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Receiver's Memorandum

Description: These two pages are exerpts from a 141-page Receivers Memorandum dated 1887-1888. Pages appear to show payroll advances to O. Henry, here identified by his given name William S. Porter or W.S. Porter, for the months of June 1887 through December 1887. These pages are written in O. Henry's hand, and show his signature several times.
Date: 1887-06/1888-12
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Roster of Employees in the General Land Office

Description: Ledger contains lists of General Land Office employees, their job titles, and monthly earnings. Excerpted here are 98 pages covering January 1887-January 1891, which are the dates O. Henry was employed at the land office. W.S. Porter, later known as the writer O. Henry, is listed as draftsman, compiling draftsman and assistant draftsman, earning $100 per month. Porter's name appears on roughly half of the pages.
Date: 1881/1891
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Cottle County

Description: Cadastral map of Cottle County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. This map is a tracing of a previous copy; some notes have been added in different colored inks. Bodies of water are marked as well as the center of the county. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1883

Map of Nacogdoches County

Description: Cadastral map of Nacogdoches County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. This map has a handwritten note in colored ink written on the left side of the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1881
Creator: Beaumont, G. N.

Potter County

Description: Cadastral map of Potter County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Notes are made in different colored inks. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 17, 1881

Lavaca County

Description: Map of Lavaca County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. The Gonzales, Victoria, Colorado and Jackson District lines are marked on map. The road to Columbus, Texas is also marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 1884
Creator: Schmidt, V.

Mitchell County

Description: Map of Mitchell County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The center of Mitchell County and the Texas Pacific 16 Mile Reservation are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1880
Creator: Wise, Louis C.

Moore County

Description: Map of Moore County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The road from Tascosa to Dodge, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1884
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