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[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between the Samuel M. Williams and Thomas Taylor, stipulating fees, terms, and the location of Taylor's lands. This document ends in the middle of a sentence which leads me to believe that this is the first page in a multipage document.
Date: June 2, 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, June 18, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, in which McLaren informs Austin that he has made another selection of land on the western end of the peninsula near Pass Cavarieri. McLaren also addresses his feeling that Austin has evaded sending someone to perform the survey on his lands.
Date: June 18, 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Jesse U. Evans to Stephen F. Austin, July 27, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Jesse U. Evans to Stephen F. Austin, in which Evans reports that he has so far been unable to complete the survey of David Harris' league and the meandering of the San Jacinto River due to a prolonged illness. Evans has attached his field notes and rough calculations of several leagues and asks Austin to speak to the Alcalde on his behalf at the next meeting of the Ayuntamiento.
Date: July 27, 1831
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[Transcript of Letter from Sylvester Murphy to Stephen F. Austin, July 31, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Sylvester Murphy to Stephen F. Austin, in which Sylvester informs Austin that he is suffering from persistent and severe lung inflammation which is keeping him from discussing matters in person. Murphy indicates that he is aware that Warren D.C. Hall has taken possession of the Phelps Tract and that based on prior negotiations, Murphy feels that he should be given the Clear Creek tract.
Date: July 31, 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letters from John Caldwell to Stephen F. Austin and Mr. Williams, August 24, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters from John Caldwell, on August 24, 1831. The first, to Stephen F. Austin, informs him that he has been ill and hopes that he can still get a league of land in Texas. In the second, to Mr. Williams, Caldwell tells him to have Mr. Navarro survey his lands.
Date: August 24, 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Richard Marsh to Stephen F. Austin, October 21, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Richard Marsh to Stephen F. Austin, in which Marsh explains that he traded Joseph Powell four hundred and eighteen dollars worth of goods for a title on two hundred acres in Texas. Marsh expresses his recent doubts on the legitimacy of the title and hopes that Austin can legitimize his land claims, or help to locate Powell for prosecution.
Date: October 21, 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[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
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Political Statement Concerning Immigration to Mexico, December 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for political statement concerning European immigration to Mexico. The statement describes the terms of immigration (amount of land offered per person and per family, the requirements to apply for a title, the persons the roles of Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams), the writer's opinion concerning the fairness and effectiveness of Mexican immigration laws.
Date: December 1831
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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