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

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.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Two Letters Concerning Slavery]

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