Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrations and stylized text of business name, with the following text: "Dealers in Agricultural Implements, Well Drilling Machines, Windmills, Derricks, Tanks, Pumps, Rams, Cylinders, all kinds of Piping and the Celebrated Jarecki Cylinder. (Will sell separately or make Contracts to supply whole outfits.) Repairing Shops in Connection. Buckthorn Wire & Salt Sold in Car Load Lots. Farm Wagons, Buggies & Hacks."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration and decorative designs with business name, brand description, and text reading: "Belvidere Ranch, Tom Green County."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes detailed illustration of livestock with business name.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and stylized business name, and text reading: "Agency of the Renowned Chase's Pure Old Barley Malt Whisky. Absolute Purity Guaranteed." Letterhead contains the name S. A. Runkles, Proprietor.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, cattle illustration, and business name with text reading: "Ranch on Lipan." Letterhead contains cattle brand description and the names Pete McKinley; Jas. McKinley

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images, horse illustration with brand description, business name, and text reading: "Saddle and Harness Horses Always On Hand And For Sale."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and the names G. W. Lane; Louis L. Farr.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name with text reading: "Special Attention Given to Traveling Men"; "European Plan."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, cattle brand descriptions, and the names Joseph Funk; J. F. Funk; T. S. Funk, Ike Funk.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, cattle brand descriptions, and the names Joseph Funk; J. F. Funk; Ike Funk.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, brand descriptions, and text reading: "Ranch on Rocky Creek, Tom Green, Sterling and Irion Counties." Letterhead contains names Joseph Funk; J. F. Funk; Ike Funk.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes detailed cattle illustration and text reading: "Ranch, North Concho River. Tom Green County, Tex." in lithographic print by Geo. D. Barnard & Co. St. Louis.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and text reading: "The First National Bank." Letterhead includes the names W. H. Godair, President; Wm. S. Kelly, Vice-President; Geo. E. Webb, Cashier.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images of cattle and brands, and business name. Additional text reads: "Main ranch 18 Miles N. W. of San Angelo."; "Office of...B. M. Collyns, Breeder and Dealer in Live Stock. Charlie Collyns, Manager."

Copy of a land Grant file for land issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company in the Bexar Land District. Includes a folder jacket with table of contents and notes about the land grant (filed July 12, 1928); field notes by M.J. Doyle, Deputy Surveyor, Bexar Land District for Section 21 Block 20 (January 13, 1873); the affidavit of ownership of S.N. Allen (July 12, 1928); and a note by Land Commissioner J.H. Walker indicating that the file has no relation to the O. Henry story of the same name (December 4, 1933). O. Henry’s story tells the tale of a Railroad baron taking a poor homesteader’s land by stealing this file. Walker notes that although the file was missing for a period, due to office procedures the land fraud could not have occurred.

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.

Cadastral map of Tom Green County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. The title "Runnels County" is marked out and corrected to say "Tom Green County." Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).

Cadastral map of a portion of Tom Green County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Cadastral map of Tom Green County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).

Map of Tom Green County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).