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[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 12, 1839, discussing their mutual friends in Alabama. Ashley asks Perry to write her, and laments those of their friends who have died.
Date: March 12, 1839
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 2, 1838, discussing his wishes to move to Texas, and the well-being of their family.
Date: March 2, 1838
Creator: Austin, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Rachel E. Dunklin to Emily Bryan Perry, November 11, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Rachel E. Dunklin to Emily Bryan Perry, November 11, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Rachel E. Dunklin to Emily Bryan Perry, on November 11, 1838, describing the health of their mutual friends and her own delivery of a baby girl.
Date: November 11, 1838
Creator: Dunklin, Rachel Eliza McGuire
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 7, 1838, discussing their mutual acquaintances in Missouri.
Date: March 7, 1838
Creator: Ellis, Mary Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, on November 15, 1838, discussing a trip and the relatives she has seen.
Date: November 15, 1838
Creator: Ellis, Mary Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Memorandum Regarding Vacated Land, October 15, 1840] (open access)

[Transcript of Memorandum Regarding Vacated Land, October 15, 1840]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum, on October 15, 1840, declaring the land previously owned by Bluford Brooks vacant and ready to be granted to other emigrants.
Date: October 15, 1840
Creator: Johnson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro to Guy M. Bryan, March 18, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro to Guy M. Bryan, March 18, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Navarro to Guy Morrison Bryan, on March 18, 1848, asking for historical documents relating to the character and movements of Stephen F. Austin.
Date: March 18, 1848
Creator: Navarro, José Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. Jonathan Baldwin, July 10, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. Jonathan Baldwin, July 10, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. Jonathan Baldwin regarding business with Reed.
Date: July 10, 1839
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an Extract of a Letter from Ad Interim President Burnet to Mary Austin Holley, April 25, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of an Extract of a Letter from Ad Interim President Burnet to Mary Austin Holley, April 25, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Ad Interim President Burnet to Mary Austin Holley, in which Burnet describes his ideas of Stephen F. Austin. Burnet praises Austin's character and offers an explanation for Austin's name slipping into relative obscurity among younger Texans, while Sam Houston rose in popularity.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839]

Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co. concerning Guy M. Bryan and other matters.
Date: May 1, 1839
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from A. Sidney Johnson to W. C. Preston, January 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from A. Sidney Johnson to W. C. Preston, January 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from A. Sidney Johnson to W. C. Preston introducing Austin Bryan.
Date: January 12, 1839
Creator: unknown
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
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October, 28, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October, 28, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie reports to Perry on the outcome of several civil cases involving land titles.
Date: October 28, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Basil G. Ijams to James F. Perry, February 14, 1843] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Basil G. Ijams to James F. Perry, February 14, 1843]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Basil G. Ijams to Mr. James F. Perry regarding lands Perry sold in Colorado County for taxes owed. The letter, written on behalf of Austin Bryant, informs Perry that Bryant wishes to retroactively adjust taxes owed based on the value of Texas money at the time the lands were sold.
Date: February 14, 1843
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from E. R. Wightman to Hinton Curtis, October 24, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from E. R. Wightman to Hinton Curtis, October 24, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from E. R. Wightman to Hinton Curtis regarding a potential land deal.
Date: October 24, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Edward Burleson to James F. Perry, June 5, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Edward Burleson to James F. Perry, June 5, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edward Burleson to James F. Perry concerning a potential town site.
Date: June 5, 1838
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan, February 28, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan, February 28, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan in which Hammeken recounts events from Hammeken's long acquaintance with Stephen F. Austin. Subjects include: Hammeken's plan to help Austin escape from one of several prisons where he was detained, Austin's views on statehood and independence, Austin's death, and general reflections on Austin's character.
Date: February 28, 1844
Creator: unknown
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History