TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I: Series I: Bank Accounts, 1887-1942 (Boxes
1-9)
Series II: Business Interests, 1884-1920 (Boxes 10-
58)
Series III: Correspondence, 1882- 1919 (Boxes 59-102)
Series IV: Legal / Court Cases, 1871-1920 (Boxes
103-131)
Series V: Legal Correspondence / Court Documents, 1893-1917
(Boxes 132-189)
Series VI: Legal Papers by County (Boxes
190-262)
Series VII: Personal files (Box 263)
Series VIII: Ledgers (Boxes 264-278)
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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University,
Houston, TX
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| Creator: |
Masterson, Harris, b. 1856 |
| Title |
Harris Masterson I Papers
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| Dates: |
1860-1942, bulk
1880-1920
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| Extent |
263 boxes |
| Abstract: |
Judge Harris Masterson’s
papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings
after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942,
bulk 1880-1920.
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| ID |
MS 468 |
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Materials are in
English.
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Judge Harris Masterson, the youngest son of Thomas Gilbert and Christina
Masterson, was born in Brazoria County on June 30, 1856. His father, a lawyer,
judge, and large landowner in Brazoria County, migrated to Texas from
Nashville, Tennessee. His mother also studied law and came from Tennessee where
her grandfather had been a prominent judge and governor.Harris and all five of
his brothers received their legal education from her. Of the six, four entered
into active legal practice, and all of the them served as judges at one time
during their careers.
Harris Masterson began his legal career in Brazoria County. Although not
much is known about Masterson’s early career in Brazoria or his terms as judge,
it seems from papers and correspondence in the collection that he became
involved in land litigation early in his career. This emphasis began with his
interests in his father’s large holdings in Brazoria County. In June 1880,
Harris Masterson married Sallie Stewart Turner, by whom he had five children,
of whom only three lived beyond infancy. A short time after his wife’s death in
January of 1894, the Judge moved his legal practice to Houston.
From the
extensive correspondence and numerous deeds in these papers, it seems Masterson
dealt largely with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding
counties, including Brazoria, Firt Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson
Counties. His land interests extended into several East Texas and Louisiana
lumber companies. Since he owned so much coastal land, Spindletop and the
discovery of oil opened a new field of business for Masterson. He joined with
other prominent landowners in the coastal area to form small oil companies for
drilling. He also made a great deal of money by leasing out his land for
drilling. He became a member of the Hogg-Swayne syndicate participating in and
contributing to their numerous drilling operations, as well as independently
drilling with Frank Andrews and Joseph S. Cullinan. Most of the oil drilled on
Masterson’s land was sold to the Gulf Oil & Pipeline Company, the Sun
Pipeline Company, and other large oil companies.
Masterson set up
several land corporations with his brother A.R. Masterson and son Neill. Two of
these were the Texas Town Lot & Improvement Company and the Houston Town
Lot & Improvement Company. Although these companies on occasion contracted
to build houses on the land they sold, their primary function was to buy large
tracts of land and break them into smaller lots. Much of this land was sold to
what would today be called the middle and lower class people of Houston. These
sales then were usually financed by Harris Masterson so that in case of
default, the land reverted back to the Mastersons. Through one of these
companies Masterson apparently acquired some land which the owners had been
unwilling to sell to the newly founded Rice Institute.
Masterson also
speculated in land in Cameron County and other parts of the Rio Grande Valley
which only needed irrigation to become agriculturally productive. Not
coincidentally, he also bought stock in various irrigation companies. Among
these were the Harlingen Land & Water Company and the La Feria Land &
Water Company. Although these companies were badly mismanaged by the local
operators and eventually went bankrupt, they seemed to have opened up the
speculation and search for water to make this area productive. Other
investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in
West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and ranching.
Judge
Harris Masterson was a shrewd businessman who kept his wealth spread across his
various investments. His employed the services of a secretary as well as his
son Neill and son-in-law Elliott Cage to help him look after and protect his
investments. Neill Masterson continued to care for the investments after the
death of Judge Masterson in July 1900.
