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Box 11

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Rusk Co. first-class land grant (vol.8, no.479) from Texas Governor Peter H. Bell to John M. White for one-third a league, 6/25/1850

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 1, 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: 6/25/1850

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

Nacogdoches Co. deed of trust from A. G. Mitchell to trustee Bennett Blake to sell 100.5 acres to settle a debt from overdue promissory notes, 8/1874

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 6, 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: 8/1874

James McKnight store account , 1868-1869

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 7, 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: 1868-1869