Box 7
Contains 3 Results:
Promissory note from Rolley Spinks at Chireno to Jesse Monthieth for $321.25; and affidavit that the note is legitimate (glued together), 4/17/1854, 4/12/1858
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.
Account of the estate of E. P. Gaines for 1855-1856 with John Balch, 1/13/1857
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.
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
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.
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