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Box 7

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Deeds for slaves purchased by Bennett Blake (5 items), 1844-1862

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 12
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: 1844-1862

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cato from John F. Dorsett to Bennett Blake for $900, 3/22/1844

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12, 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: 3/22/1844

Promissory note for 4 enslaved people named Ann, Rose, Harriet, Chapley from John S. Thorn to Bennett Blake for $336, 1/16/1854

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12, 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: 1/16/1854

Deed of sale for an enslaved girl named Emeline from Charles N. Bell to Bennett Blake for $600, 3/5/1858

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12, 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: 3/5/1858

Deed of sale for 8 enslaved people named Allick, Isaiah, Mack, Ben, Randal, Charlotte, Lindy, and Fanny, from Charles N. Bell to Bennett Blake for $4300, 10/10/1859

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12, 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: 10/10/1859

Deed of sale for an enslaved boy named Charles from D. C. Christopher to Bennett Blake for $700, 11/8/1862

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12, 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: 11/8/1862