Skip to main content

Bundle 1

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Nacogdoches Co. deed of trust from H. C. Hale and Mattie P. Hale to Bennett Blake for 268.5 acres to cover a $598 promissory note owed by the Hale’s to Blake, 3/17/1886

 Item — Bundle: 1, Folder: 3, 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: 3/17/1886
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Bundle 1 (oversize) / Deeds of trust (4 items)

Untitled plat map, 12 x 16.5”

 Item — Bundle: 1, 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: 1826-1942; Event: Donated in 1963
Found in: East Texas Research Center / Bennett Blake Papers / Bundle 1 (oversize) / Maps (5 items)

East Texas Research Center
Box 13055, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Phone: (936) 468-4100
Contact Us | Find on Map
Website: https://library.sfasu.edu/etrc

Staff Interface | v3.5.0