Capt. James A. Baker and the Rice Institute papers (UA 200)
These Texas land grant certificates form part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940. They are believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Institute.
The larger physical collection is composed primarily of legal materials, receipts, correspondence, bank records, court case records, and diaries. A guide to the larger collection is available online.
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Land grant certificate to John Lovejoy from H.R. Runnels as Governor of the State of Texas
(1887)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to Mark Manning from Sam Houston as President of the Republic of Texas
(1844)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to William M. Rice from E.M. Pease as Governor of the State of Texas
(1859)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to A. Girard from Anson Jones as President of the Republic of Texas, 1907 copy of the 1845 original
(1907)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to Obedience Smith from Anson Jones as President of the Republic of Texas, 1874 copy of the 1845 original
(1874)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to Samuel R. Smith from Sam Houston as Governor of the State of Texas, 1903 copy of the 1860 original
(1903)This certificate forms part of the James A. Baker collection which was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from c. 1844-1940, and is believed to relate to land holdings of Rice Insitute. -
Land grant certificate to Andrew Lester from Mirabeau B. Lamar as President of the Republic of Texas, 1915 copy of the 1841 original
(1915)A 1915 copy of the original 1841 Texas General Land Office certificate from Mirabeau Lamar, President of the Republic of Texas, to Andrew Lester. It is also signed by the Commissioner General of the Land Office, J. T. Robinson. The certificate has number 121, volume 1. Alongside the certificate are record filing receipts, signed by the County Clerks ...