[Land Deed Presented to Edward B. Leigh, December 26, 1900]

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Land deed certificate presented to Edward B. Leigh by the governor of Texas, Joseph D. Sayers. The certificate states: "Edward B. Leigh apee of James Sellers and George L. Leigh his heirs or assigns FOREVER Six Hundred and Forty Acres of LAND." The land being granted to Leigh is located in Kerr County and is known as section number 2 on the waters of Cypress Creek.

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1 certificate ; 35 x 43 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. December 26, 1900.

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Land deed certificate presented to Edward B. Leigh by the governor of Texas, Joseph D. Sayers. The certificate states: "Edward B. Leigh apee of James Sellers and George L. Leigh his heirs or assigns FOREVER Six Hundred and Forty Acres of LAND." The land being granted to Leigh is located in Kerr County and is known as section number 2 on the waters of Cypress Creek.

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[Land Deed Presented to Edward B. Leigh, December 26, 1900], text, December 26, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743510/: 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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