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Contains 2 Results:

Nacogdoches Co. deed of trust from P. M. Petty and L. L. Petty to Bennett Blake for 150 acres to cover $600 owed on two promissory notes by the Petty’s to Blake, 9/29/1886

 Item — Bundle: 1, Folder: 3, 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: 9/29/1886

Plat map of the land between Alazan Bayou and Miral Bayou, and south of the John Durst road, principally constituting of Jose Francisco Santa Cruz’s rancho “Moral”, the Juan Isidro Acosta League, and land owned by Charles Hotchkiss, 13 x 16”

 Item — Bundle: 1, 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: 1826-1942; Event: Donated in 1963