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Box 8

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Contains 9 Results:

Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items), 1860-1871

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 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: 1860-1871
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8

Receipt from the Eastern Texas Railroad Co. to Bennett Blake for $100 of stock, 5/15/1860

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 5/15/1860
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Warrant no.93, Office of the Eastern Texas Railroad Co. to Nancy Hamilton, 7/13/1861

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 7/13/1861
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Claim by Nancy Hamilton for $149.50 for her labor to the Eastern Texas Railroad Co., 7/13/1861

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 7/13/1861
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Stock certificate from the Eastern Texas Railroad Co. to Bennett Blake for 20 shares, 7/17/1861

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 7/17/1861
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Contract between the Eastern Texas Railroad Co. and William Clark to rent a mule for $150, 7/24/1861

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 7/24/1861
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Slip of paper "railroad warrants left by Bennett Blake", 8/29/1868

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, Item: 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: 8/29/1868
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Claim by Bennett Blake for services to the Eastern Texas Railroad Co., 1/23/1871

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 1/23/1871
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

Handwritten map of railroad lines in East Texas

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 4, 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: 1860-1871
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Eastern Texas Railroad Company papers of Bennett Blake (8 items)

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