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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, April 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, April 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, on April 1, 1825, discussing the sighting of three escaped prisoners at a house, and asking that militia be sent to reclaim them.
Date: April 1, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Williams, Samuel May
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 8, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 8, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, on September 8, 1825, discussing a rebellion begun by the Comanche and Tahuacanos Indians, which resulted in the death of an American named Dickenson.
Date: September 8, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter Concerning Native Americans, September 10, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter Concerning Native Americans, September 10, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a receipt, on September 10, 1825, of two documents from the Mexican government, one of which commands the author to gather forces and march against the Native American rebellion.
Date: September 10, 1825
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, on September 10, 1825, discussing how several tribes of Native Americans may be rebelling even though other members of those tribes have already made peaceful overtures to the American settlers.
Date: September 10, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 182u] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 182u]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mateo Ahumada, on September 10, 182u, discussing two letters. The first asks that they gather an army to fight the Native Americans, and the second repeals the order to march against the Natives as a result of an agreement with the Comanches.
Date: 182u-09-10
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826]

Copy of transcript for two letters from Stephen F. Austin, on July 17, 1826. The first letter discusses an alliance between Comanches, Tahuacanos, and Green DeWitt, and the murder of a man. The second letter discusses a woman who split with her husband, and wishes to take possession of the family's property.
Date: July 17, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, August 14, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, August 14, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, on August 14, 1826, discussing an attack on Mexican citizens by a group of Indians. He also discusses a message about a planned attack by Comanche Indians.
Date: August 14, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro, February 27, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro, February 27, 1827]

Copy of transcript for the first page of a letter from José Antonio Navarro, on February 27, 1827, discussing the receipt of money he intends to give to the Mexican government, to buy three barrels of coffee and gunpowder.
Date: February 27, 1827
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches regarding conflict and tension between the people of the area and local authorities.
Date: January 22, 1827
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on July 23, 1828, discussing the discovery of people who had assassinated an important figure living in Texas, and asking that the appropriate measures by followed.
Date: July 23, 1828
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing a meeting of the owners of Texas colonies to reach an agreement of how to deal with Indians and form an alliance with the Karankawas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on May 17, 1827, discussing the quick approval of new laws without consulting those living in the American colonies in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing payment for the weapons used by the volunteer army raised in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, requesting a meeting with the commander general of Mexico, to take a census of the American settlers in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing Samuel Williams, who is held responsible for not telling a city administrator about his activities with a paper company and will be fined.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, May 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, May 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on May 22, 1827, discussing the receipt of a new law from Mexico by the government of the state of Texas. Eight articles to be voted on by colonists are also included.
Date: May 22, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Mariano Guerra, May 27, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Mariano Guerra, May 27, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter containing only signatures, on May 27, 1827.
Date: May 27, 1827
Creator: Guerra, José Mariano
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, June 1, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, June 1, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, on June 1, 1827, discussing the hiring of lamp lighters in several Mexican states, and going into detail about the process of hiring men who are currently involved in a court case.
Date: June 1, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin in which the sender provides news regarding the probate and, possible misadministration of the brothers' Grandfather Brown's estate; the well-being of acquaintances in Missouri; available land in Essex County, New Jersey; and a bill from Bartlett Sims that is due for collection.
Date: June 24, 1827
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, June 28, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, June 28, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on June 28, 1827, asking for a copy of the reformed Act of Publication and Oath.
Date: June 28, 1827
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, on July 22, 1827, discussing the health of his neighbors, and land in the east that has been left to the Austin family.
Date: July 22, 1827
Creator: Perry, James Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 9, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 9, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on August 9, 1827, discussing Lorenzo Kinne, who is a member of Austin's colony and sells tobacco. However, a newly enacted law in Mexico prohibits the sell of tobacco imported from other countries.
Date: August 9, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Anastasio Bustamante, August 24, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Anastasio Bustamante, August 24, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Anastasio Bustamante, on August 24, 1827, discussing the possibility that Green DeWitt disobeyed the orders of the government since ships have docked on his property without the government's knowledge.
Date: August 24, 1827
Creator: Bustamante, Anastasio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Navarro, October 19, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Navarro, October 19, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Navarro, on October 19, 1827, discussing his bad health and the death of his brother. He expresses his great wishes for Texas, and his translation of the laws of Mexico into English for the benefit of American colonists.
Date: October 19, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History