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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)

Letter stating that Bennett Blake attended school, worked hard and conducted himself well, 7/4/1874

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 5, 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: 7/4/1874

Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Miscellaneous papers of Bennett Blake and family (4 items)

Speech about land, public schools, passing from old constitution to a new one

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 6, 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: 1875, undated

Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Texas Constitutional Convention papers of Bennett Blake (5 items)

Statement of lands held by the trustees of Nacogdoches University, from Bennett Blake's treasurer's report, 1845

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 7, Item: 4

Scope and Contents From the File:

Blake served as treasurer and as a trustee of Nacogdoches University.

Dates: 1845

Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Nacogdoches University papers of Bennett Blake (5 items)

Letter from land agents Gilbert and Smith to W. B. McKnight re: McIver tract, 3/22/1910

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 24, 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: 3/22/1910

Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Letters of W. B. McKnight (6 items)

Postcard from J. H. Brown to W. B. McKnight re: meeting up after the arrival of the "Boll Weevil", 12/14/1904

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 19, 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: 12/14/1904

Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Box 8 / Letters to W. B. McKnight (8 items)

East Texas Research Center

Box 8

Contains 6 Results:

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

Letter stating that Bennett Blake attended school, worked hard and conducted himself well, 7/4/1874

Speech about land, public schools, passing from old constitution to a new one

Statement of lands held by the trustees of Nacogdoches University, from Bennett Blake's treasurer's report, 1845

Letter from land agents Gilbert and Smith to W. B. McKnight re: McIver tract, 3/22/1910

Postcard from J. H. Brown to W. B. McKnight re: meeting up after the arrival of the "Boll Weevil", 12/14/1904

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