Section Iii of This Booklet Lists Items of Interest Which May Be Found

in the General Land Office. We extend you a personal invitation to visit the Land Office to see these historical treasures of Texas and the other files which, collectively, spell out in detail the story of Texas land.

BILL ALLCORN Commissioner General Land Office

Austin, April 10, 1958

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