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[Transcript of Letter from Thomas R. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, May 8, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas R. Leaming to Stephen F. Austin, in which Leaming provides news on his progress in the case against Jacob xxx of Salem. Leaming also asks Austin to provide a description of the physical, economic, political, and social characteristics of the Austin colony, so that he can promote the colonization of the settlement. Finally, he asks Austin to provide data necessary to publish a map of Texas.
Date:
May 8, 1828
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, August 2, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on August 2, 1828, informing him that there cannot be any organizations or armies in an unnamed town, since only Americans live there.
Date:
August 2, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, November 10, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Perry provides news of the family and shared acquaintances. Perry also reports that the Mine a burton mine was sold to William Milem, and that Washington County is growing quickly. Finally, Perry warns Austin of plans for a Mr. Price to travel to Texas, possibly to dispute Stephen F. and J.E.B. Austin's land title.
Date:
November 10, 1828
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, November 17, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on November 17, 1828, discussing the murder of the son of a Comanche chief by American settlers.
Date:
November 17, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mathew Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Mathew Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, requesting a land grant. Included is a letter of recommendation by Alexander Thompson on Brenan's behalf.
Date:
November 18, 1828
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 7, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on January 7, 1828, making it official that the vice governor of the state may examine the books of ranches, traders, and others.
Date:
January 7, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Janury 9, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on January 9, 1828, declaring that a town has taken an oath to uphold the constitution of the state.
Date:
January 9, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 15, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on January 15, 1828, declaring that Gaspar Flores is being sent to a colony in order to solve the colony's problems as soon as possible.
Date:
January 15, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, January 24, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, on January 24, 1828, declaring that the Texan army should be built from battalions based on the number of families in each colony.
Date:
January 24, 1828
Creator:
White, F.; League, H. H.; Davis, Thomas & Williams, Samuel M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Erasmo Seguin to Stephen F. Austin, January 24, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Erasmo Seguin to Stephen F. Austin, on January 24, 1828, discussing an escaped slave, the sending of trees to a government official, and the loss of some documents.
Date:
January 24, 1828
Creator:
Seguin, Erasmo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 6, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on February 6, 1828, discussing a decree from the president of Mexico, declaring that each state must provide a list of sentenced prisoners to a general.
Date:
February 6, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, February 7, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, on February 7, 1828, discussing the Spaniards still living in Mexico, whom Músquiz believes should be forced out of the country.
Date:
February 7, 1828
Creator:
Músquiz, Ramón
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 12, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on February 12, 1828, noting that a letter has been received by the Mexican Congress.
Date:
February 12, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, March 4, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, on March 4, 1828, discussing a ship landing at San Jacinto, in Texas.
Date:
March 4, 1828
Creator:
Piedras, José de las
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, March 6, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, on March 6,1828, discussing the forms needed to apply for three positions that are open during the election.
Date:
March 6, 1828
Creator:
Músquiz, Ramón
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, March 26, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, on March 26, 1828, discussing five soldiers who are trying to get into Texas.
Date:
March 26, 1828
Creator:
Piedras, José de las
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, March 30, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on March 30, 1828, discussing murderers from Tennessee who have found shelter in Mexico. He urges the recipient to go after them and turn them into the American authorities.
Date:
March 30, 1828
Creator:
Saucedo, José Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, Marc h 30, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on March 30, 1828, discussing the official legal documents needed to hand over fugitives in Mexico to the American authorities.
Date:
March 30, 1828
Creator:
Saucedo, José Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History