Source: “The Masterson Family
Papers”,
The Flyleaf, Vol. 24, No. 3,
October 1974. Friends of Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston TX. By Beth
Wray, Manuscript Curator, Woodson Research Center.
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Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice
and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to
Houston, dating from 1871-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land
litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including
Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other
investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in
West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and ranching. Business cycles
and the style of land and oil deals of the day are presented very well in the
correspondence. Family correspondence also reveals Masterson’s willingness to
employ his own numerous nephews and generally to help people in his employ. The
papers dating from Judge Masterson’s death in July 1900 were created or
maintained by Masterson’s son Neill.
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This collection has been arranged in the following series:
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Access Restrictions
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Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or e-mail woodson@rice.edu.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Harris Masterson I Papers must be
obtained from the Woodson Research Center.
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Subjects (Persons)
Masterson, Harris -- archives
Subjects
Attorneys -- Texas -- 20th
century
Subjects (Places)
Texas -- Houston -- history -- 20th
century.
Texas-- history -- 20th
century.
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Harris Masterson I Papers, MS 468, Woodson Research Center, Fondren
Library, Rice University
The Masterson papers were donated to the Fondren Library by the
Mastersons in 1957.
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| Series I: Bank Accounts, 1887-1942 (Boxes
1-9) |
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Bank statements, correspondence, check stubs, receipts,
arranged by bank name and then chronologically.
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Adoue & Lobit cancelled checks, 1887-1891; Houston
National Exchange Bank checks stubs, 1911-1912
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Adoue & Lobit bank statements,
11-20-1885—12-1892
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3 |
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Adoue & Lobit bank statements,
1-1893—8-1900
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Adoue & Lobit correspondence, 2-15-1886—3-17-1914;
Adoue & Lobit check registers
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Folder |
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1 |
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First National Bank of Houston check stubs, 1898-1904, and
account books/check registers, 1898-1914
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Folder |
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First National Bank of Houston bank statements, deposits,
drafts, 1898-1919
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2 |
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First National Bank of Houston deposit slips, 1900-1920;
correspondence with bank, 8-1904—7-1914; Deposit slips, 1915-1920
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Folder |
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W.O. Ellis & Co., Bankers, Houston cancelled checks,
1889-1890
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Alvin Exchange National Bank, Alvin, TX, cancelled checks,
bank books, deposits, 1893-1897
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3 |
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Planters & Merchants National Bank, Houston, TX
cancelled checks, deposits, 1890-1896
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4 |
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High Emprise, 1972 |
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Folder |
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T.W. House, Banker, Houston, TX cancelled checks, bank
books, 1897, 1907
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W.O. Ellis & Co., Bankers, bank books,
1889-1890
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Smith Bros., Brazoria, TX check stubs, 1884-1886; National
Bank of Commerce bank book, 1912; Houston National Exchange Bank bank book,
1911
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Bank of Angleton, Angleton, TX cancelled checks, deposits,
1987-1901
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The Union National Bank cancelled checks, 1917; Velasco
National Bank, Velasco, TX check stubs, 1894-1895; unknown banks check stubs,
1892-1896, 1917
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Folder |
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First National Bank of Houston and Commonwealth National
Bank check stubs and bank books for HM, Mrs. HM, P. Harvey; checks and bank
statements from various banks—Velasco, 1892-1897, Smith Bros.—1884-1885,
Planters State Bank—1917-1920, Harlingen State Bank—1916-1918, Seaboard
National Bank, NY—1911
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Velasco National Bank correspondence and bank statements,
1894-1897
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Planters & Mechanics National Bank statements and
correspondence, 1889-1896, 1918
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W.O. Ellis & Co., Bankers statements, deposits,
correspondence, 1889
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Alvin Exchange Bank statements, correspondence,
1894-1899
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T.W. House, Banker, deposit receipts, statements,
1887-1898
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Bank of Angleton statements, deposits, correspondence,
1897-1901
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Bank statements, cancelled checks: Houston National
Exchange Bank, 1910-1919; Gulf National Bank, 1903-1904; South Texas National
Bank, 1895-1912; Misc. banks, 1887-1917
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Summary of all bank accounts, 1885 |
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First National Bank statements for Mrs. H.B. Masterson,
8-6-1924—1-1925
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First National Bank statements, 1920-1928,
1931
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Misc. bills and statements, 1910-1942 |
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First National Bank check stubs , 1916-1922 |
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First National Bank cancelled checks for: Mrs. H.B.
