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Box 11

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Nacogdoches Co. land grant (vol.7, no.90) from Texas Governor E. M. Pease to Bennett Blake, assignee of John B. Long, for 286.7 acres, 9/12/1855

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 2, 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: 9/12/1855

Robertson and Leon counties land grant (vol.9, no.904) from Texas Governor E. M. Pease to John Reid for 13.553645 labors (certified copy), 7/17/1855

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 2, 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: 7/17/1855

Wood Co. land grant (vol.11, no.274) from Texas Governor E. M. Pease to William Hart, assignee of Isaac Kneeland, for one league (certified copy), 2/4/1884

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 2, 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: 2/4/1884

Land grants (3 items)

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 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: 1826-1942; Event: Donated in 1963