Box 115

Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Includes litigation records related to proving of 1896 Wm. M. Rice will, probate of estate, temporary administration of estate, estate appraisal and taxes, land deeds and titles, inventory of property, correspondence, releases from Rice relatives, judicial settlement of estate and more.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: These cases are filed chronologically based on each case’s beginning date. Major cases include cases challenging William Marsh Rice’s late wife’s will and William Marsh Rice’s murder trial. Each generally includes correspondence, notes, and legal documents such as testimony, exhibits, trial documents, affidavits, releases, published versions of the trials, and newsclippings.The first case is that of William Marsh Rice vs. Orren T. Holt, executor of Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin Rice’s...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series:

Adele Baldwin, Julia Roberts, Marian Roberts Robinson, and Lola Morton Seybel, plaintiffs – against – Wm. Marsh Rice Jr., John D. Bartine, and James A. Baker Jr., executors of the Last Will and Testament of William M. Rice, deceased.

Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Includes litigation records related to proving of 1896 Wm. M. Rice will, probate of estate, temporary administration of estate, estate appraisal and taxes, land deeds and titles, inventory of property, correspondence, releases from Rice relatives, judicial settlement of estate and more.