Masterson, 1924-1925; N.T. Masterson, 1909-1912; H.B. Masterson, 1920-1928/
Gulf National Bank and First National Bank, Beaumont, TX bank books and
cancelled checks for H.A. Perry, 1903
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First National Bank of Houston checks stubs and deposits,
1914-1941
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58) |
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Financial records, legal documents, and correspondence
related to specific companies and businesses which appear in alphabetical order
by the name of the business.
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Cameron County, TX Irrigation District #1 bond
correspondence, 1916
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Cameron County, TX (Harlingen), Lon C. Hill, Jr. corresp.,
1913-1916
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Cameron County, TX (Harlingen), Lon C. Hill, Jr. corresp.,
1916
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Cameron County, TX: abstract of property conveyed by Lon
C. Hill for deeds of trust and to the Harlingen Land and Water Co., 1913
[1915]
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Cameron County, TX: judgment against and abstracts of land
of Harlingen Land and Water Co., 1905
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Cameron County, TX: release from deed of trust and
judgment lien by H. Masterson to John H. Brooks, 1917
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Cameron County, TX: option to purchase townsite property
extended to Ross L. Clark by H. Masterson, 1914
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Cameron County, TX: release from deed of trust on property
to Lon C. Hill by Rio Grande Canal Co., 1914
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Cameron County, TX: partial release from vendor’s lien on
property by H. Masterson to J.S. Massie & S.M. Massie, 1914
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Cameron County, TX: refusal of trustee to act and
appointment of substitute in deed of trust of Lon C. Hill to I.H. Kempner for
benefit of H. Masterson, 1914
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Cameron County, TX: Hill Plantation Co., Gordon Hill in
account with H. Masterson, 1914, 1917-1918
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Cameron County, TX: papers re: transfer of bonds from
Cameron County Irrigation District #1 to Harlingen Land & Water Co.,
1915
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Cameron County, TX: agreement between Robards and Henson
And H. Masterson re: bonds for Cameron County Irrigation District #1,
1917
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Cameron County, TX: note with collateral of Harlingen Land
& Water District to H. Masterson, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: note of Cameron County Irrigation
District #1 to H. Masterson, 1915
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District Courts of Harris and Cameron Counties: litigation
involving debts of Lon C. Hill, but not H. Masterson, 1913
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Cameron County, TX: certified copies of deed of trust and
release of Lon C. Hill to Wm. C. Craig, 1913-1914, 1917
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Correspondence re: deals with E.T. Madden,
1913-1914
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Correspondence re: deals with E.T. Madden,
1915-1916
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District Court of Cameron County, TX: certified copies of
releases of liens from court judgments in suits against Lon C. Hill and Hill
Sugar Co., 1918-1919
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Callahan Construction Co. re: Cameron County Irrigation
District #1, 1915-1917
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Correspondence re: Blakeney & Maxey suit against Lon
C. Hill, Jr. in Muskogee, OK, 1915-1916
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Correspondence re: Mid-Continent Building, Muskogee, OK,
1914-1916, Lon C. Hill
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Cameron County, TX: Rincon Farm matters,
1913-1914
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9 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Minnesota-Texas Land
Irrigation Co. v. LaFeria Mutual Canal Co., 1918-1919
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Minnesota-Texas Land
Irrigation Co. v. LaFeria Mutual Canal Co., 1917
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Documents and correspondence re: Hill debts to H.
