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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Additional Sources

Description of Series

S. M. Swenson Ranches

Swenson Land and Cattle Company

Spur Farm Lands

Stamford Town Site Company

Swenson Oil and Gas Company, Inc.

Stamford and Northwestern Town Site Company

Stamford Oil Mill Company

Stamford, Texas

S. M. Swenson (Lousiana Business Affairs)

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Swenson Land and Cattle Company:

An Inventory of Its Records, 1829-1968 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorSwenson Land and Cattle Company
Title:Swenson Land and Cattle Company Records,
Dates:1829-1968 and undated
Abstract:Records and activities of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company in northwest Texas.
Collection #S 1000.1
Quantity:31 boxes and 36 ledgers(39.0 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

The Swenson Land and Cattle Company (originally Swenson Brothers), which controls the SMS Ranches of Texas, was founded by Svante Magnus Swenson (1816-1896), a Swedish immigrant. The Swenson ranches are located in northwest Texas. He and his sons formed the S. M. Swenson & Sons banking corporation in New York. The company's headquarters, which are based in New York, and the various ranches, are run by Swenson family members. Swenson also founded the town of Stamford, Texas in Jones County through the Stamford and Northwestern Townsite Company.

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Scope and Contents

The collection bulks with business correspondence in loose or book format, legal documents such as abstracts, surveys, and field notes, and financial materials relating to the SMS Ranches and other business activities such as land sales of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company. Other records include Spur Farm Land sales, Stamford and Northwestern Townsite Company, Swenson Oil and Gas Company, Stamford Water Works and Electric Light Company, and Stamford Oil Mill Company.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Swenson, S. M. (Svante Magnus), 1816-1896
Subjects (Organizations)
Swenson Land and Cattle Company
SMS Ranches
Stamford Water Works and Electric Light Company (Stamford, Tex.)
Stamford and Northwestern Townsite Co. (Stamford, Tex.)
Places
Spur Ranch (Tex.)
Stamford (Tex.)
Subjects
Land subdivision--Texas
Ranching--Texas
Real estate development--Texas

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Related Material

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

  • Humpy Briggs oral history interview [sound recording], 1975
  • J.H. Lowder oral history interview [sound recording], 1976
  • Matador Land and Cattle Company Records, 1874-1960 and undated
  • Pitchford Land and Cattle Company Records, 1837-1976
  • Frank Reeves oral history interview [sound recording], 1969
  • Swenson Land and Cattle Company. Photograph collection, 1910-1940
  • William G. Swenson and A.M.G. "Swede" Swenson oral history interview [sound recording], 1969
  • William G. Swenson oral history interview [sound recording], 1969

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Swenson Land and Cattle Company Records, 1829-1868 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Gifts, 1969-1976

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, June 2002

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Additional Sources

Clarke, Mary Whatley. The Swenson Saga and the SMS Ranches. Austin, Tex.: Jenkins Pub. Co., 1976.

Jones, Chas A. Spur Farm Lands: the Homeseeker's Opportunity. Swenson Land and Cattle Company.

SMS ranches. Stamford, Tex.: Swenson Land and Cattle Co., 1960s.

Swenson Land and Cattle Company. A Little Story About S.M.S. Feeder Calves. Stamford, Tex. : S.M.S. Ranch, 1919.

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Collection Inventory

 

