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Collection,
1842-1897,
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Wilbur Thomas Myers:
An Inventory of His Collection at the Texas State Archives,
1842-1897
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| Creator: | Myers, Wilbur
Thomas. |
| Title: | Collection |
| Dates: | 1842-1897 |
| Abstract: | Papers consist of
legal documents and other records relating to residents of Hopkins County. The
majority of the records are land grants from the state of Texas but other types
of records include deeds, transfers of power of attorney, oaths, bonds, and tax
receipts. There is also a partial plat survey for the town of Tarrant, former
county seat of Hopkins County. These papers were collected by Wilbur Thomas
Myers of Hopkins County, Texas, and cover the years 1842-1897. Most of the
records are concerned with the granting, transfer, or sale of land in Hopkins
County. The earliest record is an oath for a land grant dating from 1842 during
the Republic of Texas. |
| Quantity: | 0.56 cubic
ft. |
| Language | English. |
These papers were collected by Wilbur Thomas Myers of Hopkins County,
Texas. Papers consist of legal documents and other records relating to
residents of Hopkins County. The majority of the records are land grants from
the state of Texas but other types of records include deeds, transfers of power
of attorney, oaths, bonds, and tax receipts. There is also a partial plat
survey for the town of Tarrant, former county seat of Hopkins County. Most of
the records are concerned with the granting, transfer or sale of land in
Hopkins County. The earliest record is an oath for a land grant dating from
1842 during the Republic of Texas.
Most of the land grants are on parchment or vellum and bear signatures
of Texas governors. Unfortunately, the handwriting has faded on some of the
records, especially the land grants, and portions are illegible.
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Arrangement of the Records
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| These records are arranged in chronological order. |
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
None.
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| The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
| Subjects: |
| | Land grants--Texas--Hopkins
County. |
| | Deeds--Texas--Hopkins
County. |
| Places: |
| | Hopkins County
(Tex.)--History. |
| Document Types: |
| | Legal documents--Hopkins
County (Tex.)--1842-1897. |
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The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the papers. The listing is not exhaustive.
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| Texas State
Archives |
| | None. |
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(Identify the item), Wilbur Thomas Myers Collection. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1990/090
These records were donated to the Archives and Information Services
Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Wilbur Thomas
Myers on February 22, 1990.
Paul B. Beck, February 1990
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Collection,
1842-1897,
0.56 cubic ft.
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| 1990/090 | | | 1.
Oath - By Charles E. Spence for land grant from the
Republic of Texas. Signed, W. D. Vining, Clerk, Red River County, Republic of
Texas.
April 1842. |
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Land Grant - To Tillman T. Harper, Jeffersonville,
Indiana. Signed, James M. Polk, President of the United States.
August 3, 1847. |
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Land Grant - William Smith, Hopkins County, TX. Signed,
George T. Wood, Governor of Texas,
June 1849.
(damaged) |
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Deed - Delinquent Tax Sale. W.B. Merrill property sold
to Owen S. Davis. Signed, Robert E. Matthews, Assessor of Taxes, Hopkins
County, TX.
November 25, 1848. |
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Land Grant- Trustees of Nacogdoches University, Hopkins
County, TX. Signed, Peter H. Bell, Governor of Texas.
April 18, 1852. |
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Mortgage - Signed by Eldridge Hopkins and E.D.
McKenney, witnessed by David Austin, notary public.
August 19, 1853. |
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Land Grant - Hopkins County, TX. Signed, E. M. Pease,
Governor of Texas.
January 25, 1856. |
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Partial Town Plat Survey of Tarrant, former county seat
of Hopkins County. Signed, G. Tomlinson.
November 30, 1856. |
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Land Grant - William Moore, Hopkins County. Signed,
P.H. Bell, Governor of Texas.
July 13, 1857. |
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Deed - D.C. Gibbons, Hopkins County. Signed, John W.
Matthews, notary public.
September 11, 1858. |
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Land Grant - Hugh Curlin, Hopkins County. Signed, H.R.
Runnels, Governor of Texas.
September 17, 1858. |
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Certificate - John Jackson, Hopkins County.
December 6, 1858. |
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Deed - Hopkins and Anderson Counties. Signed, R.E.
Matthews.
December 22, 1858. |
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Land Grant - James Maxwell, Hopkins County. Signed, H.R.
Runnels, Governor of Texas.
June 1, 1859. |
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Land Grant - James Maxwell, Hopkins County. Signed,
H.R. Runnels, Governor of Texas.
June 1, 1859. |
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Land Grant (Peters Colony) - Robert F. Clendenen,
Hopkins County. Signed, E.M. Pease, Governor of Texas.
July 25, 1854 and August 18,
1859. |
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Transfer - E.M. Posey, Hopkins County to J.A. Moore.
November 29, 1859. |
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Land Grant - James D. Gahagan, Hopkins County. Signed,
Edmund Clark, Governor of Texas.
September 5, 1861. |
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Land Grant - Reddin Crisp, Hopkins County. Signed, F.R.
Lubbock, Governor of Texas.
November 20, 1861. |
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Deed - James Baker, Hopkins County to Jazy Garrad.
December 9, 1861. |
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Land Grant - John Hedge, Hopkins County. Signed, F.R.
Lubbock, Governor of Texas.
January 12, 1863. |
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Deed - James M. Mauney, Hopkins County. Signed, G.W.
Tomlinson, notary public.
February 16, 1863. |
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Deed - Elizabeth Askew, Hopkins County. Signed, Gladys
Matthews, Acting Clerk, Hopkins County.
January 1, 1865. |
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Land Grant - Michael Looby, Montgomery County. Signed,
E.M. Pease, Governor of Texas.
September 12, 1867. |
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ALS - E.S. Luther to E.A. Robinson.
June 4, 1868. |
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Agreement - E.P. Bacton and Omar Cruz, Hopkins County.
Signed, J.A.B. Putnam, County Judge, Hopkins County.
July 13, 1868. |
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Bond - V.D. Tucker to Acie Smith. Signed by Z.G.
Matthews and E.N. Posey.
August 3, 1868. |
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Land Grant - Heirs of George C. Wetmore, Hopkins County.
Signed, E.M. Pease, Governor of Texas.
May 14, 1869. |
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Deed - N.E. Roe, Hopkins County. Signed, E.H. Dodson,
County Clerk, Hopkins County.
March 5, 1870. |
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Land Grant - Anderson Whetstone, Hopkins County.
Signed, Edmund J. Davis, Governor of Texas.
August 19, 1870. |
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Land Grant - Russell B. Craft, Hopkins County. Signed,
Edmund J. Davis, Governor of Texas.
June 18, 1872. |
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Power of Attorney - Isaiah Weston to J.A.B. Putnam,
lawyer, Hopkins County. Signed, Bryan Weston, agent for Isaiah Weston and Mary
Howell.
June 20, 1873. |
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Deed - P.M. Graham to Josephine Graham, Marion County.
Signed, W.R. Chew, Clerk, Marion County.
February 15, 1875. |
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Deed - J. M. Harris, Hopkins County to M.L. Garlin,
Miller County, Arkansas. Signed, A.P. Landers, County Clerk, Hopkins County.
January 18, 1887. |
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Land Grant - James D. Gahagan, Hopkins County. Signed,
Edmund J. Davis, Governor of Texas.
June 10, 1872. |
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Tax Receipt - J.A. Stevenson, Hopkins County.
1896. |
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Tax Receipts (2) - J.A. Stevenson, Hopkins Counry.
Signed, B.F. Aschroft.
March, 3, 1897. |
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Land Grant - Signed, P.H. Bell, Governor of Texas.
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damage.] |
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