Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 22
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Volumes dated 1929 to 1945 indexed in file; volumes dated
1879 to 1926 not indexed.
11. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAND COMMISSIONERS/TRANSCRIBED
GRANTS OF LAND. 1838-1864. 2 vols., 13" x 8" x 2"; 1 vol.,
16" x 12" x 3"; 1 vol., 11" x 9" x 1".
Record of proceedings of commissioners' court sitting as
county board of land commissioners granting unconditional
headright certificates to bona fide claimants. Shows date
and place of proceedings, names of members present, name
and marital status of applicant, number and class of certificate,
number of acres granted, signed oath of applicant
as to being a bona fide citizen and claimholder, order
granting certificate, and signatures of commissioners,
Arranged chronologically by date of proceedings. Handwritten.
Indexed in file.
12. MINUTES, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION (formerly titled "Board of
Equalization Record"). 1908--. 2 vols., 18 1/2" x 13" x
1 1/2".
Minutes of commissioners' court sitting as a board of equalization
for the purpose of reevaluating the assessed value
of property in Washington County, including the following
sections:
a. Record of property reevaluation, showing name and
address of owner, abstract number, certificate number, number
of acres, name of original grantee or city or town,
block and lot numbers, assessed value, value raised or reduced
to, final value, and date owner notified;
b. Minutes of commissioners' court sitting as a board
of equalization, showing date of meeting, time meeting called
to order and by whom, minutes of previous meeting read and
approved, order reevaluating assessment value of property,
time meeting adjourned, and signatures of county judge and
commissioners;
c. Oaths signed by county commissioners sitting as a
board of equalization.
First section arranged chronologically by date notified;
second section arranged chronologically by date of meeting;
third section arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Typed; SPF-handwritten. Not indexed.
13. MINUTES OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT TREASURER'S QUARTERLY
REPORT AND AFFIDAVITS THERETO. 1895-1920. 1 vol., 16"
x 11" x 1/2".
Minutes of commissioners' court approving treasurer's reports
on the financial condition of the various county funds,
showing term of court; name of each fund; fund balance in
hands of treasurer at last quarterly report; fund amounts
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/39/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.