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Patent 87, Volume 40-A

Description: This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date: July 18, 1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

[Letter from Valin Woodward to Robert Beaton, December 18, 1956]

Description: Letter from Dr. Valin Woodward to the president of the Tarrant County Medical Society asking that they file information about his brother (Mortimer) who has just died and was also a member of the group. He outlines a brief biography of his brother's life, particularly in relation to his health after having a kidney removed in 1926 and then moving to New Mexico due to tuberculosis.
Date: December 18, 1956
Creator: Woodward, Valin R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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