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[Transcript of Letter from John C. Walker to Stephen F. Austin, April 17, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John C. Walker to Stephen F. Austin, in which Walker requests Austin's opinion on the probability of making a living as a clerk in Texas. Walker also inquires about the whereabouts and well being of James E. B. Austin, with whom he has been friends for many years. Walker has heard conflicting rumors about James E. B. Austin's death.
Date: April 17, 1830
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from John Raney to Stephen F. Austin, November 23, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Raney to Stephen F. Austin, in which Raney informs Austin that he has had to postpone his travels to San Felipe to sign his colonization contract because he has been severely ill since July and can barely walk. He appeals to Austin to continue to hold the allotment of land until he recovers, arguing that he has already paid the necessary fees to have the area surveyed, etc.
Date: November 23, 1830
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Rosati to James Perry, July 29, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Rosati to James Perry, on July 29, 1830, informing him that he must prove that his mother- and father-in-law were Catholics before their bodies can be buried in the St. Genevieve graveyard. Rosati suggests that they instead be placed in the Protestant cemetery of the same town.
Date: July 29, 1830
Creator: Rosati, Joseph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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