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Hon, Bascom Giles, Page 2 - V-1438
"That on May 1, 1841, the Travel-
ing Board of Land Commissioners, appoint-
ed by an Act of Congress of the Republic
of Texas, investigated the records of the
different Boards of Land Commissioners
East of the Brazos River, reported that
it investigated the claim of Iredell Red-
ding, by virtue of First Class Headright
Certificate No. 136, issued to the said
Iredell Redding, by the Board of Land Com-
missioners of Houston County, and rejected
same, it appearing to their satisfaction
that such Certificate was not legal and
genuine;
"That on December 16, 1840, Iredell
Reding made verified affidavit that he was
the owner of a claim for one league and one
labor of land, issued by the Board of Land
Commissioners of Houston County in the
name of Iredell Redding, per order of the
District Court of said County, dated March
2, 1838 and numbered 136, and that he had
never sold, alienated or transferred same
in any manner, that he delivered said Cer-
tificate to Richard Sparks, on March 27,
1838 to locate and have surveyed, and that
a short time thereafter, the said Sparks
was killed by the Indians, 'on Trinity as
is supposed, that the said Certificate, as
he believes, was lost at that time and that
since lost he has neither known or heard of
same since that time;'
"That the District Court of Houston
County in the February term of 1838 in a
case styled, Iredell Redding vs. the Land
Commissioners of Houston County, 'ordered,
by the Court that the plaintiff be allowed
one league and one labor of land agreeable
to the verdict of the jury;'
"That on June 12, 1843, Iredell Reding
made verified affidavit that he had placed
in the hands of Richard Sparks, his Head-
right Certificate for one league and one
labor of land being No. 136, granted to him
by the Board of Land Commissioners of Houston
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1438, text, April 29, 1952; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth266256/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.