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Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General

Description: Acknowledging receipt of the newspaper containing the report that Zavala had illegally sold his contract and notifying him that it had been forwarded to the superior authorities. Indicates also that he had circulated to the authorities under his jurisdiction the communication of 12/31/1830 from the state government to Mier y Terán relative to the illegality of such sales and of the sale of any land to foreigners not naturalized in Mexico.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Músquiz, Ramón
Partner: Texas General Land Office

[Correspondence from David Read to William Crain]

Description: Correspondence from David Read to William Crain requesting that Crain transfer a note for nineteen dollars and fifty cents to [Michael Reed].
Date: July 25, 1831
Creator: Read, David
Partner: Southwestern University

[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]

Description: 1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This le… more
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
Partner: Other

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, on January 25, 1831, noting that his arrival to San Felipe de Austin has been made public, and he has been given a commission. He also tells colonists to mark their land as their own.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, on November 25, 1836, which lays out the payments Bee is to make to Austin in exchange for the land he was promised. Matthew B. Williamson, clerk of Brazoria County in 1842, confirms that this contract was indeed signed by Austin and Bee.
Date: November 25, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, on June 25, 1830, discussing his health and his work. She also discusses their brother, William, who has recently become very religious, and advises James to take William's advise.
Date: June 25, 1830
Creator: Austin, Margaret E.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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