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Auction Bargain at the Cap'n Owen's Coat Tale
An old ledger tale unfolds around an auction in Lufkin where Uncle Bijah Neal recalls buying Captain Sam Owen’s buffalo coat for $11. The coat hides a money windfall Lucy Sanborn later benefitted from, via a will that left most property to her. The story blends humor with a small-town treasure reveal and a probate twist.
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Theompany
Sam Wwen
Pooduck
George
Wuelion
Lucy Sanborn
Lucy
Iad
Jim Hoyt
Jim
Uhey
Bilah
Bijan
Widow Page
Buah Neal
Sam Owen
Tom Self
Page
Bac
Samuel Owen
Squire
Dow
Uncle Brah