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.
Recent Submissions
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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 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 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.
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