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Box 11

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Nacogdoches Co. field notes and platy for eight and one-third labors of land belonging to Henry Kraber. Surveyed by Absalom Gibson, Deputy Surveyor, 8/3/1838. Certified by W. A. Ferris, County Surveyor, 12/10/1838

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 5, Item: 8
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: 12/10/1838