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[Transcript of Letter from Bartlett Sims to Gail Borden, Jr., April 20, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Bartlett Sims to Gail Borden, Jr., in which he describes details pertaining to land surveys done below Old San Antonio Road and west of the Colorado River. Sims also asks Borden to send a sketch of surveys done on the Navidad so that he can identify vacant lands and survey those areas.
Date: April 20, 1835
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Elias R. Wightman to Gail Borden, April 17, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Elias R. Wightman to Gail Borden, regarding the survey of lands near Live Oak Bayou, between Trespalacios and San Bernardo, and the peninsula. There have been recent requests to adjust league plots, and Wightman argues that as the original surveyor of those plots, he should should be responsible for making any adjustments. Wightman also identifies several land owners from which survey fees have not been collected.
Date: April 17, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from F. W. Johnson to Editors of the Galveston News, April 29, 1834]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from F. W. Johnson to Editors of the Galveston News, in which Johnson offers corrections to the facts stated in a series of stories published in the Galveston News on Early colonization. Johnson provides clarification regarding: dates on which certain events occurred, relationships between persons, and numbers of families introduced by Robertson and Austin.
Date: April 15, 1834
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[Transcript of Letter from Henry Austin to Gail Borden, April 28, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Austin to Gail Borden, in which Austin encloses a Certificate of Reception and details regarding business he doing on behalf of Phineas Smith. Austin directs Borden to pass an order to survey a league of land in Cahoot according to the agreement with Smith, and charge the associated fees to Austin's account.
Date: April 28, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from James Burleson to Gail Borden, April 25, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from James Burleson to Gail Borden, in which Burleson provides a letter of reference for his nephew, Joseph Burleson, and Joseph's father. James Burleson points out that Joseph and his father have been citizens for a year, and that the land they have applied for has already been surveyed.
Date: April 25, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from Josh. Nelson to Stephen F. Austin, April 2, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Josh. Nelson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Nelson provides a character reference for Doctor Amos Pollard. Pollard is interested in settling in the Austin Colony. Nelson also provides an introduction for Asabel C. Holmes, a gentlemen from New Hampshire interested in becoming a citizen of Texas.
Date: April 2, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Gail Borden Jr., April 21, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Gail Borden Jr., in which Rhoads requests that Borden expedite the transfer of deeds (for the parties he is representing in the acquisition of three leagues of land). He is willing to wait if Col. Austin or Mr. Williams are expected to return soon, so that they can point out more valuable leagues than the ones he has selected.
Date: April 21, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from S. Rhoads-Fisher to Gale Borden, April 9, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from S. Rhoads-Fisher to Gale Borden, in which Fisher introduces D. Davis D. Baker, a gentlemen handling business affairs on Fisher's behalf. Fisher asks Borden to show Baker a valuable piece of land that would be hard to obtain without influence in the land office.
Date: April 9, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Tone to Gail Borden, Jr., April 24, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Tone to Gail Borden, Jr., in which Tone informs Borden that he has selected three leagues of land in Austin's lower colony on behalf of Amos Pollard, A. C. Holmes, and John Tyler. Tone asks Borden to record these selections in the land office, and to send twenty-four sheets of stamp paper.
Date: April 24, 1835
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[Transcript of Letter from William K. Wilson to Samuel M. Williams, April 26, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Wilson K. Wilson to Samuel M. Williams, in which Wilson proposes that Williams trade his league on the Brazos for four hundred dollars worth of lumber and Wilson's league on Dickinson Bayou. Wilson also requests Williams assistance in preventing his land from being forfeited.
Date: April 26, 1835
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