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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, in which he forwards a letter he had previously written to colleagues in Missouri regarding investment opportunities in California. Austin further proposes that the Mexican government, as part of broader colonization efforts, complete construction of a canal or wagon road that connects the Colorado River in California to the Missouri River.
Date: 1828?
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce]

Description: Copy of transcript for court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce. A petition was filed on behalf of keep against Groce for breach of contract, Groce denied Keep's allegations and a trial followed. The proceedings include witness depositions. Witnesses include: R.M. O'Neal, Ay Buckner, William Morton, Kinchen Holliman, John Little, William Scott, Simon Miller, John Andrews, A.H. Philips, J.R. Clarke, Stephen Richardson, Warren Buford, James Cummings.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the newly appointed Political Chief of the Department of Texas, Ramón Músquiz, in which Austin acknowledges Músquiz's position as Chief and offers his services. Note at the bottom of the transcript: "Record of Empresario Contracts, p.274, (Land Office)"
Date: January 15, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, January 24, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, on January 24, 1828, declaring that the Texan army should be built from battalions based on the number of families in each colony.
Date: January 24, 1828
Creator: White, F.; League, H. H.; Davis, Thomas & Williams, Samuel M.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, March 28, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, in which Fuqua names members within the group of settlers he traveled with from Alabama. Fuqua also requests that Austin provide advice on a good site near a stream for his machinery, as well as, copies of the constitution and colonization laws.
Date: March 28, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, April 2, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Robinson introduces Thomas Pierce, a successful Englishman with a small family that has immigrated to Texas. Robinson appeals to Austin to sell both Pierce and Capt. Bowen a tract of land, arguing that both men will be productive neighbors and ultimately raise the value of Austin's lands.
Date: April 2, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from William W. Rivers to Stephen F. Austin, April 6, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from William W. Rivers to Stephen F. Austin, in which Rivers informs Austin that he will not be able to visit at this time, but that he intends to relocate to the Austin colony and practice his profession there. Rivers appeals to Austin to put up an advertisement and offer his opinion as to the likelihood of Rivers success.
Date: April 6, 1828
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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