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Box 1

 Container

Contains 92 Results:

Letter from W. F. Nelson at Carthage to Bennette Blake, 3/9/1877

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, 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: 3/9/1877

Note from Walter A. Patrick at Centerville to Bennett Blake, 8/8/1877

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, 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: 8/8/1877

Cover letter and letter from Texas Comptroller Steph H. Darden at Austin to Bennett Blake at Nacogoches re: a labor of land in Wise Co., 9/18/1878

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, Items: 4-5
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: 9/18/1878

Letter from W. F. Berry at Centerville to Bennett Blake, 12/4/1878

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, 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: 12/4/1878

Letter from Thomas J. Jennings and Sarah G. Jennings at Tyler to Bennett Blake where they talk about bailing their son out, 12/11/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, Item: 7
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: 12/11/1879

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Yantis, TX to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 2/7/1889

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 2/7/1889

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Quitman to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches re: smallpox in Mineola and depressed cotton prices, 2/8/1891

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 2/8/1891

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Quitman to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 6/26/1891

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 6/26/1891

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Quitman to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 9/18/1891

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 9/18/1891

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Quitman to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 2/1/1892

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 2/1/1892

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Yantis, TX to Bennett Blake re: people moving west (2 pages)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, 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: 1889-1892, undated

Letter from J. L. Pogue at Yantis, TX to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: 7
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: 1889-1892, undated