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Stories of the Old Land Office (open access)

Stories of the Old Land Office

Pamphlet printed by the Texas Capital Visitor's Center. Contains a foreward and two O. Henry short stories: "Bexar Scrip 2692" and "Georgia's Ruling." Both stories take place in the old land office building where O. Henry worked as a draftsman, and both are about Texas land grants.
Date: 2001~
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Georgia's Ruling (open access)

Georgia's Ruling

Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
Date: June 30, 1900
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History