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Old Nacogdoches University
Land and Building Donations

The following transcripts are taken from the
Lois F. Blount Papers (Box 31, A-107)
in the manuscript collection
at the East Texas Research Center,
Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX

Copies contributed by Peggy Price, 10 April 2001.
Transcribed by Debbie Wayne, May and June 2001.



Register of the subscriptions

Names of subscribers acres of land amt in work
or property
amt in cash
27 Oct. 1844
Mrs. Ann Terrell
per J. M. Becton
    1.00
Chas. Chevaillier     75.00
Thorn? (and Edwards) 4428    
James H. Starr 1476   100.00
A. Hotchkiss (320)    
James R. Arnold     10.00
Geo. Bondies     20.00
A. A. Nelson 640    
O. Engledow 1107    
C. S. Taylor 1476    
A. Sterne 640    
C. B. Raines     100.00
David Muckleroy     100.00
Walter Murray     50.00
S. M. Orton     50.00
W. M. Simpson     50.00
J. C. Morrison
in work
  50.00  
J. S. Roberts 1107    
Solomon Wolfe     25.00
H. C. Lawrence     10.00
Wm. McDaniel     50.00
J. F. Graham     200.00
E. Terry
in work or materials
  50.00  
J. S. Thorn 1107    
A. H. Crain
in lumber
  10.00  
Thos. C. Barret
in goods
  20.00  
Condy Raguet
in lumber
  10.00  
T. Jeff. Johnson     50.00
Wm. K?. English 2214    
John Blackburn
in goods
  125.00  
F. Hoya     25.00
 
31 Oct. 1844
Jacob Davis      
H. M. McEntire     10.00
C. B. Nash     20.00
Louis Knight
in beef or pork
  10.00  
C. M. Houston
in work
  25.00  
Thos. H. Rogers 320    
Chas. Hotchkiss 320    
H. Amory     25.00
H. Joost
Judgt on H. A. Johnson due in work
    80.00
William Hart
(lumber)
640 50.00  
R. S. Patton     25.00
W. W. Wingfield 640    
Thos J. Rusk 640   150.00
Bennett Blake     25.00
Thos H. Stovall     5.00
R. Parmalee 640    
Wm. Roark 320    
H. M. Eder     25.00
A. Crain
in lumber
  100.00  
Raiford Fulghum
in lumber
  25.00  
Joel B. Crain
in lumber
  50.00  
James H. Durst 1107    
O. L. Holmes     30.00
Geo. S. Hyde     15.00
M. G. Whitaker     50.00
M. L. Patton
in pork
  10.00  
Nothing further being collectable on the above



1845 - Special subscription for rent of house and premises from Bennett Blake

Special subscription for rent of house and premises from Bennett Blake for year ending Sept. 1, 1846 payable 1/4 June 10 [18]45 one fourth Oct. 10. 1845 - One fourth Feb. 10, 1846. and one fourth on the 10th May 1846 - as follows:

James H. Starr20.00
C. S. Taylor10.00
H. H. Edwards20.00
A. Sterne10.00
F. Hoya10.00
R. F. Millard10.00
J. S. Roberts20.00
O. Engledow5.00
T. C. Barret10.00
Wm. C. Graham5.00
O. L. Holmes5.00
R. Parmalee10.00
Wm. Hart10.00
A. A. Nelson5.00
A. Bell5.00
John Noblitt5.00
D. Muckleroy10.00
W. W. Wingfield10.00
W. B. Ochiltree25.00
F. Thorn20.00
C. Chevaillier5.00
N. Amory5.00
W. A. Hagood10.00
J. C. Morrison5.00
J. F. Graham20.00
Bennett Blake20.00
Thos. J. Rusk50.00
M. G. Whitaker10.00
J. H. Durst10.00
A. Crain - $20 in lumber equal cash 15.00
J. H. Starr
Thos. J. Rusk
F. Thorn
(obligation to make up this amt deficiency)
25.00
----------
Total 400.00



