles S. Taylor authorizing Judge Bennett Blake to give Mrs. Strahan two bushels of corn, 5/9/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, financial papers, legal documents, and land deeds, mostly of Bennett Blake, his immediate family, and related families. A significant portion of the papers relate to William Bonaparte McKnight, who married Mary Louisa Addie Blake. McKnight's papers include oil leases and negotiations for timber rights. Several original land grants are included in the collection, two signed by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones.

Dates: 5/9/1865