Old Nacogdoches University, Land and Building Donations

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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. Starr	20.00
C. S. Taylor	10.00
H. H. Edwards	20.00
A. Sterne	10.00
F. Hoya	10.00
R. F. Millard	10.00
J. S. Roberts	20.00
O. Engledow	5.00
T. C. Barret	10.00
Wm. C. Graham	5.00
O. L. Holmes	5.00
R. Parmalee	10.00
Wm. Hart	10.00
A. A. Nelson	5.00
A. Bell	5.00
John Noblitt	5.00
D. Muckleroy	10.00
W. W. Wingfield	10.00
W. B. Ochiltree	25.00
F. Thorn	20.00
C. Chevaillier	5.00
N. Amory	5.00
W. A. Hagood	10.00
J. C. Morrison	5.00
J. F. Graham	20.00
Bennett Blake	20.00
Thos. J. Rusk	50.00
M. G. Whitaker	10.00
J. H. Durst	10.00
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
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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 delivered	James 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

Date	Subscriber	amt of notes
Jan. 18, 1862	A. Clarke	50.00
1860	Jas. H. Starr	100.00
	H. H. Edwards	100.00
	D. Muckleroy	100.00
	J. H. Muckleroy	100.00
	D. Atkins	(notes for $92.34 subscribed to Academy and M.E. Church)
	Bennett Blake	100.00
	C. and H. W. Raguet	100.00
	C. M. Raguet	25.00
	O. L. Holmes	50.00
	L. E. Griffith	50.00
	A. A. Nelson	50.00
	R. S. Walker	100.00
	M. G. Whitaker	100.00
	W. W. Barret	25.00
	C. S. Taylor	100.00
	H. C. Hancock	100.00
	J. R. Arnold	100.00
	Wm. Clark	25.00