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[Deed for Michael Reed]

Description: Deed for Michael Reed written and signed by Guillermo H. Steele. On verso of second page, W.D. Thomson, clerk for Milam County, certifies that he has received the deed as of August 21, 1837; Levi Pennington, clerk for Williamson Country, certifies that the deed was filed in his office as of April 4, 1857[?].
Date: December 29, 1834
Creator: Steele, Guillermo H.
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan]

Description: Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.
Date: November 29, 1834
Creator: Buchanan, James M.
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Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from John Teal to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Teal to Stephen F. Austin, in which Teal informs Austin that his petition to the Mexican government to obtain the land he has lived on for the past two years was answered, and that he can cannot obtain the land without express permission of Austin and Samuel M. Williams.
Date: October 29, 1831
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Hansen Allsberry to Stephen F. Austin, December, 29, 1832]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Hansen Allsberry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Allsberry asks Austin to speak with his mother about sending one of Allsberry's brothers to visit him. Allsberry is interested in providing increased financial support to his mother and siblings living in Austin's colony.
Date: December 29, 1832
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from Thomas J. Green to Stephen F. Austin and Henry Smith, August 29, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Green to Stephen F. Austin. Green encourages Austin if he is elected President of the Republic of Texas that he nominate Smith as Secretary of Treasury. And if Smith is elected President, Green encourages Smith to nominate Austin as Secretary of State.
Date: August 29, 1836
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Samuel M. Williams to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1834]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Samuel M. Williams to Stephen F. Austin, in which Williams expresses his and others' relief to know that Austin has been released from prison in Mexico, and updates Austin on the revolutionary fervor welling up in parts of Texas. Williams also provides some business news.
Date: October 29, 1834
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, regarding Gomez-Farias leaving Brazos to interview with Austin. Fisher informs Austin that he is aware that the interview was planned to take place and that the Matagorda Committee of Safety has been awaiting news from Austin.
Date: October 29, 1835
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Green to Stephen F. Austin and Henry Smith, August 29, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Green to Stephen F. Austin and Henry Smith, on August 29, 1836, suggesting that whichever of them is elected President of the Republic of Texas should offer the post of Secretary of State to the loser.
Date: August 29, 1836
Creator: Green, Thomas J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Daniel E. Colton to Stephen F. Austin, November 29, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Daniel E. Colton to Stephen F. Austin, on November 29, 1836, discussing his desire to keep his lands in Texas, despite the fact that he has been out of the country for too long and must forfeit his claims to them.
Date: November 29, 1836
Creator: Colton, Daniel E.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Rosati to James Perry, July 29, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Rosati to James Perry, on July 29, 1830, informing him that he must prove that his mother- and father-in-law were Catholics before their bodies can be buried in the St. Genevieve graveyard. Rosati suggests that they instead be placed in the Protestant cemetery of the same town.
Date: July 29, 1830
Creator: Rosati, Joseph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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