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[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Smith include: William Haskins, Pulaski Dudley and Mary Smith. Also included are rough descriptions of where each families' league is located.

Date: February 26, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Texas Association, stock certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association" established for colonizing certain land in Texas under the Authority of the Republic. The paper certificate was made by Hart, Mapother & Co. of Louisville, Ky. at the bottom.

Date: 1844?

Creator: Texas Association

Item Type: Text

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland, February 19, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Smith include: John Sutherland, William Manifee, William Heard, Joseph Rector, William Pride, Jesse White, Benjamin S. White, Samuel Rogers, Robert G. Grozier.

Date: February 19, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Note addressing land issues, n.d.]

Document addressing land-related issues. The sender and recipient are unknown. This document is not dated.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between the Samuel M. Williams and Thomas Taylor, stipulating fees, terms, and the location of Taylor's lands. This document ends in the middle of a sentence which leads me to believe that this is the first page in a multipage document.

Date: June 2, 1831

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from H. L. Cooke to Gail Borden, April 2, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. L. Cooke to Gail Borden, in which Cooke requests Borden's assistance securing a league of land on the peninsula.

Date: April 2, 1835

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1945

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1945, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1945

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1954

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1954, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1954

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1956

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1956, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1956

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to June 30, 1979

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1979, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1979

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1947

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1947, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1947

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1952

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1952, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1952

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1949

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1949, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.

Date: 1949

Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Land Grant Certificate Presented to George L. Leigh, October 25, 1890]

Land grant certificate presented to George L. Leigh and signed by the governor of Texas, L. S. Ross. This grant to George, his heirs or assigns "forever Three Hundred and Twenty (320) acres of land." The rest of the certificate references the specified land and details the perimeter and borders of it in terms of longitude and latitude degrees as well as compass directions.

Date: October 25, 1890

Item Type: Text

Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison, January 2, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Savage include: Thomas A. Smith, William Savage, Hiram Savage, and John M. Savage.

Date: January 2, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from S. R. Miller to Stephen F. Austin, August 7, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from S. R. Miller to Stephen F. Austin, in which Miller appeals to Austin for assistance in securing rights to land made available to him after the death of Edmond R. Miller.

Date: September 7, 1831

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Margaret Dickinson to Stephen F. Austin, November 23, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Margaret Dickinson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Dickinson requests details regarding land grants secured by her recently departed brother, William R. Dickinson as well as the details of his death.

Date: November 23, 1831

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas Powell to Stephen F. Austin, January 31, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Powell to Stephen F. Austin, in which Powell asks Austin for any information regarding the adjustment of his land claim. Powell also requests that Austin forward his papers if it is unlikely that his claim will be adjusted soon.

Date: January 31, 1833

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from William Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, August 3, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, in which Bryan informs Austin of his interest in becoming a colonist and introduces himself as a married man with money to pursue business in the colony.

Date: August 3, 1834

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from J.B. Bailey to Stephen F. Austin, March 18, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J.B. Bailey to Stephen F. Austin, in which Bailey informs Austin that the land he currently living on does not have enough timber for him to build a fence and asks Austin to grant him one labor (Spanish land unit translating to 177 acres) on land with more timber.

Date: March 18, 1830

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Warren D. C. Hall to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Warren D. C. Hall to Stephen F. Austin, in which Warren expresses his concern over the extensive amount of time it has taken Austin, and other bureaucratic elements, to make a decision concerning the Phelps.

Date: July 30, 1831

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from N. M. Henderson to Stephen F. Austin, August 8, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from N. M. Henderson to Stephen F. Austin, concerning Henderson's interest in returning to Texas as a surveyor for lands included in Austin's second grant. Henderson also asks Austin knowledge concerning the whereabouts of General Mason.

Date: August 8, 1832

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Elisha Roberts to Stephen F. Austin, July 18, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Elisha Roberts to Stephen F. Austin, in which Roberts acknowledges news regarding three Mexican gentlemen that were recently given land grants. Roberts acknowledges Austin's role in facilitating their land grants, and asks Austin for his assistance with securing his land title.

Date: July 18, 1828

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Samuel M. Williams to N. J. Dobie, January 27, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Samuel M. Williams to N. J. Dobie, in which Williams addresses Dobie's concerns regarding the forfeit of his father's land.

Date: January 27, 1835

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History