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Box 11

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Harrison Co. first-class land grant (vol.8, no.505) from Texas Governor Peter H. Bell to Elias E. Hamilton for 5,683,150 square varas, 7/30/1850

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 1, 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: 7/30/1850

Nacogdoches Co. and Rusk Co. affidavits (glued together) from Larkin Caison to the respective county clerks witnessing a 320-acre land deed (not included) from Larkin Caison to S. Caison, 5/10/1843, 5/11/1850

 Item — Box: 11, 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: 5/10/1843, 5/11/1850

Certificate declaring Bennett Blake a Master Mason of Milam Lodge no.2, Nacogdoches, Texas, 6/10/1841

 Item — Box: 11, 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: 6/10/1841

James McKnight store account , 1871-1872

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 7, 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: 1871-1872