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[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters from Stephen F. Austin, on July 17, 1826. The first letter discusses an alliance between Comanches, Tahuacanos, and Green DeWitt, and the murder of a man. The second letter discusses a woman who split with her husband, and wishes to take possession of the family's property.
Date: July 17, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from José Espinosa de los Monteras, February 18, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from José Espinosa de los Monteras relaying the information that President Guadalupe Victoria approves Arthur G. Wavell's colonization petition, however the colonists cannot occupy the right bank of the Red River for the Shawnee Indians legally own that land.
Date: February 18, 1826
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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
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