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[Transcript of a Bill for Work to be Done in the Village] (open access)

[Transcript of a Bill for Work to be Done in the Village]

Copy of transcript for a bill for construction and repair work to be done in the village by Sheald and Love.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Copy of [Dogis] Receipt] (open access)

[Transcript of Copy of [Dogis] Receipt]

Copy of transcript for a copy of a receipt for administrative fees payed by Mr.Pettitt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce] (open access)

[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce]

Copy of transcript for court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce. A petition was filed on behalf of keep against Groce for breach of contract, Groce denied Keep's allegations and a trial followed. The proceedings include witness depositions. Witnesses include: R.M. O'Neal, Ay Buckner, William Morton, Kinchen Holliman, John Little, William Scott, Simon Miller, John Andrews, A.H. Philips, J.R. Clarke, Stephen Richardson, Warren Buford, James Cummings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes] (open access)

[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes]

Copy of transcript for an official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Alcaldes Court.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of translation of a law passed by the legislature in the state of Coahuila y Tejas, May 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of translation of a law passed by the legislature in the state of Coahuila y Tejas, May 1828]

Copy of transcript for a translation of a law passed by the legislature in the state of Coahuila y Tejas, in which the legislature addresses the labor shortage in the state by providing explicit terms of contract between settlers and their servants of color.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin] (open access)

[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin]

Copy of transcript for an affidavit[?] sworn by Henry Austin and witnessed and recorded by James G. Phelps. Henry's Austin's statement details a debt of cash owed and interest accrued on an advance loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin in Mexico in 1835. Henry Austin's statement also verifies that the loan remains unpaid.
Date: January 22, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844]

Copy of transcript for an agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan, Samuel Hempstead and Robert W. Johnson concerning the division of James Bryan's New Madrid claims amongst his heirs. This a copy of a copy of a transcript of the agreement. This copy is faded and difficult to read. (See relation field for the original copy of the transcript of the document.)
Date: June 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844]

Copy of transcript for an agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan, Samuel Hempstead and Robert W. Johnson concerning the division of James Bryan's New Madrid claims amongst his heirs.
Date: June 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844]

Copy of transcript of a list of legal documents pertaining to settlements over New Madrid claims. This document is faded and difficult to read.
Date: June 3, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of power attorney for Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, September 26,1837] (open access)

[Transcript of power attorney for Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, September 26,1837]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney in which Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry grants powers to her lawyer Israel McGready Jr. to sell and convey by deed land from her inheritance.
Date: September 26, 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]] (open access)

[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney in which James F. Perry grants rights to Thomas F. Leaming to act on his behalf with regard to the Jacob Fox case.
Date: 1837?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, May 12, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, May 12, 1835]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, in which Lewis agrees to pay Comfert one hundred dollars for surveyor's equipment and his surveying services.
Date: May 12, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between the Samuel M. Williams and Thomas Taylor, stipulating fees, terms, and the location of Taylor's lands. This document ends in the middle of a sentence which leads me to believe that this is the first page in a multipage document.
Date: June 2, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of indenture between Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Jr., James F. Perry, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, and Daniel Graham, March 14, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of indenture between Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Jr., James F. Perry, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, and Daniel Graham, March 14, 1831]

Copy of transcript for an indenture between Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Jr., James F. Perry, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, and Daniel Graham regarding property in Virginia.
Date: March 14, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of power of attorney for James F. Perry and Emily Austin Bryan Perry, March 14, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of power of attorney for James F. Perry and Emily Austin Bryan Perry, March 14, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney, granting James McGarock rights from James F. Perry and Emily Austin Bryan Perry to handle their business in Virginia.
Date: March 14, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of power of attorney for Stephen F. Austin, March 14, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of power of attorney for Stephen F. Austin, March 14, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney for Stephen F. Austin granting rights to James F. Perry to handle his business in Virginia.
Date: March 14, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831]

Copy of transcript for surveying contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, in which both men agree on the extent of the area that Hadley be responsible for surveying. Also agreed upon is the amount that Hadley will be paid per league and per quarter league, as well as, Wightman's responsibilities to plot and transcribe the notes and make reports to the central office.
Date: February 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families, February 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families, February 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families.
Date: February 25, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Testimony of Various Character Witnesses on Behalf of Ephraim Roddy, January 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Testimony of Various Character Witnesses on Behalf of Ephraim Roddy, January 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript of testimony of various character witnesses certifying the "correct, upright and honourable" character of Ephraim Roddy.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of probate records for John Dickerson, August 13, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of probate records for John Dickerson, August 13, 1830]

Copy of transcript for probate records granting Edward Dickerson rights to his deceased brother, John Dickerson's estate.
Date: August 13, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of probate records for John Dickerson, August 12, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of probate records for John Dickerson, August 12, 1830]

Copy of transcript for probate records assigning Edward Dickerson rights to the deceased John Dickerson's estate.
Date: August 12, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, in which Austin agrees to pay Miller five dollars per one thousand Cypress shingles. It was later noted that Miller was payed in full.
Date: June 24, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, in which Austin agrees to pay Sims one half league of premium land by the Colorado River in exchange for improvements to the league at the head of Bay Prairie. Austin has already paid Sims cash for a portion of the cost of the improvements.
Date: June 19, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Testimony of Isaac Gilbreth, May 6, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Testimony of Isaac Gilbreth, May 6, 1830]

Copy of transcript for testimony of Isaac Gilbreth, in which Gilbreth provides a narrative of his experiences since leaving Missouri in 1825. Gilbreth is requesting reparations for the cruel treatment he suffered in Califonia, including unlawful imprisonment, denial of medical care, and refusal of permission to contact fellow countrymen in the area for assistance.
Date: May 6, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History