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[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes] (open access)

[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes]

Copy of transcript for an official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Alcaldes Court.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce] (open access)

[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce]

Copy of transcript for court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce. A petition was filed on behalf of keep against Groce for breach of contract, Groce denied Keep's allegations and a trial followed. The proceedings include witness depositions. Witnesses include: R.M. O'Neal, Ay Buckner, William Morton, Kinchen Holliman, John Little, William Scott, Simon Miller, John Andrews, A.H. Philips, J.R. Clarke, Stephen Richardson, Warren Buford, James Cummings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison, January 2, 1830] (open access)

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland, February 19, 1830] (open access)

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830] (open access)

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Invoice for Shipping and Freight payable to William C. Carpenter, April 17, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Invoice for Shipping and Freight payable to William C. Carpenter, April 17, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for shipping and freight charged to James F. Perry and payable to William C. Carpenter. Freight includes steel, fire irons, a mattress, lead, and an anvil.
Date: April 17, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Richard R. Royall, April 27, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Richard R. Royall, April 27, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Richard R. Royall stipulating fees, terms, and the location of Royall's lands. Families represented by Royall include: Thacker W. Winter, John Caldwell, and Washington Caldwell.
Date: April 27, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, in which Austin agrees to pay Sims one half league of premium land by the Colorado River in exchange for improvements to the league at the head of Bay Prairie. Austin has already paid Sims cash for a portion of the cost of the improvements.
Date: June 19, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, in which Austin agrees to pay Miller five dollars per one thousand Cypress shingles. It was later noted that Miller was payed in full.
Date: June 24, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Testimony of Various Character Witnesses on Behalf of Ephraim Roddy, January 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Testimony of Various Character Witnesses on Behalf of Ephraim Roddy, January 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript of testimony of various character witnesses certifying the "correct, upright and honourable" character of Ephraim Roddy.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831]

Copy of transcript for surveying contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, in which both men agree on the extent of the area that Hadley be responsible for surveying. Also agreed upon is the amount that Hadley will be paid per league and per quarter league, as well as, Wightman's responsibilities to plot and transcribe the notes and make reports to the central office.
Date: February 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831] (open access)

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of power attorney for Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, September 26,1837] (open access)

[Transcript of power attorney for Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, September 26,1837]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney in which Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry grants powers to her lawyer Israel McGready Jr. to sell and convey by deed land from her inheritance.
Date: September 26, 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin] (open access)

[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin]

Copy of transcript for an affidavit[?] sworn by Henry Austin and witnessed and recorded by James G. Phelps. Henry's Austin's statement details a debt of cash owed and interest accrued on an advance loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin in Mexico in 1835. Henry Austin's statement also verifies that the loan remains unpaid.
Date: January 22, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844]

Copy of transcript for an agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan, Samuel Hempstead and Robert W. Johnson concerning the division of James Bryan's New Madrid claims amongst his heirs. This a copy of a copy of a transcript of the agreement. This copy is faded and difficult to read. (See relation field for the original copy of the transcript of the document.)
Date: June 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844]

Copy of transcript of a list of legal documents pertaining to settlements over New Madrid claims. This document is faded and difficult to read.
Date: June 3, 1844
Creator: unknown
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
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
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Copy of [Dogis] Receipt] (open access)

[Transcript of Copy of [Dogis] Receipt]

Copy of transcript for a copy of a receipt for administrative fees payed by Mr.Pettitt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Bill for Work to be Done in the Village] (open access)

[Transcript of a Bill for Work to be Done in the Village]

Copy of transcript for a bill for construction and repair work to be done in the village by Sheald and Love.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History