Irion County

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Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name and decorative illustrations. Letterhead includes names W. F. Fokes, County Judge; E. C. McDonald, District and Co. Clerk; J. T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Collector; Thos. Stonehouse, Treasurer; W. M. Kuykendall, Assessor; J. G. Gibbons, Surveyor; Louis Brannan, Constable Pre. No. 1; W. H. Blanks, Com, Pre. No. 1; J. H. Ryburn, Com. Pre. No. 2; G. W. Tankersley, Com. Pre. No. 3; Joseph Funk, Com. Pre. No. 4.

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[1] p. : ill.

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Creator: Unknown. 189X.

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Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name and decorative illustrations. Letterhead includes names W. F. Fokes, County Judge; E. C. McDonald, District and Co. Clerk; J. T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Collector; Thos. Stonehouse, Treasurer; W. M. Kuykendall, Assessor; J. G. Gibbons, Surveyor; Louis Brannan, Constable Pre. No. 1; W. H. Blanks, Com, Pre. No. 1; J. H. Ryburn, Com. Pre. No. 2; G. W. Tankersley, Com. Pre. No. 3; Joseph Funk, Com. Pre. No. 4.

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[1] p. : ill.

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  • 189X

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  • April 5, 2023, 7:37 p.m.

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  • March 27, 2024, 9:35 a.m.

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Irion County, letter, 189X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1550998/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas General Land Office.

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