S. M. Swenson Ranches

Correspondence
boxfolder
11Correspondence, 1886-1919
2Correspondence, 1920-1962
1Letters Sent, 1939-1941
2Letters Sent, 1941-1942
3Letters Sent, 1944-1945
4Letters Sent, 1945-1946
5Letters Sent, 1945-1948
6Letters Sent, 1948
boxfolder
125Code Book, 1905
Legal Documents
boxfolder
126Abstracts, 1829-1925
7Abstracts, 1888-1936
8Abstracts, 1927-1938
9Abstracts, 1925-1938
10Abstracts, 1884-1968
boxfolder
131Abstracts, 1880-1963
2Abstracts, 1924-1929
3Abstracts, 1902-1950
4Abstracts, 1879-1953
5Abstracts, 1903-1938
6Abstracts, 1884-1959
7Abstracts, 1874-1958
8Abstracts, 1873-1957
9Abstracts, 1900-1938
10Abstracts, 1874-1938
11Abstracts, 1874-1938
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141Abstracts, 1930-1954
2Abstracts, 1874-1951
3Abstracts, 1881-1962
4Abstracts, 1882-1956
5Abstracts, 1953-1956
6Abstracts, 1953-1959
7Abstracts, 1882-1953
8Abstracts, 1873-1959
9Abstracts, 1873-1962
10Abstracts, 1882-1959
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151Surveys, Jones County, 1859-1907
2Surveys, Dickens County, 1957
3Field Notes (11 items), 1899-1913
4Field Notes (11 items), 1910-1929
5Field Notes (9 items), 1902-1942
6Field Notes, 1880-1918
7Field Notes, 1880-1949 and undated
8Field Notes, 1880-1929 and undated
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161 Field Notes, 1920s-1930s
2Field Notes, 1920s and undated
3Land Sketches, 1910s-1930s
Financial Documents
boxfolder
164Estates, Neustadt, Sigmund, 1885-1945
5Estates, Emery, John J., 1895-1941
6Tax Receipts, Crosby, Dickens Counties, ISD, 1897-1941
7Tax Receipts, Garza, Kent Counties, ISD, 1908-1941
Tax Renditions
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171Garza, Kent Counties, ISD, 1910-1941
2Crosby, Dickens Counties, ISD, 1910-1941
3Spur and Self County Line ISD, 1911-1941
4Stamford, Texas, 1921-1923 and undated
5Stamford, Texas, 1918-1923 and undated
6County Taxes-Texas, 1912-1919 and undated
1County Taxes-Texas, 1905-1916 and undated
2County Taxes-Texas, 1918-1924
3County Taxes-Texas, 1911-1916
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181Land Prices (10 items), undated
2Bank Statements, 1956-1965
3Check Stubs (3 items), 1956-1963
4Cancelled Checks, 1956-1964
Miscellaneous
boxfolder
185Prairie Dog Poisoning, undated
6Highway Construction, 1913-1934 and undated
Legal Documents
boxfolder
261Surveys - Archer, Atascosa Counties, 1848-1855
2Surveys - Bandera County, 1847
3Surveys - Baylor County, 1876
4Surveys - Bell County, 1848-1862
5Surveys - Bosque County, 1847-1875
6Surveys - Bowie County, 1877-1889
7Surveys - Brown County, 1859-1861
8Surveys - Burleson, Burnett Counties, 1845-1875
9Surveys - Dickens County, 1876
10Surveys - Erath County, 1860
11Surveys - Fisher, Jones Counties, 1859-1882
12Surveys - Fort Bend, Goliad, Gonzales Counties, 1845-1877
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271Surveys - Goliad, Dewitt, Karnes Counties, 1845
2Surveys - Hamilton County, 1847-1859
3Surveys - Haskell County, 1856-1906
4Surveys - Hays County, 1847
5Surveys - Hill County, 1855
6Surveys - Hood, Hunt Counties, 1845-1870
7Surveys - Jones County, 1860-1882
8Surveys - Jones County, 1860-1898
9Surveys - Jones County, 1860-1906
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281Surveys - Jones, Shackelford Counties, 1883
2Surveys - Jones County, 1859-1907
3Surveys - Jones County, 1860
4Surveys - Jones County, 1859-1906
5Surveys - Jones County, 1859
6Surveys - Jones County, 1859-1875
7Surveys - Jones County, 1860-1906
8Surveys - Kauffman, Kendall, Kerr, Lampasas, La Salle, Limestone, Llano Counties, 1845-1878
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291Surveys - Mason, Medina, Menard, Milan, Mills Counties, 1845-1875
2Surveys - McCulloch, Mason, McLennan, McMullen Counties, 1849-1875
3Surveys - Motley, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Robertson Counties, 1845-1901
4Surveys - San Saba County, 1856-1857
5Surveys - Shackelford County, 1860-1908
6Surveys - Shackelford, Jones Counties, 1853-1881
7Surveys - Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor Counties, 1854-1879
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301Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1857-1859
2Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1857-1875
3Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1857-1860
4Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1857-1885
5Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1857-1860
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311Surveys - Throckmorton County, 1859-1883
2Surveys - Tom Green, Travis, Upshur, Ulvalle Counties, 1845-1862
3Surveys - Travis County, 1842-1855
4Surveys - Waller, Wiliamson, Wilson Counties, 1845-1855
Financial Material
Ledger
1General Ledger C, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1869-1870
Ledger
2New Orleans Journal D, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1870-1871
Ledger
3General Ledger D, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1870-1872
Ledger
4New Orleans Journal E, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1872-1873
Ledger
5General Ledger E, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1872-1875
Ledger
6Collection Register, First National Bank, 1891-1901
Ledger
7Resurvey and Subdivision, Throckmorton and Haskell Counties (Texas) Lands, 1911
Ledger
8Resurvey and Subdivision, Dickens, Motley, and Cottle Counties (Texas) Lands, 1913-1914
Legal Material
Ledger
9Record of Field Notes, Jones County, Texas, 1883-1890
Ledger
10Record of Field Notes, Throckmorton County, Texas, 1883
Financial Material
Ledger
11General Swenson Ranch Ledger, 1927-1930
Ledger
12General Swenson Ranch Ledger, 1906-1922
Ledger
13Journal Voucher and Sales Report, 1927-1930
Ledger
14Journal Voucher and Sales Report, 1931-1942
Ledger
15Journal Voucher and Sales Report, 1943-1946
Ledger
16 New Orleans Journal B, Perkins, Swenson, and Company, 1867-1869
Ledger
17Swenson Ranch Vouchers, 1931-1943