Masterson, 1908, 1911-1915
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Documents and correspondence re: Hill debts to H.
Masterson, 1916-1918
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Correspondence re: operation of Cameron County Irrigation
District #1, 1915
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Correspondence re: Harlingen Townsite Co.,
1913-1914
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Cameron Co., TX: correspondence re: Palmetal Co. and
foreclosures, 1915-1916
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Cameron Co., TX: accounts of Harlingen Land & Water
Co. with H. Masterson, 1913-1916
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Correspondence re: sale of Harlingen Land & Water Co.
to Cameron County Irrigation District #1, 1915-1916
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Correspondence re: operation of Cameron County Irrigation
District #1, 1916
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Business correspondence, Lon C. Hill,
1915-1916
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Correspondence re: Harlingen Land & Water Co.,
1915-1916
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Correspondence, Gordon Hill, Cameron County Irrigation
District #1, 1915
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Correspondence, Gordon Hill, Cameron County Irrigation
District #1, 1916
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Correspondence re: Hill Sugar Plantation,
1913-1917
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Cameron County Irrigation District #1, Masterson
guarantor, 1918
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Cameron County, TX: deed of trust and note with vendor’s
lien for purchase of land by Antonia Maldonado from H. Masterson,
1915
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Cameron County, TX: notes and deed of trust addition of
John A. Hill to H. Masterson, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: chattel mortgage on mules of John A.
Hill to H. Masterson, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: deeds of trust from John A. Hill to
N.T. Masterson for use by H. Masterson, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: chattel mortgage on mules and cattle
of Lon C. Hill & Gordon Hill to H. Masterson, 1915
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Warranty deed with vendor’s lien of H. Masterson to J.E.
Fitch, et al, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: copy of release from vendor’s lien of
Tomasa N. Garza, Julian Villareal, Placido Villareal, Guadalupe de Cavazos to
H. Masterson, 1915
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Cameron County, TX: contract between John Springer and
Cameron County Irrigation District #1 for construction of flumes, April 10,
1915
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Cameron County, TX: agreement between Lon C. Hill and
Gordon Hill and H. Masterson re: option to repurchase property foreclosed upon
by Masterson, 1916
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Contract between Thomas F. Lee and H. Masterson re: bonds
for Cameron County Irrigation District #1, 1917
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Cameron County, TX: agreement between Cameron County
Irrigation District #1 and W.E. Callahan Construction Co. re: construction
canals and laterals, 1917
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Masterson Irrigation Co. [Cameron Co. Irrigation],
1916-1920
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Cameron County, TX dealings with Lon C. Hill and John A.
Hill [Hill Sugar Co. and Mississippi Valley Trust Co.], 1911-1919
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General correspondence, Lon C. Hill, 1914 |
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Correspondence, Lon C. Hill, 1913 |
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Correspondence, Lon C. Hill, 1911-1912 |
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Correspondence, Lon C. Hill/Rio Grande Co.,
1913-1914
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Cameron Co., TX bond information re: Cameron County
Irrigation District #1, 1917-1919
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Cameron Co., TX bond information re: Cameron County
Irrigation District #1, 1910, 1915-1919
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Correspondence re: sale of bonds for Cameron County
Irrigation District #1, 1916
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Correspondence re: sale of bonds for Cameron County
Irrigation District #1, 1914-1916
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9 |
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Lon C. Hill statements, 1915-1916 |
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Lon C. Hill statements, contracts, 1913-1916 |
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Harris County Irrigation District #1 returns, accounts,
1918
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Harris County Irrigation District #1 returns, accounts,
1915-1922
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Harris County Irrigation District #1 statements, reviews,
1915-1917
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Cameron County Irrigation District #1 statements,
petitions, 1917
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Cameron County Irrigation District #1 statements, returns,
1915-1918
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Harlingen Land & Water Co., Hill & Hill Sugar Co.
