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[Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Complaint for Injunction and Damages, Ben Rios, et. al. vs O.B. Ellis, et. al. - 1955-07-18]

Description: Document notifying John J. Herrera that the Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Will D. Davis, had filed a Motion to Dismiss. The motion was made due to the named plaintiffs not authorizing John J. Herrera to file suit on their behalf. From the case Ben Rios, Mateo Camarillo, George Ramirez, Abraham Rios and Ernesto Langoria, vs. O. B. Ellis, as Manager of the Texas Prison System; French M. Robertson, Walter W. Cardwell, B. A. Stufflebeme, Rev. George Beto, Fred W. Shield, H. E. Treichler, H. … more
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: Davis, Will D.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

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

Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Jacob Thompson and Wesley Thomas, cause no. 870a, 1873

Description: Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Jacob Thompson and Wesley Thomas, accused of theft of a hog, filed July 18, 1873. Documents include a letter of indictment signed by grand jury foreman R. Hines, a bond, alias capiases, an arrest warrant, a bond, a bail bond, a subpoena, and a request for witnesses.
Date: 1873-07-18/1877-04-12
Creator: Richardson, M. E.; Thompson, Jeff. E.; Eustace, W. T. & Bishop, J. B.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office
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