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[Transcript of Letter from Hugh McGuffin to Stephen F. Austin, April 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Hugh McGuffin to Stephen F. Austin, April 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Hugh McGuffin to Stephen F. Austin, in which McGuffin expresses his gratitude to Austin for granting his son a quarter of a league of land in the colony. McGuffin also appeals to Austin to protect his son's claim while he is visiting his father's home - flooding has delayed his return to Texas. Finally, McGuffin informs Austin of his plans to send his second eldest son to the colony as well, and asks Austin to look over both of them.
Date: April 25, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. Cable to Col. Stephen F. Austin, April 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. Cable to Col. Stephen F. Austin, April 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Cable to Col. Stephen F. Austin, in which Cable informs Austin of his personal and financial misfortunes in Louisiana. Cable also informs Austin that Major C. H. Sims, Cable's colleague, has plans to visit the colony in order to settle there and to confirm a land title on Cable's behalf. Finally, cable asks for Austin's assurance that the land he previously procured is still available.
Date: April 25, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, November 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, November 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript of a letter from Ramón Músquiz to Stephen F. Austin, on November 25, 1830, asking that land be given to Austin under his company's name.
Date: November 25, 1830
Creator: Músquiz, Ramón
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, on January 25, 1831, noting that his arrival to San Felipe de Austin has been made public, and he has been given a commission. He also tells colonists to mark their land as their own.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Sterling McNeel to Stephen F. Austin, January 25, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Sterling McNeel to Stephen F. Austin, January 25, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Sterling McNeel to Stephen F. Austin, in which McNeel asks Austin to provide Mr. Munson (whom McNeel is sending as his proxy) a deed and a memorandum of expenses.
Date: January 25, 1833
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from W. S. Parrott to Stephen F. Austin, March 25, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from W. S. Parrott to Stephen F. Austin, March 25, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from W. S. Parrott to Stephen F. Austin, in which Parrott informs Austin that John Colburn, (a man claiming to come from Austin's colony), has stolen money using falsified credentials. Parrott also asks Austin to keep a look out for Colburn and Pearly S. Girard (the man believed to be his accomplice), and to areest them both on sight.
Date: March 25, 1833
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. P Borden to Gail and J. P . Borden, October 25, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. P Borden to Gail and J. P . Borden, October 25, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. P Borden to Gail Borden and J. P. Borden, in which Borden provides updates to his father and brother regarding his travels from Goliad to Bexar. Borden reports on his company, the conditions of the road, housing construction, and the natural landscape.
Date: October 25, 1834
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, April 25, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, April 25, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, in which Holley makes a second appeal to Perry for assistance in gathering materials to create an authoritative history of the Republic of Texas and the role of Stephen F. Austin in its founding and preservation.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Israel McGrady to James F. Perry, November 25, 1850] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Israel McGrady to James F. Perry, November 25, 1850]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Israel McGrady to James F. Perry, in which McGrady asks, on behalf of Dr. W. C. Ashburn, if Perry will sell one-hundred and fifty acres of his land at one dollar an acre.
Date: November 25, 1850
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, May 25, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, May 25, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter to Stephen F. Austin, on May 25, 1828, concerning the reward for a run away slave of Robert M. Williams.
Date: May 25, 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Antonio Elosua to Stephen F. Austin, November 25, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Antonio Elosua to Stephen F. Austin, November 25, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Antonio Elosua to Stephen F. Austin, on November 25, 1828, explaining that A. Thompson and his navy had departed for Veracruz before Juan Hernandes arrived.
Date: November 25, 1828
Creator: Elosua, Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. M. Gutierres de Estrada to [Stephen F. Austin], January 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. M. Gutierres de Estrada to [Stephen F. Austin], January 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. M. Gutierres de Estrada to [Stephen F. Austin], in which Gutierres de Estrada expresses his interest in the annulment of prejudicial laws against foreigners, and in that effort, requests a copy of American legislation regarding foreigners and land ownership, etc.
Date: January 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. W. Bunton to Samuel Williams, February 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. W. Bunton to Samuel Williams, February 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. W. Bunton to Samuel Williams, in which Bunton requests, on behalf of the Ayuntamiento, all of the official papers of the town of Bastrop. This request is related to renaming Bastrop to Mina.
Date: February 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. R. Lewis to Gail Borden, April 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. R. Lewis to Gail Borden, April 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. R. Lewis to Gail Borden, in which Lewis provides a character reference for J. W. Clement.
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Burleson to Gail Borden, April 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Burleson to Gail Borden, April 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Burleson to Gail Borden, in which Burleson provides a letter of reference for his nephew, Joseph Burleson, and Joseph's father. James Burleson points out that Joseph and his father have been citizens for a year, and that the land they have applied for has already been surveyed.
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Gazley to Gail Borden, May 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Gazley to Gail Borden, May 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Gazley to Gail Borden, in which Gazley asks Borden to write concerning the survey for Charles S. Smith on League No.17 survey.
Date: May 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Bartlett Sims to Gail Borden, Jr., June 25, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Bartlett Sims to Gail Borden, Jr., June 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Bartlett Sims to Gail Borden, Jr., in which Sims provides references and land hold requests for Greenbury Overton, E. M. Peas, and P. S. Drown.
Date: June 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Whiteside to Spencer H. Jack, September 25, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Whiteside to Spencer H. Jack, September 25, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Whiteside to Spencer H. Jack, in which Whiteside informs Jack about the status of an order for thirty-seven dollars to Col. Austin.
Date: September 25, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, on November 25, 1836, which lays out the payments Bee is to make to Austin in exchange for the land he was promised. Matthew B. Williamson, clerk of Brazoria County in 1842, confirms that this contract was indeed signed by Austin and Bee.
Date: November 25, 1836
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, October 25, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, October 25, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry in which Stephen consoles Emily on the loss of her child and briefly discusses his situation with Col. Anthony Butler.
Date: October 25, 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin writing to express concern for James' health and to update him on members of their family.
Date: June 25, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 25, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 25, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry discussing the biography of Stephen F. Austin, rumors that Stephen F. Austin was bribed by the Mexican government, and her mistrust of Samuel Houston.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan concerning various supplies and his desire to bring more slaves to work.
Date: November 25, 1814
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary M. T. to Emily Austin Bryan, August 25, 1817] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary M. T. to Emily Austin Bryan, August 25, 1817]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary M. T. to Emily Austin Bryan on August 25, 1817, sending her affection as well as her mother's, mentioning the deaths and marriages of some of their mutual friends, and requesting a long letter about Emily and her family.
Date: August 25, 1817
Creator: M. T., Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History