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[Transcript of Letters from Reason Mercer and Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden, March 17th, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for letters addressed to Gail Borden, Jr.. The first letter appearing on the transcript is from Reason Mercer to Gail Borden in which Mercer requests that Borden send a copy of a deed for land purchased on behalf of Thomas H. Borden in Mercer's name. The second letter on the transcript is from Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden in which T. Borden also asks G. Borden to send Mercer the land deed. Additionally, T. Borden provides news regarding the labor situation and local events. more
Date: March 17, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from W. C. White to Gail Borden, Jr., May 17, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from W. C. White to Gail Borden, Jr., in which White provides a character reference for [P. T. Phillips] and asks Borden to provide assistance in locating the tract of land on the Colorado River that was originally granted to William Cooper.
Date: May 17, 1835
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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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