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Box 3

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Bennett Blake's account ledger for customers buying sundries in Nacogdoches, 1841-1843

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

The ledger includes clippings and loose items on recipes, medical cures and household hints.

Dates: 1841-1843

Bennett Blake's account book for commodities and labor in Nacogdoches, 1858-1871

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 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: 1858-1871

Box 3

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