Travis County Clerk Records: Record of Application for Additional Lands

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Recorded copies of applications and affidavits for the purchase of free school and asylum lands, under provision of Title LXXXVII, Chapter 12A Revised Civil Statutes of 1985 and amendments by Acts of May 19, 1897, showing name of county, date of application, name of land commissioner, name of county in which land located, section number, block number, certificate number, name of original grantee, number of acres, price per acre, classification of land, statement that purchaser is over 21 years of age, record of purchase made of free school or asylum lands prior to April 1901, oath of applicant that he … continued below

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168 p.

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Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office. 1901/1905.

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Travis County contributes selected records from the office of the County Clerk, including probate, deed, and county court records and Commissioners Court minutes, dating from the 1840s to the early 1900s. The Travis County Clerk is the county recorder, clerk to the County Courts, and clerk to the Commissioners Court.

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Recorded copies of applications and affidavits for the purchase of free school and asylum lands, under provision of Title LXXXVII, Chapter 12A Revised Civil Statutes of 1985 and amendments by Acts of May 19, 1897, showing name of county, date of application, name of land commissioner, name of county in which land located, section number, block number, certificate number, name of original grantee, number of acres, price per acre, classification of land, statement that purchaser is over 21 years of age, record of purchase made of free school or asylum lands prior to April 1901, oath of applicant that he is willing to settle, oath of applicant that purchase is not being made in collusion with others, signature of applicant, date sworn and subscribed, and signature of county clerk. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

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168 p.

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Travis County Clerk Records

The records of the Travis County District Clerk’s Office include naturalization records dating from the 1880s to the early 1900s.

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Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office. Travis County Clerk Records: Record of Application for Additional Lands, book, 1901/1905; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1151135/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Travis County Clerk’s Office.

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