Swenson Land and Cattle Company Records, 1846-1927

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Swenson Land and Cattle Company Records, 1846-1927

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Legal documents in the form of patents and land surveys of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company in northwest Texas.

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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640869

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SMS Ranches

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Swenson, S. M. (Svante Magnus), 1816-1896

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S. M. Swenson was the founder of the Swenson (SMS) Ranches in northwest Texas. He and his sons formed the S. M. Swenson & Sons banking corporation in New York. Stamford, in Jones County, was founded by their Stamford and Northwestern Townsite Co. From the description of Papers, 1871-1909. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25475287 Swante (Svante, Sven, Swen) Magnus Swenson (Svenson) (1816-1896) was the first Swedish immigrant to Texas and the foun...

Swenson Land and Cattle Company

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The Swenson Land and Cattle Company (originally Swenson Brothers), which controls the SMS Ranches of Texas, was founded by Svante Magnus Swenson (1816-1896), a Swedish immigrant. The Swenson ranches are located in northwest Texas. He and his sons formed the S. M. Swenson & Sons banking corporation in New York. The company's headquarters, which are based in New York, and the various ranches, are run by Swenson family members. Swenson also founded the town of Stamford, Texas in Jones County th...