[Land Grant Certificate Presented to George L. Leigh, October 25, 1890]

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Land grant certificate presented to George L. Leigh and signed by the governor of Texas, L. S. Ross. This grant to George, his heirs or assigns "forever Three Hundred and Twenty (320) acres of land." The rest of the certificate references the specified land and details the perimeter and borders of it in terms of longitude and latitude degrees as well as compass directions.

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1 certificate ; 36 x 43 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. October 25, 1890.

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Land grant certificate presented to George L. Leigh and signed by the governor of Texas, L. S. Ross. This grant to George, his heirs or assigns "forever Three Hundred and Twenty (320) acres of land." The rest of the certificate references the specified land and details the perimeter and borders of it in terms of longitude and latitude degrees as well as compass directions.

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1 certificate ; 36 x 43 cm.

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[Land Grant Certificate Presented to George L. Leigh, October 25, 1890], text, October 25, 1890; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743489/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library.

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