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[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, on November 25, 1836, which lays out the payments Bee is to make to Austin in exchange for the land he was promised. Matthew B. Williamson, clerk of Brazoria County in 1842, confirms that this contract was indeed signed by Austin and Bee.
Date: November 25, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter, April 13, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter, on April 13, 1835, discussing the sending of two soldiers in plain clothes to subscribe to a gazette in a different town.
Date: April 13, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, inquiring as to Perry's willingness to sell property to Lipscomb's mother-in-law. Lipscomb also requests permission to remove cedar timber on Perry's property for use as pickets.
Date: 1846-06-16?
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, April 10, 1847]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that the Supreme Court is not likely to reach a verdict on the Empresario case within a desirable time frame, and that there is likely to be an upcoming trial regarding Judge Coles estate.
Date: April 10, 1847
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, August 24, 1846]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie provides news on several legal affairs including the transfer of several Empresario land suits to Travis County for trial and Gillespie's efforts to address ongoing business matters in Bastrop.
Date: August 24, 1846
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October 1, 1847]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that he received his letter which addresses allegations the late Judge John P. Coles filed against Perry before his death. Gillespie also tells Perry that the original bill filed by Coles cannot be found and the case will likely be postponed.
Date: October 1, 1847
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from B. T. Archer to the editor of the Texas Republican, December 2, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from B. T. Archer to the editor of the Texas Republican, in which Archer has enclosed a copy of W. H. Wharton's letter to him dated November 28, 1835 for publication in the Texas Republican. In Wharton's letter he declines an appointment to be the Consultation Commissioner to the United States as he believes that Texas will not be able to obtain aid from the United States unless they fully declare independence from Mexico.
Date: December 2, 1835
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.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Domingo Ugartechea to Martín Perfecto de Cos, April 13, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Domingo Ugartechea to Martín Perfecto de Cos, on April 13, 1835, discussing the men he sent to get news from Brazoria and Anahuac, and to subscribe him to the newspaper in Brazoria. He also asks for the funds to travel to Galveston.
Date: April 13, 1835
Creator: Ugartechea, Domingo
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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