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Box 2

 Container

Contains 54 Results:

Letters to Bennett Blake re: land, taxes in Leon Co., Dr. Joseph Hertz, and financial concerns (5 items), 1888

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
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: 1888

Letters of Bennett Blake re: shingles, land and financial concerns (4 items), 1889

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
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

Letters from J. L. Pogue to Bennett Blake re: land, financial concerns, timber, cotton, and smallpox (7 items), 1889-1892, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
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

Letters to Bennett Blake re: land, financial concerns, timber, and the F. H. K. Day family (6 items), 1890-1891

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
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: 1890-1891

Letters from William Benton, Henry Benton and John H. Jones in Wood Co. to Bennett Blake re: land and J. L. Pogue (8 items), 1891-1892

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
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: 1891-1892

Letters of Bennett Blake with J. H. Garrett, E. D. Roberson and J. H. Roberson re: land and financial concerns (6 items), 1892

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
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: 1892

Letters of Bennett Blake re: financial concerns (6 items), 1893

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

Documents include the names E. A. Blount and J. P. Forsyth.

Dates: 1893

Letters of Bennett Blake re: land, financial concerns and cotton (6 items), 1836-1838, 1851, 1895-1904

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
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: 1836-1838, 1851, 1895-1904

Letters from family in Vermont to Bennett Blake re: family matters, farming and health (4 items), 1836-1839

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 23
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: 1836-1839

Letters from family in Vermont to Bennett Blake re: family matters, financial concerns, Mexican troubles, and friends (3 items), 1841-1848

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

The folder says there are four items. This is either a typo or one item is missing.

Dates: 1841-1848

Letters from family and friends to Bennett Blake re: family matters, a lottery ticket and financial concerns (4 items), 1850-1881

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
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: 1850-1881

Letters re: Bennett Blake estate (2 items), 1902, 1910

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
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: 1902, 1910

Bennett Blake account book from Clarksville, GA (1830s), with several pages of accounts for estates in Nacogdoches, 1830-1831, 1837-1851

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 27
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: 1830-1831, 1837-1851

Box 2

 Box — Box: 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: 1826-1942; Event: Donated in 1963