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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California] (open access)

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

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?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, January 9, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, January 9, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Perry provides news about her family, the probate of Moses Austin's estate, and the Elliott family's possession of the Little Rock Property.
Date: January 9, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Perry provides recent news regarding his family, the Little Rock Property and other land-related business.
Date: May 14, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches regarding conflict and tension between the people of the area and local authorities.
Date: January 22, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an account record for Stephen F. Austin, January 24, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of an account record for Stephen F. Austin, January 24, 1829]

Copy of transcript for an account for Stephen F. Austin listing items purchased, payments, credit and balance owed.
Date: January 24, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of S. Whiting's merchant record for the account of Stephen F. Austin, January 27, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of S. Whiting's merchant record for the account of Stephen F. Austin, January 27, 1827]

Copy of transcript of S. Whiting's merchant record for the account of Stephen F. Austin, which itemizes money owed and categorizes purchases by month.
Date: January 27, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of merchant accounts on diverse persons, January 29, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of merchant accounts on diverse persons, January 29, 1827]

Copy of a transcript for merchant accounts on diverse persons which itemizes money owed and categorizes purchases by month.
Date: January 29, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an excerpt of a document calling Texas colonists to arms against Fredonian revolutionaries, January 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of an excerpt of a document calling Texas colonists to arms against Fredonian revolutionaries, January 1827]

Copy of transcript of an excerpt of a document calling Texas colonists to arms in order to put down the Fredonian rebellion.
Date: January 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of J. C. Peyton's merchant record for the account of J. E. B. Austin, February 20, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of J. C. Peyton's merchant record for the account of J. E. B. Austin, February 20, 1826]

Copy of a transcript for J. C. Peyton's merchant record for the account of J. E. B. Austin itemizes money owed for the year of 1826 and notes the date in 1827 when payment was received.
Date: February 26, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin in which the sender provides news regarding the probate and, possible misadministration of the brothers' Grandfather Brown's estate; the well-being of acquaintances in Missouri; available land in Essex County, New Jersey; and a bill from Bartlett Sims that is due for collection.
Date: June 24, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of account payable to M. M. Battle, April 15, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of account payable to M. M. Battle, April 15, 1829]

Copy of a transcript of an account that includes several items purchased on credit, as well as, a cash loan.
Date: April 15, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, on July 22, 1827, discussing the health of his neighbors, and land in the east that has been left to the Austin family.
Date: July 22, 1827
Creator: Perry, James Franklin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, August 12, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, August 12, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin in which Perry provides news of the family in Potosi, as well as, relays information from letters written by Thomas Leaming to the Austin brothers (in care of others) in regards to probate of their grandfathers estate and lawsuits involving claims to land in New Jersey.
Date: {1827-07-18,1827-08-12}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas, October 10, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas, October 10, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas, in which he requests permission and offers certain terms under which to build a town on the Eastern Bank of the Colorado River.
Date: October 10, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, November 2, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, November 2, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, in which Austin details supplies and services rendered to Nuckols, categorized by month.
Date: November 2, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of report of court proceedings from Perry vs. ? case, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of report of court proceedings from Perry vs. ? case, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a report of court proceedings from Perry vs. ? case, certified by presiding Justice of the County Court, John Brickey.
Date: 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828] (open access)

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

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828] (open access)

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

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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Peter E. Bean to Stephen F. Austin, February 5, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Peter E. Bean to Stephen F. Austin, February 5, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Bean to Stephen F. Austin regarding the capture of twenty-five officers in the interior of Mexico, (likely referring to General Guerrero's capture of Nicolás Bravo and others during the Revolution of Tulancingo).
Date: February 5, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, in which Groce informs Austin of his deteriorating health and requests that Austin come stay several days in order to help Groce make arrangements for his property.
Date: March 20, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, March 28, 1828] (open access)

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

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, April 2, 1828] (open access)

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

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William W. Rivers to Stephen F. Austin, April 6, 1828] (open access)

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

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. M. Cutter to Stephen F. Austin, May 13, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. M. Cutter to Stephen F. Austin, May 13, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. M. Cutter to Stephen F. Austin, in which Cutter inquires about the physical and legal status of a half league of land that he purchased from William S. Brown.
Date: May 13, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History