statements, drafts, 1913-1915
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Hill matter contracts, documents, 1912-1915 |
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Accounts dealing with Lon C. Hill, 1914-1917 |
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Accounts dealing with Lon C. Hill, 1913 |
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Cameron County Irrigation District #1, 1914-1919
(1/2)
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Cameron County Irrigation District #1, 1914-1919
(2/2)
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A.C. Allen business, 1902-1904 |
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Richard H. Barrow, 1902-1905 |
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Richard H. Barrow, 1900-1908 |
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Richard H. Barrow, 1891, 1900-1904, 1913-1914 |
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Richard H. Barrow, 1902-1905 |
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Bartlett-Florence Railroad Co. bonds, 1910 |
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Brazoria County business, 1884-1885, 1894 |
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Brooks Supply Co., 1919 |
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Cravens & Cage, 1915-1917 |
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Cravens & Cage, 1906-1910 |
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Correspondence-Monk & Palmer re: W.J. Powell Lumber
lands, Leesville, La., 1906-1908
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Powell Bros. & Sanders Co. Ltd; Bill of Sale of
capital stock property and assets of W.H. Powell Lumber Co. to H.H. Everest by
H. Masterson in settlement of debt of J.R. Sturgill, 1906—
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Farmers and Bankers Warehouse Building Association,
1906
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Farmers and Bankers Warehouse Building Association,
1906-1907
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Carter Office Bldg. Stock; Chapman Manufacturing Co.
shares; Eagle Land Co., 1903, 1909, 1911
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Houstonian Publishing Co., Houston Harbor Development
Co., 1906, 1916
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Proposed Houston Hotel Co. subscriptions,
1906-1907
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Interstate Mining & Milling Co., CO, 1907 |
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Logging, 1904-1905 |
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Houston Transfer & Carriage Co., 1909 |
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Correspondence re: property at Main St./Capital, Houston,
1912
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Correspondence re: property at Main St./Capital, Houston,
1912
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Masterson & Sweeney, 1913-1915 |
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Mid Continent Life Building, Muskogee, OK,
1916-1917
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Correspondence-H. Masterson/M. Miller,
1908-1912
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Correspondence re: property of W.H. Powell and Louisiana
Pecan Co., 1915-1916
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Correspondence re: property of W.H. Powell and Louisiana
Pecan Co., 1916
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Correspondence re: Louisiana lumber mills and land
formerly owned by Powell Lumber Co., 1909-1913
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Correspondence re: Louisiana lumber mills and land
formerly owned by Powell Lumber Co., 1914-1917
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W.C. Munn Co. stock; Orient Hotel, OK,
1914-1919
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Palmetal Co., 1916-1918 |
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Palmetal Co., 1916-1918 |
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Palmetal Co., 1916-1918 |
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Palmetal Co., 1915-1918 |
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Palmetal Co., 1915, 1918 |
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Perry family block, 1912-1918 |
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Perry family block, 1909-1912 |
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Perry family block, 1908-1912 |
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Perry family block, 1911-1912 |
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Perry family block, 1909, 1912, 1914-1915 |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1906— |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1910-1911 |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1910-1915 |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1910 |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1890s, 1900s |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1910-1911, 1913 |
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W.H. Powell Lumber Co., 1909-1910 |
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Powell-Stanley matter, 1916-1919 |
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Powell Bros. & Sanders Co., Ltd.,
1906-1907
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Powell Bros. & Sanders Co., Ltd.,
1906-1909
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McMullen Co. deed of trust of W.A. Lowe to W.T.
Masterson
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Correspondence re: possible property tracks for Prince
Ranch, 1908-1919
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Correspondence re: possible property tracks for Prince
Ranch, 1908-1919
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McMullen Co. correspondence and papers, Prince Ranch,
1914- 1916
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5 |
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McMullen Co. correspondence and papers, Prince Ranch,
1911- 1914
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6 |
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McMullen Co. correspondence and papers, Prince Ranch,
1911- 1914
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7 |
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McMullen Co. correspondence and papers, Prince Ranch,
1906- 1910
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8 |
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Atascosa, Frio, LaSalle, McMullen, re: Prince Ranch, c.
