[Transcript of Letter from D. W. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, March 16, 1830] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Transcript of Letter from D. W. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, March 16, 1830]
  • Series Title Austin Papers: Series IV, 1830

Contributor

  • Author: Smith, D. W.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1830-03-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from D. W. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, in which Smith informs Austin that a former colleague of his, whom he dispatched to Saltillo in order to sell several hundred pounds of calico, has decided to keep the money instead of returning the proceeds to Matamoras. Smith appeals to Austin for assistance in notifying the local authorities in the area and having him arrested if he is identified. Smith includes a description of the fugitive.
  • Physical Description: 2 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Law Enforcement
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Larceny

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Historic Place Name: Mexico - Coahuila y Texas - San Felipe de Austin
  • Time Period: mex-tex
  • Coverage Date: 1830
  • Historic Place Name: Matamoras
  • Historic Place Name: Mexico - Coahuila y Texas - Saltillo
  • Historic Place Name: Mexico - Alta California - Monterey
  • Historic Place Name: Mexico - Coahuila y Texas - La Bahía

Collection

  • Name: Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers
    Code: AUSTIN

Institution

  • Name: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
    Code: CAH

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 2Q415
  • Accession or Local Control No: e_sfa_01391
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth217410

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