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[Affidavit]

Description: Affidavit sworn by Michael Reed before Gideon Walker stating that Reed paid Moses Cummings in advance for surveying services that were never fulfilled.
Date: March 7, 1842
Creator: Reed, Michael & Walker, Gideon
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[Bill of payment]

Description: Bill of payment to Brown & Sebauer due from Michael Reed. Originally issued in the amount of $5.35, but edited by John Brown and issued in the amount of $2.35 instead.
Date: November 7, 1851
Creator: Brown, John
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[Letter from William Giddings to D. C. Giddings - May 7, 1871]

Description: Letter from William Giddings to his uncle D.C. Giddings. William begins by talking about going to a picnic and a concert with his friends, although Dr. Connor would not permit their female companions to accompany them to the concert. The concert raised $100 to renovate the room for the debate society, in which William will soon debate Native American land rights. He explains to his uncle why he made a bad mark in German and asks for advice on his goal to become a lawyer. He sends his love to hi… more
Date: May 7, 1871
Creator: Giddings, William
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Tobias Long Bond

Description: Article of agreement between Tobias Long and Michael Reed, with witnesses John Needham and Wilson Reed, in which Long agrees to pay Reed in the amount of ten thousand dollars in exchange for one league of land.
Date: December 7, 1836
Creator: Long, Tobias
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Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas

Description: Promotional pamphlet discussing promises of Texas as a new land to settle Germans in and the logistical requirements for a prospective emigrant to move there with the Adelsverein. The pamphlet also details exactly what support the society will give immigrants in travel and supplies.
Date: February 7, 1846
Creator: Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Southwestern University
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