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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Coahuila y Tejas, June 2, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas, in which Austin asks for explicit authorization by the Governor to colonize land on the coast between La Baca and San Jacinto. Note on the resource: "Translations of Empresario Contracts, p.153, (Land Office)"
Date: June 2, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 16, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, in which Ficklin [the postmaster of Lexington, Kentucky at that time] informs Austin that the letter he has enclosed is for a member of the Austin colony, whose son is in Lexington, Kentucky. Ficklin also offers his observations regarding the young man's ability to behave well and his capacity to learn.
Date: June 16, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from David Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, June 26, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from David Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Thompson shares his plan to come and visit the frontier country, and asks Austin to provide a list of supplies, both staples for survival that could be sold to colonists, as well as, items that would be good for trade with Mexico.
Date: June 26, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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