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Swenson Land and Cattle Company

Correspondence
boxfolder
21Letters Received From New York, 1926-1927
2Letters Received From New York, 1927
3Letters Received From New York, 1928
4Letters Received From New York, 1928
5Letters Received From New York, 1928-1929
6Letters Received From New York, 1929
7Letters Received From New York, 1933-1934
8Letters Received From New York, April-June, 1934
9Letters Received From New York, July-September, 1934
10Letters Received From New York, October-December, 1934
11Letters Received From New York, 1930-1931
12Letters Received From New York, March-May, 1931
13Letters Received From New York, June-September, 1931
14Letters Received From New York, October-December, 1931
15Letters Received From New York, 1932-1933
16Letters Received From New York, March-May, 1933
17Letters Received From New York, June-August, 1933
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31Letters Received From New York, September-November, 1933
2Letters Received From New York, 1933-1936
3Letters Received From New York, February-April, 1936
4Letters Received From New York, May-September, 1936
5Letters Received From New York, October-December, 1936
6Letters Received From New York, January-March, 1937
7Letters Received From New York, April-July, 1937
8Letters Received From New York, August-October, 1937
9Letters Received From New York, November-December, 1937
Letters and Enclosures From New York
boxfolder
310Swenson, A. J., June-December, 1930
11Swenson, A. J., 1929-1930
12Swenson, A. J., 1930-1931
13Swenson, A. J., 1934-1935
14Swenson, A. J., 1934-1935
15Swenson, W. G., 1930
16Swenson, W. G., 1934
17Swenson, W. G., 1935
18Swenson, W. G., 1935
19Swenson, W. G., 1938
20Swenson, W. G., 1938
21Swenson, W. G., 1939
22Swenson, W. G., 1939
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41Swenson, W. G., 1940
2Swenson, W. G., 1940
3Swenson, W. G., 1941
4Swenson, W. G., 1941
5Swenson, W. G., 1942
6Swenson, W. G., 1942
7Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
8Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
9Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
10Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
11Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
12Swenson, W. G., 1944-1945
13Telegrams Received and Sent, 1940
14Swenson, A. J., 1937-1938
15Swenson, A. J., 1937-1938
16Swenson, A. J., 1938-1939
17Swenson, A. J., 1938-1939
18Swenson, A. J., 1938-1939
19Swenson, A. J., 1939-1940
20 Swenson, A. J., 1939-1940
21Swenson, A. J., 1939-1940
22Swenson, A. J., 1941
21Swenson, A. J., 1941
22Swenson, A. J., 1942
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51Swenson, A. J., 1942
2Swenson, A. J., 1944-1945
3Swenson, A. J., 1943-1944
4Swenson, A. J., 1943-1944
5Swenson, A. J., 1943-1944
6Swenson, A. M. G., 1940-1944
7Swenson, A. M. G., 1944-1945
8Swenson, A. M. G., 1945-1947
9Swenson, A. M. G., 1945-1947
10Swenson, A. M. G., 1945-1947
11Spur Syndicate, 1939-1941
12Spur Syndicate, 1939-1940
13Spur Syndicate, 1939-1941
14Spur Syndicate, 1939-1941
15Spur Syndicate, 1939-1941
16Swenson, R. M., 1930-1940
17Swenson, R. M., 1930-1940
18Letters and Enclosures From New York, 1945
Letterbooks
boxBook
61Swenson, A. J., 1923-1924
2Swenson, A. J., 1924
3Swenson, A. J., 1924-1925
4Swenson, A. J., 1925-1926
5Swenson, A. J., 1926-1927
6Swenson, A. J., 1927
7Swenson, A. J., 1927-1928
8Swenson, A. J., 1928-1929
9Swenson, A. J., 1929-1930
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71Swenson, A. J., 1930-1931
