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Box 2

 Container

Contains 8 Results:

Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items), 1880-1883

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 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: 1880-1883
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2

Letter from John Durst at Marshall to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 2/6/1880

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 2/6/1880
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from Walter A. Patrick at Centerville to Bennett Blake, 5/21/1881

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 5/21/1881
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from J. H. Muckleroy at Terrell to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches re: weather and small pox cases that "came from Dallas brought by bad women", 4/12/1882

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 4/12/1882
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches to Walter A. Patrick, 3/2/1883

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 3/2/1883
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from G. W. Shepherd at Centerville to Bennett Blake, 3/4/1883

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 3/4/1883
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from Walter A. Patrick at Centerville to Bennett Blake, 3/10/1883

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 3/10/1883
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

Letter from L. D. Bradley at Fairfield to Bennett Blake at Nacogdoches, 5/3/1883

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1, 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: 5/3/1883
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 2 / Letters of Bennett Blake (7 items)

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