Box 280
Container
Contains 172 Collections and/or Records:
Family Tree of Mos. McGalan Elizabeth Glass McGalan.
File — Box: 280, item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
(6) pages written in Chinese (very fragile).
File — Box: 280, item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
(2) Poll tax receipts-1909 for Precinct 16- Cedar Bayou.
File — Box: 280, item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
Part of a constitution for a corporation (practice writing in Chinese on back)
File — Box: 280, item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
Practice sheet of Chinese writing
File — Box: 280, item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
(3) Poll tax receipts-1909 for Harris Co. (notes on "Diagonal High Pressure" on back). In two parts.
File — Box: 280, item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
(2) Income tax forms for 191[?]
File — Box: 280, item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920; Majority of material found within
Certificate of redemption to H. Masterson, Chronicle Bldg., Houston, TX., 1-31-1921
File — Box: 280, item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
1-31-1921
Certificate of redemption to Masterson Irrigation Co., 7-6-1912.
File — Box: 280, item: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
7-6-1912.
Certificate of redemption to F. Hunt., 9-29-1898.
File — Box: 280, item: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Judge Masterson’s papers relate almost exclusively to his legal practice and real estate dealings after he moved from Brazoria County, Texas, to Houston, dating from 1860-1942, bulk 1880-1920. He dealt primarily with land litigation and investments in Harris and surrounding counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. Other investments for which there are records in these papers include coal mines in West Texas, local railroads, sugar crops, cattle and...
Dates:
9-29-1898.