[Deed from Richard Sparks to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Deed from Richard Sparks to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Deed in which Richard Sparks sells property to Henry Maxwell for one hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: July 25, 1853
Creator: Sparks, Richard
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Henry Maxwell and Others to Hannah Maxwell, March 6, 1858] (open access)

[Deed from Henry Maxwell and Others to Hannah Maxwell, March 6, 1858]

Deed in which Hannah Maxwell equally distributes of 447 and 193 acres of land left by her late husband to his descendants.
Date: March 6, 1858
Creator: Maxwell, Hannah
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858] (open access)

[Deed from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858]

Deed in which Hannah Maxwell transfers ten and one-half acres of land to Henry Maxwell for ten dollars. The borders are described in the text.
Date: March 6, 1858
Creator: Maxwell, Hannah
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Bond in which Joel Patterson sells 320 acres of land to Henry Maxwell for five hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: March 31, 1853
Creator: Patterson, Joel
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Land Grant to the Heirs of James Maxwell, June 17, 1856] (open access)

[Texas Land Grant to the Heirs of James Maxwell, June 17, 1856]

Land grant conferring four hundred and forty seven acres of land from Peters' Colony in Collin County, Texas, to the heirs of James Maxwell. The grant includes a description of the area's borders. It is signed by Governor Elisha M. Pease.
Date: June 17, 1856
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from William Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Deed from William Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Deed in which William Patterson sells property to Henry Maxwell for ten dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: April 3, 1856
Creator: Patterson, William
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Division Between Heirs of James Maxwell, January 27, 1855] (open access)

[Land Division Between Heirs of James Maxwell, January 27, 1855]

Land division document in which the wife and descendants of James Maxwell are given parts of his property.
Date: January 27, 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Richard Sparks to henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858] (open access)

[Deed from Richard Sparks to henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858]

Deed in which Richard Sparks sells forty acres to Henry Maxwell for ten dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: March 6, 1858
Creator: Sparks, Richard
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853] (open access)

[Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853]

Bond wherein Hannah Maxwell states that she owes Henry Maxwell twenty five dollars. She also writes that she has sold ten and a half acres of headright land to Henry for six dollars and fifty-eight sense. The paper has been stamped with a five-pointed star and notarized by George Pegues.
Date: December 24, 1853
Creator: Maxwell, Hannah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peters' Colony Flyer] (open access)

[Peters' Colony Flyer]

Flyer from the Texan Emigration and Land Company addressing a raid of its offices that occurred in July of 1852. The flyer attempts to assuage the colonists' fears that the company plans to invalidate their claims. It also condemns the raiders who stole the colonists' claim paperwork.
Date: 1852
Creator: Texan Emigration and Land Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell]

Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date: November 1855
Creator: Maxwell, Robert Strain
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date: 1853
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, 1855] (open access)

[Deed from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, 1855]

Deed from George Pegues on behalf of Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell. The deed issues 320 acres of land in Collin County to Maxwell for the price of $320.
Date: 1855
Creator: Pegues, George H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed Distributing Land of J. W. Maxwell Among His Heirs] (open access)

[Deed Distributing Land of J. W. Maxwell Among His Heirs]

Deed distributing 193 acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to the heirs of J. W. Maxwell.
Date: October 31, 1857
Creator: Pegues, George H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. Walker to Henry Maxwell, August 18, 1854] (open access)

[Letter from A. Walker to Henry Maxwell, August 18, 1854]

Letter from A. Walker to Henry Maxwell responding to an earlier letter regarding a 640 acre parcel of land.
Date: August 18, 1854
Creator: Walker, A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date: November 1855
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing lists of his financial and trade transactions, the items traded, and the persons involved. It is bound in leather.
Date: 1851
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transferal from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, 1855] (open access)

[Land Transferal from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, 1855]

Document transferring land from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell.
Date: 1855
Creator: Maxwell, James W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History