XIT Ranch, Records, 1885-1889, [ca. 1936-1937]

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XIT Ranch, Records, 1885-1889, [ca. 1936-1937]

Transcripts of letters, receipts, and legal documents as well as literary productions compose the XIT Ranch Records, 1885-1889, [ca. 1936-1937], documenting the history of the ranch from the 1880s to the 1910s.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8190725

University of Texas Libraries

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