2Swenson, A. J., 1931-1932
3Swenson, A. J., 1932-1933
4Swenson, A. J., 1933-1934
5Swenson, A. J., 1934-1935
6Swenson, A. J., 1935-1937
7Swenson, A. J., 1937-1938
8Swenson, A. J., 1938-1939
9Swenson, A. J., 1939-1940
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81Swenson, A. J., 1940-1942
2Swenson, A. J., 1942-1943
3Swenson, A. J., 1943-1945
4Swenson, W. G., 1928-1929
5Swenson, W. G., 1929-1930
6Swenson, W. G., 1930-1932
7Swenson, W. G., 1932-1934
8Swenson, W. G., 1934-1936
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91Swenson, W. G., 1936-1938
2Swenson, W. G., 1938-1940
3Swenson, W. G., 1940-1941
4Swenson, W. G., 1942-1943
5Swenson, W. G., 1943-1944
6Swenson, A. M. G., 1945-1946
7Swenson, A. M. G., 1946-1947
8Swenson, A. M. G., 1947-1948
9Swenson, E. A., 1907-1908
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101To New York, 1939
2To New York, 1939
3To New York, 1939
4To New York, January-February, 1949
5To New York, March-May, 1949
6To New York, June-August, 1949
7To New York, September-October, 1949
8To New York, November-December, 1949
Letters and Enclosures From New York
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109Andrews and Andrews, 1949
10Swenson, Bruce B., 1949
11Swenson, Carl E., 1949
12Swenson, W. G., 1949
13Correspondence, January-April, 1949
14Correspondence, May-August, 1949
15Correspondence, September-December, 1949
16Telegrams Received, 1949
17Bonner, Helen M., 1949-1951
18Swenson, S. R., 1949
19From New York, January-June, 1946
20From New York, July-December, 1946
21From New York, January-June, 1947
22From New York, July-December, 1947
23From New York, 1950-1951
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111Andrews and Andrews, 1948-1952
2Coombes and Andrews, 1946-1947
3Andrews, H. G., 1947-1951
4Barbey, J. E., 1947
5Emery, John E., 1946
6From New York, April-August, 1951
7From New York, September-December, 1951
8From New York, January-June, 1952
9From New York, 1952-1953
10Swenson, A. J., 1946
11Swenson, A. M. G., 1946-1952
12Swenson, Bruce B., 1950-1951
13Swenson, Eugene C., 1950-1953
14Swenson, J. E., 1946-1951
15Swenson, S. R., 1950-1951
16Swenson, W. G., 1946-1952
17Telegrams Received, 1946-1952 and undated
Letters To New York
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1118Elmore, Wilson, 1950-1951
19Hedin, Naboth, 1946
20Johnson and Higgins, 1951
21Ratliff, L. D., 1950
22Swenson, R. B., 1950
23Swenson, S. M., 1950-1951
24S. M. Swenson and Sons, 1941-1953
25Swift, H. R., 1951
26Telegrams Sent, 1951 and undated
Letters From New York
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1127Correspondence, January-April, 1950
28Correspondence, May-August, 1950
29Correspondence, September-December, 1950
30S. M. Swenson and Sons, January-February, 1950
31S. M. Swenson and Sons, March-June, 1950
32S. M. Swenson and Sons, July-September, 1950
33S. M. Swenson and Sons, October-December, 1950
boxfolder
121Correspondence from New York, January-June, 1948
2Correspondence from New York, July-December, 1948
3Correspondence from New York, January-May, 1951
4Correspondence from New York, June-December, 1951
Financial Material
Ledger
19Commissary Accounts, 1904-1908
Ledger
20Payroll Records, 1904-1906
Ledger
21Payroll Records, 1906-1908
Ledger
25Ranch and Stamford Gin Sales, 1902-1905
Ledger
30Stamford Water Works and Electric Light Company, 1900-1902
Ledger
31Stamford Water Works and Electric Light Company, 1902-1905
Ledger
32Stamford Water Works and Electric Light Company, 1905-1906