 Deed
Dated Feb. 3, 1860.
Filed Feb. 3, 1860.
Book O p. 159.
Consideration two scholarships.
THE STATE OF TEXAS )
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY )

 
Whereas at a meeting of the Members of Nacogdoches Division No. 3 Sons of Temperance held at their Hall on this the third day of February A.D. 1860 the following preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted,

"Whereas the Members of Nacogdoches Division No. 3 Sons of Temperance have petitioned the division in view of its present condition of suspended usefulness to transfer its Hall and lot to the Trustees of Nacogdoches University for school purposes, and the division being of the opinion that such a disposition of said property will best promote the public inetersts. Therefore Resolved that the worthy Patriarch James H. Starr and Recording Scribe James R. Arnold do make to the Trustees of said University a deed for said lot and Hall with the furniture and Bible belonging to the same. Transfer being accompanied with the understanding that said Trustees shall establish two free Scholarships in said institution either in the male or female department or both in consideration of such transfer Such Scholarships to be perpetual. The Students to be selected by the Trustees. Said Trustees having also the privilege of suspending said Scholarships for limited periods in case they should deem it best to do so, and a deed thus executed shall pass fully the title to said property."

Now therefore we James H. Starr Worthy Patriarch of said Division and James R. Arnold Recording Scribe of the same in consideration of the premises, and in compliance with the foregoing resolution, have this day granted, bargained, sold aliened and delivered and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien convey and deliver unto the Trustees of Nacogdoches University, their Successors and assigns the following described lot in the Town of Nacogdoches, (bounded 3/4 North by Hospital Street. West by a line parallel with North Street and ten feet West of the great Pecan Tree which was the boundary agreed upon between Nathaniel Amory and Ephraim Coon for the East boundary of said Coons lot, now belonging to and occupied by Albert A Nelson fronting seventy two feet on said Hospital Street, and running back one hundred and thirty eight feet. The foregoing described lot being part of a lot purchased by Nathaniel Amory of Louis Claude Marie Chambodut per deed bearing date 21st March 1850 recorded Book J pages 416 & 417 Nacogdoches County Records. The said Chambodut having purchased said lot of Madame Remy Totin per deed before William Penn Morrow Notary Public for the Parish of Nachitoches, State of Louisiana dated at said Parish the twelfth of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty. The lot being described in this last named deed as follows "it being the same lot sold by Pedro Gonzales through his attorney J. A. Cherino to Remigio Totin per deed dated November 1827 in the Archives of Nacogdoches, having Sixty varas front bounded West by lot formerly known as that of Baltazar dela Garza and that of Madam Dell. East by lot formerly known as that of Juan de Gonzales South by lot of Manuel and Jose Cordova" and conveyed to Nacogdoches Division No. 3 Sons of Temperance by Nathaniel Amory per deed dated twenty fourth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty) and also the furniture belonging to the Hall on said lot and the Bible mentioned in the foregoing Resolution. To Have and to hold said above described lot of Ground together with all and singular the rights hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining to them the said Trustees of Nacogdoches University their Successors and assigns forever. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of said Division on the day and year first aforesaid.
Signed and deliveredJames H. Starr
Worthy Patriarch of Nac.
Division No. 3 Sons of
Temperance

James R. Arnold
Recording Scribe of
Nac. Division No. 3 Sons
of Temperance.



Nacogdoches University
Donations to Female Academy

DateSubscriber amt of notes
Jan. 18, 1862 A. Clarke 50.00
1860 Jas. H. Starr100.00
H. H. Edwards100.00
D. Muckleroy100.00
J. H. Muckleroy100.00
D. Atkins (notes for $92.34
subscribed to Academy
and M.E. Church)
Bennett Blake100.00
C. and H. W. Raguet100.00
C. M. Raguet25.00
O. L. Holmes50.00
L. E. Griffith50.00
A. A. Nelson50.00
R. S. Walker100.00
M. G. Whitaker100.00
W. W. Barret25.00
C. S. Taylor100.00
H. C. Hancock100.00
J. R. Arnold 100.00
Wm. Clark25.00



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