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[Second Will and Testament from Maria Petra Sánchez]

Description: Second will and testament from Maria Petra Sánchez and settling of the estate. There are numerous signatures in between breaks in the text and a note at the top of the document acknowledging the receiving and copying of the original to keep in the town's records.
Date: 1822-07~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Patent Letter for Improvement in the Application of Water to Flutter Wheels, October 24, 1828]

Description: A patent letter granting patent to James Stewart for his development in the improved application of water to flutter wheels. The purpose of the invention is to better drive saw-mills, grist mills, cotton gins, etc. Attached is a duplicate of the patent letter.
Date: October 24, 1828
Creator: United States
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of a Preliminary Draft of Legal Document, March 1827]

Description: Copy of transcript for a legal document, in March 1827, discussing the ban on slavery in all Mexican territory, the definition of a congress, how many people must live in a town before gaining a representative in congress, the requirements to be a representative, and the requirements to move the physical location of congress.
Date: March 1827
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of an agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Rufus Stone, December 5, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for an agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Rufus Stone. Stone discovered a lead and silver mine on the Trinity River and Austin agrees to apply to the Mexican authorities, on behalf of Stone, to obtain legal title to work and hold the mine in exchange for a quarter share in the mine.
Date: December 5, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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