urn:taro:utexas.cah.00783 A Guide to the J.W. Armstrong Papers, 1893-1910 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Armstrong, J.W. J.W. Armstrong Papers 1893-1910 Materials are written in English. AR 80-60 4 inches Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Business correspondence (1895-1910) and financial records (1900-1909) of San Antonio businessman J. W. Armstrong relate primarily to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company, of which he served as trustee and secretary. Other papers relate to the Sam Maverick estate of which Armstrong served as trustee in 1901. Biographical Note

San Antonio businessman J. W. Armstrong served as trustee and secretary of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company. This real estate development business was owned by Mifflin Kenedy, president, and Uriah Lott, vice-president, in connection with their San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, completed in 1881.

Scope and Contents

Business correspondence (1895-1910) and financial records (1900-1909) of San Antonio businessman J. W. Armstrong relate primarily to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company, of which he served as trustee and secretary. Also included is a bound volume of copies of deeds executed in Bexar County by them and by Kenedy's son John G. Kenedy for lots sold by the firm, primarily in Bee, DeWitt, Falls, Karnes, Lee, and Nueces Counties along the rail route (1893-1897). Other papers relate to the Sam Maverick estate of which Armstrong served as trustee in 1901. 1909 newspaper clipping contains an obituary of George A. Hodges, Sr., editor of the Lott (Texas) Clarion, agent for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company, and a principal business associate of Armstrong.

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 Index Terms Subjects Armstrong, J. W. Hodges, George A., Sr. Kenedy, John G. Kenedy, Mifflin. Lott, Uriah. Maverick, Samuel Augustus. Spivey, John W. Bexar County, Texas. Falls County, Texas. Lott, Texas. Land titles. Real estate. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company. Maverick Bank, San Antonio. San Antonio, Texas. Preferred Citation

J.W. Armstrong Papers, 1893-1910, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3N144 Correspondence: 3N144 From George Hodges, 1895-1896, 1899-1909 3N144 From J. W. Spivey, 1899-1911 3N144 Received, 1892, 1894-1896, 1900-1910 3N144 Sent, 1895, 1901, 1903-1910 3N144 Financial Records, 1900, 1902-1909 3N144 Other materials: 3N144 Engraved check, Maverick Bank, San Antonio, Texas, 1890-1899 3N144 Newspaper clipping, 1909 4M664 Deed Records, Bee, DeWitt, Falls, Karnes, Lee, Nueces Counties, 1893-1897