Collection, 1884-1916, (bulks 1891-1916).

Jackson, J.M.D.

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Richardson, Thomas B.

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Hamilton, John, Mrs.,

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Mrs. Hamilton collected various legal materials, some dating from over a century. From the description of Collection, 1884-1916, (bulks 1891-1916). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26340870 ...

Matador Land and Cattle Company

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Established in 1879 by Alfred Markham Britton, Henry Harrison Campbell, and associates, the ranch covered one and a half million acres in Motley, Cottle, Floyd and Dickens counties of Texas. In 1882 the founders sold their cattle and range rights to a syndicate based in Dundee, Scotland. Additional acreage was leased in south central Kansas, the Texas Panhandle, Canada, South Dakota and Montana and by 1933, the Matador's Texas holdings totaled nearly 900,000 acres. With rare exceptions during pe...

Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company

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Chartered by the Texas Legislature on May 26, 1873, to build from Fort Worth to the Texas-New Mexico State line and connect with a line to Denver, Colorado. Came under control of General Grenville Dodge in 1881 and began construction that year. First rail line to cross the Texas Panhandle. Served area hauling cattle from the ranches to market. Later branch lines were built across the South Plains, including one to Lubbock, Texas, in 1928, to tap the cotton market. From the descriptio...