Manuscript book containing applications for land before the Board of Commissioners of Paschal County, Texas, 1841-1842.

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Manuscript book containing applications for land before the Board of Commissioners of Paschal County, Texas, 1841-1842.

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Contains applications for land in Paschal County, Texas. Maintained by William Hamilton, clerk to the Board, who also appears to have been employed as a surveyor for Red River County.

1 v. ; 18 x 15 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Rogers, E. G.,

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Texas. Board of Land Commissioners.

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King, O. H. P.

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Jones, Jessie.

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Hamilton, William B.

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William Hamilton was born at Bothwell, Scotland. He emigrated to Queensland with his family in 1861. His father was a businessman in the Bunderberg, operating boats and other enterprises. From the 1870's William Hamilton was operating steamers and by 1882 he was recruiting Melanesian labour. In 1884 he married and by 1887 was a merchant in Eidsvold . From 1894 he operated a charter business for Burns Philp and Co. to Samarai and New Guinea. From 1900 he was engaged in pearling on the Admirality ...