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Map of Geo. Antonio Nixon's 11 league grant: titled in February 9th 1835 in Robertson County Texas.

Map shows land ownership, acreage, lot dimensions, and deed number for sections of property along the eastern bank of the Brazos River in Robertson County known as George Antonio Nixon's 11 league grant. Scale [ca. 1:32,990].
Date: 1835?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Power of Attorney] (open access)

[Statement of Power of Attorney]

Legal statement outlining the power of attorney granted by John West of Robertson County regarding a piece of land.
Date: November 21, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Geo. Antonio Nixon's 11 League Grant, Robertson County, Texas, 1835

Map of Geo. Antonio Nixon's 11 League Grant, in Robertson County, Texas in 1835.
Date: 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Record of payment for commissioner fees] (open access)

[Record of payment for commissioner fees]

Record of payment from Michael Reed to Sterling C. Robertson for the commissioner fees on two leagues of land.
Date: March 21, 1835
Creator: Robertson, Sterling C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835] (open access)

[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]

1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Michael Reed Certificate of Company [?] 1834 (open access)

Michael Reed Certificate of Company [?] 1834

Certificate of Michael Reed's application to the Nashville Colony in Texas, written by T.A. Graves on behalf of S.C. Robertson.
Date: January 14, 1835
Creator: Graves, T.A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History