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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Political Chief of Texas]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Political Chief of Texas, in which Austin shares excerpts of letters he has received from colonists living in Nacogdoches describing the rising tensions and subsequent effects of the Fredonian Rebellion on life in the area. Also there is a note at the top of the first page of the letter indicating that this document is a translation from the Bexar Archives, and also has a note indicating some relation to the Nacogdoches Archives.
Date: unknown
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Arthur G. Wavell, February 18, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Arthur G. Wavell, on February 18, 1825, petitioning for permission for four to five hundred American and European families to settle and farm the land in Coahuila and Texas, noting that they might serve as a barrier against Native Americans.
Date: February 18, 1826
Creator: Wavell, Arthur G.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Two Letters Concerning Slavery]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters. The first is to the American colonists in Texas, discussing the sale of slave and the effect of American Indian raids on the colonies. The second letter, to the City Hall, explains the necessity of new colonists, who emigrate during the summer, to sell their slaves in order to survive until the fall.
Date: unknown
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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