1919
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9 |
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Sabine Timber lands, Vernon Parish, LA, 1911, 1914,
1916-1917
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| Box |
Folder |
| 27 |
1 |
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Rockhill Country Club Co. shares, 1914 |
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2 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club,
1916
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3 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club,
case of Nix v Withers, 1915
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4 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club,
case of Nix v Withers, 1914 (June-Dec.)
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5 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club,
case of Nix v Withers, 1914 (Jan-May)
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6 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club
and J.P. Withers, 1913
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7 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: Rockhill Country Club
and J.P. Withers, 1911-1912
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| Box |
Folder |
| 28 |
1 |
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Rowan Townsite Co. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 29 |
1 |
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Sabine Produce & Irrigation Co., 1906-1907 |
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2 |
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South Texas Development Co., 1905-1909 |
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3 |
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Correspondence, San Antonio, Fredericksburg & Northern
Railway, 1916-1917
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4 |
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Correspondence and legal papers re: San Antonio,
Fredericksburg and Northern Railway, 1911-1915
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5 |
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Capitalization and incorporation of San Stone Mountain,
1910
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6 |
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Southwestern Surety Co. |
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7 |
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Texas Company stock, 1905-1906 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 30 |
1 |
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Texas-Oklahoma Investment Co. correspondence,
1915-1916
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2 |
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Stock certificates of the Texas-Oklahoma Investment Co.,
(1-100), 1911-1914
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3 |
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Stock certificates of the Texas-Oklahoma Investment Co.,
(101- 200), 1911-1914
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4 |
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Stock certificates of the Texas-Oklahoma Investment Co.,
(201- 300), 1911-1914
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5 |
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Texas Rubber & Supply Co., 1911-1912 |
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6 |
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Texas Rubber & Supply Co. |
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7 |
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Texas Rubber & Supply Co. |
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8 |
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Texas Tie & Lumber Co. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 31 |
1 |
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Texas Tie & Lumber Co. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 32 |
1 |
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Texas Tie & Lumber Co. |
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2 |
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Texas Tie & Lumber Co. |
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3 |
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Texas Tie & Lumber Co. |
|
4 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
|
5 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
|
6 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
|
7 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
|
8 |
|
Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
| Box |
Folder |
| 33 |
1 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. vouchers |
| Box |
Folder |
| 34 |
1 |
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Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 35 |
1 |
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Thompson Lumber co. |
|
2 |
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Correspondence re: Turner lands in NC,
1915-1916
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3 |
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Correspondence re: Turner lands in NC,
1904-1914
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|
4 |
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North Carolina Harnett Co. suits and accounts with Turner
East NC properties
|
|
5 |
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Winfield Roller Mills Co., 1880s |
| Box |
Folder |
| 36 |
1 |
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Correspondence, A, 1917 |
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2 |
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Correspondence, B, 1917 |
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3 |
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Correspondence, C, 1917 |
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4 |
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Correspondence, D, 1917 |
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5 |
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Correspondence, F, 1917 |
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6 |
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Correspondence, G, 1917 |
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7 |
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Correspondence, H, 1917 |
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8 |
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Correspondence, J, 1917 |
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9 |
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Correspondence, M, 1917 |
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10 |
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Correspondence, N, 1917 |