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Spur Farm Lands

boxfolder
187Correspondence, 1908-1938
Legal Documents
boxfolder
188Land Sectioning, 1908-1910 and undated
9Abstracts, 1874-1911 and undated
10Abstracts, 1879-1944
11Promissory Notes, 1909
12Articles of Association, 1884
13Memoranda, 1887-1911
boxfolder
191 Field Notes, 1907-1925 and undated
2Field Notes, 1907-1908 and undated
3Field Notes, 1910 and undated
4Field Notes, 1904-1946 and undated
5Field Notes, 1913-1926 and undated
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201Field Notes, 1913-1914
2Field Notes, 1904-1924
3Field Notes, 1908-1927
4Field Notes, 1908-1925
5Field Notes, 1906-1920 and undated
6Field Notes, 1920-1933 and undated
7Field Notes, 1934-1942 and undated
8Field Notes, 1928-1936 and undated
boxfolder
211Land Sales, 1908-1916
2Land Sales, 1916-1920
3Land Sales, 1920-1941
4Printed Materials, 1925 and undated
5Internal Lists, 1907-1908
Financial Material
Ledger
26Journal of Kent, Dickens, Crosby, and Garza Counties, Texas Land Sales, 1911-1941
Ledger
27Journal of Kent, Dickens, Crosby, and Garza Counties, Texas Land Sales, 1911-1941
Ledger
28Land Sales No. 1, Spur Ranch, 1908-1920
Ledger
29Land Sales No. 2, Spur Ranch, 1915-1928

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Stamford Town Site Company

boxfolder
216Correspondence, 1917-1932
7Legal Documents: Promissory Notes, 1923-1934
8Legal Documents: Land Sketches, 1909 and undated
Financial Documents
boxfolder
219Land Sales, 1900-1901
10Land Sales, 1900-1905
11Land Sales, 1901-1907
12Land Sales, 1909-1941
13Land Sales, 1909-1941
14Tax Renditions, Dickens, Kent Counties, Spur ISD, 1910-1941
boxfolder
221Tax Receipts, Dickens, Kent Counties, Spur ISD, 1910-1941

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Swenson Oil and Gas Company, Inc.

boxfolder
222Legal Documents: Mineral Reservations, 1941 and undated
3Legal Documents: Leases (Blank), undated
1Legal Documents: Payroll Ledger, 1929-1936
2Legal Documents: Journal Voucher, 1931-1945
Financial Material
Ledger
36General Expenses, 1929-1944

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Stamford and Northwestern Town Site Company

boxBook
221Legal Documents: Land Sales, 1900-1907
2Legal Documents: Land Sales, 1919-1948
Financial Material
Ledger
22Old Spur Lot Book, 1909-1941
Ledger
23Lot Sales, 1909-1943
Ledger
24Lot Sales, 1909-1941

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Stamford Oil Mill Company

Financial Documents
boxfolder
224Accounts Payable, 1902
5Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
6Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
7Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
8Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
9Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
10Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
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231Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
2Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
3Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902
4Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1902-1903
5Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
6Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
7Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
8Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
9Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
10Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
11Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
12Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
13Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
14Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
15Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
16Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
17Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
18Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903
19Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903-1904
20Accounts Payable and Receipts, 1903-1907
21Chemical Analyses of Cotton Seed Products, 1903-1914
22Agricultural Reports-Cotton Seed Oil and Meal, 1905-1908 and undated
boxfolder
241Correspondence, 1905
2Warranty Deed Receipts, 1901-1908
3Warranty Deed Receipts, 1901-1911
4Accounts Payable-Lots Owned, 1901-1905
5Berthelot, P.P.- Correspondence, 1905-1907
6Berthelot, P.P.- Bills and Receipts, 1901-1904 and undated
7Berthelot, P.P.- Bills and Receipts, 1905 and undated
8Berthelot, P.P.- Bills and Receipts, 1906-1907 and undated
boxfolder
251Berthelot, P.P.- Scrapbook Material, undated
2Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad Company-Abstracts, 1905-1906
3Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad Company-Abstracts, 1906-1907
4Stamford Inn Company-Correspondence and Contracts, 1909-1913
5Stamford Water Words and Electric Light Company-Reservoir Survey, Accounts Payable, 1902-1903
6Swenson Brothers Land and Cattle Company-Cattle Feeding Contracts, 1904-1907
7Continental Gin Company-Shipping List, 1910

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Stamford, Texas

Financial Material
Ledger
18Stamford Citizens National Bank Accounts, 1905-1908

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S. M. Swenson (Lousiana Business Affairs)

Financial Material
Ledger
33North Bend Store Sales, 1876-1884
Ledger
34William Perkins and S. M. Swenson Shipments and Deliveries, 1872-1879
Ledger
35William Perkins and S. M. Swenson Shipments and Deliveries, 1871-1872

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