Title:
Amos Hardin Gates records and correspondence
Description:
Amos Hardin Gates, a son of Joseph Dillard Gates, was a rancher, butcher, and store owner in Gonzales, Texas, and later Kenedy, Texas. His records and correspondence, 1912-1924, undated, document his financial and business activity as a rancher and store and market owner during his lifetime in Kenedy, Texas, along with the dispersal process of the Gates estate following his father Joseph Dillard Gates's death in 1920. Amos's duties as executor of his father's will are recorded in official documents that appoint him as executor and outline the dispersal of his father's wealth. Official documents and correspondence with family members further document Amos's fulfillment of those duties. The bulk of the estate correspondence consists of letters between Amos Gates and his sister, Ada Gates, and his brother, Daniel Alexander Gates. Correspondence written and received between Amos and his siblings documents the process of finding buyers for the Gates estate property. Official appraisals of the Gates estate are present, along with correspondence between the appraisers, potential buyers, and Amos Gates, dating between 1920 to 1924. The presence of insurance contracts and deeds further supports his role as executor.
Collection:
Joseph Dillard Gates collection
Creator:
Gates (Family : 1780- : Texas)
Date range of creation:
1912 to 1924, undated
Citation information:
(Identify the item and identify the series), Joseph Dillard Gates collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The folders are arranged in roughly chronological order within each topic.
Copyright information:
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
0.35 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90000.xml
