Land grant certificate presented to George L. Leigh and signed by the governor of Texas, L. S. Ross. This grant to George, his heirs or assigns "forever Three Hundred and Twenty (320) acres of land." The rest of the certificate references the specified land and details the perimeter and borders of it in terms of longitude and latitude degrees as well as compass directions.

Portrait of five members of the Nelson Family, their names, in order from left to right, seated first and then standing, are: "Louise Brown, Great Grandmother Nelson, Uncle Jim Nelson, Uncle Taylor Nelson, Melinda Caroline Hopkins."

Photograph of the Railroad Depot at Langtry, Texas. It's a small building by the train tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "During the time of Judge Roy Bean's Law West of the Pecos."

Photograph of the Jack County courthouse in Jacksboro, Texas. Several horse-drawn wagons with bundles of hay are gathered in the foreground.

Photograph of the clock tower at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of four young women. Their names are handwritten on the back of the photograph and are as follows: Alma Harris, Eula Harris, Mayna (Molly) Caldwell, and another Harris whose first name is not listed.

Map created by George L. Leigh that shows the plot of land on "Survey 1430 Homestead Tract; both maps show the borders of the land and their dimensions.

Two documents related to separate tracts of land, one is a drawing of a piece of land belonging to George Bigford and the other is a promissory note from George L. Leigh to Joseph Heimen. On the back of the map there is a note describing the location and borders of the land belonging to Bigford. The promissory note states that George promises "to pay to the order of Joseph Heimen, Six Hundred Dollars at Comfort, Texas with 9% interest...from date until paid." This note "is given for the part purchase money for 320 acres of land situated in Kerr County."

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown leaning against a support pole outside the entrance to a large tent.

Portrait of five members of the Nelson Family with their names listed on the back in order from left to right, seated first and then standing: "Louise Brown, Great Grandmother Nelson, Uncle Jim Nelson, Uncle Taylor Nelson, Melinda Caroline Hopkins."

Photograph of a large, smooth stone hill behind a line of trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Granite Mountain near Marble Falls, Texas. 1890."