[Transcript of Letter from James Cummins and Samuel Hoit to Stephen F. Austin, January 16, 1832] Metadata
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Title
- Main Title [Transcript of Letter from James Cummins and Samuel Hoit to Stephen F. Austin, January 16, 1832]
- Series Title Austin Papers: Series IV, 1831-1834
Contributor
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Author: Cummins, James (?–1849)Contributor Type: Personal
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Author: Hoit, Samuel, 1781–1835Contributor Type: Personal
Date
- Creation: 1832-01-16
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from James Cummins and Samuel Hoit to Stephen F. Austin, in which they provide a character reference for Dr. Erasmus Downer and request, on Downer's behalf, special consideration in granting Downer a quarter of League Number 12.
- Physical Description: 1 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 - Legal Documents - Land Grants
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): contracts
- Named Person: Wightman, Elias R. , 1792–1841
- Keyword: Downer, Erasmus D., Dr.
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Historic Place Name: Matagorda
- Time Period: mex-tex
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Matagorda County - Matagorda
- Start Date: 1831-05-07
- End Date: 1832-01-16
- Place Name: United States - Connecticut
Collection
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Name: Moses and Stephen F. Austin PapersCode: AUSTIN
Institution
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Name: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American HistoryCode: CAH
Resource Type
- Letter
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: 2Q415
- Accession or Local Control No: e_sfa_01524
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth217538