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[1] p.; This document was issued to the Houston &amp; Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.</div>
18 July 1928<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1928-07-18T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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