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Box 5

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Promissory notes to Bennett Blake or transferred to him (8 items), 1870-1883, 1895

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 14
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: 1870-1883, 1895

Promissory note to Bennett Blake and Moses L. Patton for $99.33 (three copies), 9/6/1870

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 14, Items: 1-3
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: 9/6/1870

Promissory notes (same page) from John A. Muckleroy to Bennett Blake for $62.50, 10/18/1883

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 14, 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: 10/18/1883

Promissory note from G. W. Shepherd to Bennett Blake for $152.60 on 12/15/1880 and notes relating to the execution of the note (two copies), 11/1885

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 14, Items: 5-6
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: 11/1885

Promissory note from John M. Sparks to L. D. Bradley for $467 on 6/7/1881 and notes relating to the endorsement and renewal (copy), 11/30/1886

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 14, 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: 11/30/1886

Promissory note from Adda Bowles to Mr. McCustian for $310 (written by Bennett Blake), 12/13/1895

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 14, Item: 8
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: 12/13/1895