Travis County Surveyor’s Record from December 1852 to September 1918, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips.

Travis County Surveyor’s Record from November 1852 to June 1930, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips.

Recorded copies of bonds and qualifying oaths of office for Travis County officials dating from September 1852 to March 1875. Bonds show bond number, date and place of execution, name of principal, names of sureties, amount and conditions of bond, signatures of principal and sureties, date filed, and signature of county clerk. Oaths include text of oaths and show name of principal, date sworn, signature of principal, notarization, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date filed. Includes index.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from September 1852 to October 1855, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from August 1852 to November 1867, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from March 1852 to May 1854, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.