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11 |
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Correspondence, P, 1917 |
|
12 |
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Correspondence, R, 1917 |
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13 |
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Correspondence, S, 1917 |
|
14 |
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Correspondence, Masterson Smith, 1917 |
|
15 |
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Correspondence, T, 1917 |
|
16 |
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Correspondence, U, 1917 |
|
17 |
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Correspondence, W, 1917 |
|
18 |
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Correspondence, J.E. Winfree, 1917 |
|
19 |
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Correspondence, E.E.Windsor, 1917 |
|
20 |
|
Correspondence, X, Y, Z, 1917 |
|
21 |
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Correspondence, G, 1918 |
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22 |
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Correspondence, H. Masterson, 1918 |
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23 |
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Correspondence, S, 1918 |
|
24 |
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Correspondence, T, 1918 |
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25 |
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Correspondence, U, V, 1918 |
|
26 |
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Correspondence, W, 1918 |
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27 |
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Correspondence, Y, 1918 |
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28 |
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Correspondence, B, 1919 |
|
29 |
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Correspondence, L, 1919 |
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30 |
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Correspondence, S, 1919 |
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31 |
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Correspondence, T, 1919 |
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32 |
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Correspondence, Unchanged, 1919 |
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33 |
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Correspondence, U, V, 1919 |
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34 |
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Correspondence, W, 1919 |
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35 |
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Correspondence, Y, Z, 1919 |
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36 |
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Correspondence, Q, 1920 |
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37 |
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Correspondence, Misc. |
|
38 |
|
Correspondence, n.d. |
|
39 |
|
Correspondence, Bills and receipts of Travis S. Masterson,
1920-1921
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 37 |
1 |
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Property account books, check stubs, property survey
books, employee time records, telegram copy book, level books, case notebook,
receipt books, notes, 1924 calendar pad
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 38 |
1 |
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“Cancelled by foreclosure” books, Houston Town Lot and
Improvement Co. promissory notes, payment due stubs, account books, S.
Dakota-Texas Oil Co. Corp. record, land day and sales book, Community Canteen
ledger
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 39 |
1 |
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Note pads, account books, title abstracts, bills
receivable, Texas Town Lot and Improvement Co. cashbook, expense
book
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
1 |
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Account books, cashbook, letter book, Rowan Townsite lot
sales
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 41 |
1 |
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Estate records, Houston Town Lot & Improvement Co.
notes and bills, promissory notes, check stubs, Rowan Townsite corp. record,
Huffman town lots sale record
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 42 |
1 |
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Cotton, molasses, household sales book, Texas Town Lot
& Improvement Co. cashbook, inventory book, expense account book, account
journal
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 43 |
1 |
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Receipt stub books |
| Box |
Folder |
| 44 |
1 |
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Aetna Life Insurance Co. policy for W.H. Sharp,
1880s-1890s
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|
2 |
|
American Loom and Mortgage Co. assets and liabilities, c.
1913
|
|
3 |
|
American National Insurance Co. premium for W.H. Powell,
1911
|
|
4 |
|
Austin Fire Insurance Co., 1903-1918 |
|
5 |
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Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1880s-1890s |
|
6 |
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Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, 1912,
1915
|
|
7 |
|
Great International Life Insurance Co. policy for E.C.
Blake, 1904
|
|
8 |
|
Great Southern Life Insurance Co., 1918-1919 |
|
9 |
|
Gulf States Surety & Casualty Co.,
1909-1910
|
|
10 |
|
Knights of Honor |
|
11 |
|
Knights and Ladies of Honor |
|
12 |
|
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Kentucky,
1898-1899
|
|
13 |
|
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, 1890s |
|
14 |
|
Mutual Self-Endowment and Benevolent Assoc. of America,
1880s
|
|
15 |
|
New York Life Insurance Co., 1890s |
|
16 |
|
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society, 1896 |
|
17 |
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Rippe, Chris; insurance from Mutual Life of NY,
1890s
|
|
18 |
|
Shapard, Joshua H.; insurance, 1898, 1911-1912 |
|
19 |
|
Shapard, Joshua H.; insurance, 1890s, early
1900s
|
|
20 |
|
Southland Life Insurance Co., 1908, 1914 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 45 |
1 |
|
Texas Town Lot & Improvement Co. promissory notes,
check stub books, foreclosure cancellations
|
| Box |
Folder |
| 46 |
1 |
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Allen, R.S.; note, 1909, 1911-1912 |
|
2 |
|
Andrews, A.K.; note, 1897-1898, 1908 |
|
3 |
|
Andrews, W.M.; note, 1914, 1916 |
|
4 |
|
Anglin, E.W.; note, 1917 |
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