3/1: Abstracts - Block 106, March 1867 - January 1880

3/2: Abstracts - Block 109, August 1867 - August 1877

3/3: Abstracts - Block 110, August 1867 - August 1877

3/4: Abstracts - Block 112, August 1867 - January 1875

3/5: Abstracts - Block 113, November 1866 - October 1874

3/6: Abstracts - James J Bowman, June 1857 - December 1876

3/7: Abstracts - Thomas Bowman, October 1844 - December 1873

3/8: Abstracts - Thomas Bowman, January 1874 - June 1879; Undated

3/9: Abstracts - W. C. Boyles, June 1866 - June 1879

6/1: Abstracts - Samuel W. Robertson, February 1849 - June 1878

6/2: Abstracts - Joseph E. Scott Part 1, January 1853 - July 1871

6/3: Abstracts - Joseph E. Scott Part 2, August 1872 - January 1880; Undated

6/4: Abstracts - Sherman, April 1861 - September 1864

6/5: Abstracts - J. M. Splane, May 1869 - November 1876

6/6: Abstracts - Minster Springs, January 1872 - February 1876

6/7: Abstracts - Unidentifiable, Undated

1/1: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #9, November 1868 - December 1871

1/2: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #9, February 1872 - December 1878; Undated

1/3: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #10, April 1867 - April 1874

1/4: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #10, March 1875 - December 1880; Undated

1/5: Abstracts- Young P. Alsbury, February 1878 - May 1878

1/6: Abstracts- Joseph H. Bledsoe, January 1859 - December 1875

4/1: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 1, March 1853 - July 1868

4/2: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 2, March 1870 - December 1875

4/3: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 3, February 1876 - December 1878

4/4: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 4, January 1879 - January 1881

4/5: Abstracts - B.B.B & C.R.R, March 1866 - November 1879

4/6: Abstracts - F. G. Clampitt, November 1873 - August 1878

4/7: Abstracts - Clark, September 1857

2/1: Abstracts- Block 12, March 1867 - June 1879

2/2: Abstracts- Block 15, April 1867 - October 1869

2/3: Abstracts- Block 20, February 1867 - October 1876

2/4: Abstracts- Block 21, January 1872 - February 1890; Undated

2/5: Abstracts- Block 25, September 1861 - December 1874

2/6: Abstracts- Block 25, February 1875 - February 1881; Undated

2/7: Abstracts - Block 105, April 1867 - December 1878; Undated

6/1: Abstract of Title - Block 105 Pages 1-13, October 1894

6/2: Abstract of Title - Block 105 pages 14-28, October 1894

6/3: Abstract of Title - Richard Perry Pages 1-13, December 1894

6/4: Abstract of Title - Richard Perry Pages 14-29, December 1894

6/5: Abstract - Unidentifiable, Undated

5/1: Abstracts - Samuel Davidson, July 1843 - May 1910; Undated

5/2: Abstracts - A. D. Lancaster, November 1852 - July 1972

5/3: Abstract - Melvin Langham, April 1847 - December 1879

5/4: Abstracts - Abner Lee, Jr., February 1854 - June 1979

5/5: Abstracts - J. P. Mitchell, June 1879

5/6: Abstracts - D. B. Posey, November 1860 - July 1878

5/7: Abstracts - C. Raney, May 1855 - March 1868

5/8: Abstracts - Wilson Reed, July 1860 - September 1879

5/9: Abstracts - P. Rector, August 1857 - August 1877; Undated

5/10: Abstracts - J. A. Rhodes, July 1850 - May 1877; Undated

5/11: Abstracts - James Riley, May 1868 - March 1872; Undated

8/1: Warranty Deed, April 1912

8/2: Warranty Deed, December 1912

8/3: Warranty Deed, July 1919

8/4: Warranty Deed, November 1919

8/5: Thomas Bowman Abstract Notes, Undated

8/6: J. W. Batts - Household Furniture Insurance, January 1901

8/7: J. W. Batts - Barn Insurance, March 1901

This collection contains the personal and business documents of Joseph Woodyard Batts. The majority of the documents, around 600, are handwritten duplications of land abstracts that track the distribution of land from the founding of Texas. Other documents included are correspondence of land and loan agreements from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Lastly, there are personal tax receipts for himself and his son, J. W. Batts, Jr.

Notable documents include land granted to Texas A&M, land granted from the Mexican government before Texas was a part of the U. S., land granted to the Confederate war efforts during the Civil War, and land granted from Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin.

7/1: J. W. Batts - Bill of Services and Business Agreements, 1893-1897

7/2: J. W. Batts - H. R. Cartwell Abstract Notes, November 1893

7/3: J. W. Batts - Correspondence with Land Owners, 1894-1897

7/4: J. W. Batts - Hills Addition Lot Notes, 1913

7/5: J. W. Batts - Insurance Contract, March 1899

7/6: J. W. Batts - Land Ownership Through the Generations Research and Notes, 1910-1919

7/7: J. W. Batts - Land Payments Checks, 1893-1951

7/8: J. W. Batts - Land Purchases, 1894-1909

7/9: J. W. Batts - Loan Agreements, 1898-1919

7/10: J. W. Batts - Vendor's Lien, 1901-1906

7/11: J. W. Batts - Tax Receipts, 1917-1930

7/12: J. W. Batts - Texas A&M Football Scores, November 1915

7/13: J. W. Batts Jr. - Tax Receipts, 1951-1952

7/14: Proof of Heirship of David W. Borrow, May 1899

7/15: Survey - C. B. McGregor, July 1919

7/16: Will Winter for Removal of his Disabilities as a Minor, August 1923

7/17: Modern Research Notes, Undated

7/18: Student Worker's Research Notes, 2021