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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

Map of Blanco County

Description: Cadastral map of Blanco County showing rivers and property lines, with notations referencing land grant citations. Scale ca. 1:66,667.
Date: July 6, 1965
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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