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[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry concerning the delivery of a letter and the sale of a steer.
Date: November 8, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee discussing the relinquishment of Bee's contract for two leagues of land.
Date: November 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to L. B. Chance, March 7, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to L. B. Chance, March 7, 1839]

Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter to L. B. Chance regarding land titles.
Date: March 7, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to R. G. Dunlap, March 21, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to R. G. Dunlap, March 21, 1839]

Copy of transcript for two letters from James F. Perry to R. G. Dunlap concerning money overdrawn by Moses Austin Bryan.
Date: March 21, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Austin to James Reed, April 1, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Austin to James Reed, April 1, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Reed relaying news of Monroe Edwards's trial.
Date: April 1, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Webb, April 15, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Webb, April 15, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Webb, in which Perry declines his nomination as Secretary of the Treasury.
Date: April 15, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letters from James F. Perry to William H. Jack and Samuel M. WIlliams, November 1, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letters from James F. Perry to William H. Jack and Samuel M. WIlliams, November 1, 1839]

Copy of transcript for letters from James F. Perry to William H. Jack and Samuel M. Williams requesting a transfer to Stephen F. Austin's heirs for 11 leagues of land granted to Jose Maria de Aguirre.
Date: November 1, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Reed, December 2, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Reed, December 2, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Reed regarding a shipment of cotton and other business matters.
Date: December 2, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman, March 28, 1841] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman, March 28, 1841]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman regarding a land purchase Robert Stevenson wishes to make.
Date: March 28, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville, June 18, 1841] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville, June 18, 1841]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville regarding the collection of a note Perry holds on Benjamin Tennell.
Date: June 18, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, September 16, 1841] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, September 16, 1841]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Haml White to James F. Perry requesting the ability to pay off cash debts owed to Perry by bartering corn, horses, and one slave.
Date: September 16, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, in which Perry provides a short biography of Bryan's grandfather, as well as, advice regarding business and legal matters.
Date: May 8, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, inquiring as to Perry's willingness to sell property to Lipscomb's mother-in-law. Lipscomb also requests permission to remove cedar timber on Perry's property for use as pickets.
Date: 1846-06-16?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, August 24, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, August 24, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie provides news on several legal affairs including the transfer of several Empresario land suits to Travis County for trial and Gillespie's efforts to address ongoing business matters in Bastrop.
Date: August 24, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Cannon to J. F. Perry, October 30, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Cannon to J. F. Perry, October 30, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Cannon to J. F. Perry, in which Cannon requests Perry's terms for selling a piece of land.
Date: October 30, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, April 10, 1847] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, April 10, 1847]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that the Supreme Court is not likely to reach a verdict on the Empresario case within a desirable time frame, and that there is likely to be an upcoming trial regarding Judge Coles estate.
Date: April 10, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, August 26, 1847] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, August 26, 1847]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, in which Emily Perry let's her husband know she has arrived at her current destination, with their daughter, safely but that the trip home will require a detour due to outbreaks of fever around the Bastrop area. Emily Perry also provides a list of tasks that need to be tended to in her absence (preserves, garden, weather boarding, etc.).
Date: August 26, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October 1, 1847] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October 1, 1847]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that he received his letter which addresses allegations the late Judge John P. Coles filed against Perry before his death. Gillespie also tells Perry that the original bill filed by Coles cannot be found and the case will likely be postponed.
Date: October 1, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, January 20, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, January 20, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, in which White informs Perry that he does not have cash but would like to settle his debt to Perry either by handing over his home or by paying in negro slaves.
Date: January 20, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to George L. Hammeken, June 9, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to George L. Hammeken, June 9, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter to George L. Hammeken, in which the sender describes the provenance of the seven-hundred dollars that were originally enclosed in the letter, and provides a list of items that Mrs. Perry wants Hammeken to purchase and/or have made, including a wax impression of Gen. Austin's seal which Mrs. Perry wants to have engraved on the items she has requested. Lastly, there are further directions for any remaining sum.
Date: June 9, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, in which Webb provides information requested by Perry regarding the Supreme Court opinion in the case of Perry vs. Sam Houston.
Date: September 5, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from W. J. Russell to Guy M. Bryan, March 29, 1873] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from W. J. Russell to Guy M. Bryan, March 29, 1873]

Copy of transcript for a letter from W. J. Russell to Guy M. Bryan, in which Russell provides requested information about the life of Stephen F. Austin and early Texas history, (before 1837).
Date: March 29, 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of agreement between Barnard E. Bee and James F. Perry, December 19, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of agreement between Barnard E. Bee and James F. Perry, December 19, 1837]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between Barnard E. Bee and James F. Perry for Bee to relinquish his contract between him and Stephen F. Austin for the purchase of land, which Bee was unable to secure the payments for.
Date: December 19, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History