[Transcript of Letter from Thomas H. Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, March 23, 1835]

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Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas H. Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, in which Brenan requests Austin's opinion regarding a petition for more land (in addition to their settlement league) for settlers who now have colonist status. Brenan also requests Austin's assistance in obtaining the necessary paperwork to present the case the Commissioner and the Empresario.

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4 p. ; 28 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. March 23, 1835.

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Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas H. Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, in which Brenan requests Austin's opinion regarding a petition for more land (in addition to their settlement league) for settlers who now have colonist status. Brenan also requests Austin's assistance in obtaining the necessary paperwork to present the case the Commissioner and the Empresario.

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Personal and official records of Moses Austin and his son Stephen F. Austin, also known as "The Father of Texas." They cover significant events in Texas history, from colonization and the revolution to the early Republic of Texas.

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[Transcript of Letter from Thomas H. Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, March 23, 1835], letter, March 23, 1835; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth218165/: accessed June 8, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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