[Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853]

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Bond wherein Hannah Maxwell states that she owes Henry Maxwell twenty five dollars. She also writes that she has sold ten and a half acres of headright land to Henry for six dollars and fifty-eight sense. The paper has been stamped with a five-pointed star and notarized by George Pegues.

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[4] p. ; 30 x 19 cm., folded to 19 x 8 cm.

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Maxwell, Hannah December 24, 1853.

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Bond wherein Hannah Maxwell states that she owes Henry Maxwell twenty five dollars. She also writes that she has sold ten and a half acres of headright land to Henry for six dollars and fifty-eight sense. The paper has been stamped with a five-pointed star and notarized by George Pegues.

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[4] p. ; 30 x 19 cm., folded to 19 x 8 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2013

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  • December 24, 1853

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Maxwell, Hannah. [Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853], letter, December 24, 1853; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth426854/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell.

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