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Title
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An Account of the Yellow Fever
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Identifier
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foth_0421_multipage
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Creator
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Smith, Ashbel, 1805-1886
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Dates
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1839
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Description
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The state of public health in Texas was precarious at best, and epidemics of cholera, typhus, and other diseases were common. Ashbel Smith gained national notice with a study of yellow fever in Texas.
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Title
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Alamo, Texas 1849 [San Antonio]
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Identifier
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foth_0635
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Dates
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1849
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Box
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3Y62a
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Description
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Uncased image of the Alamo Daguerreotype; This 1849 daguerreotype of the façade of the Alamo chapel in San Antonio is the earliest datable photograph taken in Texas and the only extant photographic view of the Alamo made prior to its reconstruction in 1850.
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Title
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Andrew Jackson to Anthony Butler
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Identifier
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foth_0563_multipage
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Creator
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
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Dates
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1829-10-19
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Box
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2b180
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Description
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President Andrew Jackson replaces Joel Poinsett with Anthony Butler who will continue negotiations with the Mexican government for the purchase of Texas.
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Title
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Annexation of Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0549
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Dates
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1837
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Box
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BC DB 1837
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Description
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In the 25th Congress of the United States House of Representatives, 3,029 Massachusetts women signed a petition against the annexation of Texas into the United States as a slaveholding state.
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Title
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Anonymous Englishman's Diary
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Identifier
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foth_0417_multipage
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Dates
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1842
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Box
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2h428
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Description
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This anonymous writer records physical descriptions of the country and discusses several issues confronting the Republic of Texas.
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Title
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Army Orders
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Identifier
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foth_0645
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Creator
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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
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Dates
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1836-03-02
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Box
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BC DB 1836 (Streeter and Streeter variants)
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Description
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[Text begins:] Convention Hall, Washington, March 2, 1836. War is raging on the frontiers. Bejar is besieged by two thousand of the enemy...The citizens of Texas must rally to the aid of our army...Independence is declared, it must be maintained. ...[Signed:] Sam. Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army. [Followed by P. S. signed:] S. H. [handwriting on back] [Decorated with patterns as design elements.]
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Title
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Authorization letter from President James K. Polk
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Identifier
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foth_0583
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Creator
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
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Dates
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1845-12-29
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Box
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TMM Box 2AA9a
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Description
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Letter from President James K. Polk admitting Texas to the United States.
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Title
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B. R. Edwards to Capt. Ayleth C. Buckner
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Identifier
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foth_0616_multipage
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Creator
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Edwards, B. R.
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Dates
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1826-12-26
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Box
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2a151
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Description
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Letter from B.R. Edwards requesting support for Texas' independence from Mexico.
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Title
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B. R. Edwards to Col. James Rofs
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Identifier
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foth_0620_multipage
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Creator
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Edwards, B. R.
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Dates
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1826-12-26
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Box
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2a151
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Description
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Letter from B.R. Edwards requesting support for Texas' independence from Mexico.
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Title
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Brigade Orders
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Identifier
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foth_0488
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Creator
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Texas. Army
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Dates
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1838
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Box
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BC DB 1838-1839
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Description
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This broadside calls for volunteers to fight Indians on the northeastern frontier.
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Title
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B.W. Edwards to Jesse Thompson
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Identifier
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foth_0211_multipage
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Creator
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Edwards, Benjamin W.
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Dates
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1826-12-26
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Box
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2a151
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Description
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B.W. Edwards reports that "we have raised the flag of Liberty in Nacogdoches - We have made a solemn treaty with all the Northern Indians in this Province."
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Title
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Census of Béxar
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Identifier
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foth_0001_multipage
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Creator
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Martínez, Antonio María, -1823
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Dates
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1820-01-01
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Box
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2s130
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Description
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Breakdowns by age, sex, status, and castes, plus notes on occupations and economic activity. Antonio Martínez signed the document. Martínez served as the last Spanish governor of Texas before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
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Title
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Certificate of shares
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Identifier
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foth_0544
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Dates
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1839-12
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Box
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BC OB 1836-1839
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Description
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The Consolidated Fund was established June 7, 1837, to help finance public debt.
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Title
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Circular from the Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin
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Identifier
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foth_0257
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Creator
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San Felipe de Austin. Committee of Safety
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Dates
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1835-10-03
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Box
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BC DB 1835
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Description
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Circular from the Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin, dated October 3, 1835, reporting the advancing Mexican troops from Béxar.
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Title
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Citizens of Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0477
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Dates
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1841
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Box
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BC OB 1840-1849
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Description
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Ballot for the Republic of Texas presidency. Sam Houston defeated David G. Burnet in the election.
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Title
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The Citizens of the jurisdiction of Columbia--to their Fellow Citizens of all Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0255_multipage
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Creator
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Columbia. Committee of Safety
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Dates
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1835-08-20
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Box
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BC DB 1835
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Description
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The citizens of the jurisdiction of Columbia issued this broadside on August 20, 1835, calling for a consultation to convene at Washington-on-the-Brazos on October 15, 1835.
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Title
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Civil Commandant of the Colony forming on the Colorado and Brassos Rivers, in the Province of Texas . . .
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Identifier
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foth_0022
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Creator
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
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Dates
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1821
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Box
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BC DB 1820-1829
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Description
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Upon returning to New Orleans after an initial survey of Texas in the summer of 1821, Stephen F. Austin issued this permit stating the terms under which Austin would admit settlers to the colony. The formal procedure for an immigrant seeking admission to Austin's Colony required that he present himself to Austin upon arrival, register his name, and take an oath to support the federal and state constitutions. He thus became an applicant and was given a permit to select land. The settler then was required to give notice of his choice of land within thirty days and to petition for the land. Instructions were then issued to the surveyor to survey and plat the land and, upon payment of fees, the commissioner issued the title.
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Title
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Colonization grant to property in Castro Colony
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Identifier
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foth_0450_multipage
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Dates
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1843
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Box
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BC DB 1840-1845
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Description
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Printed in French script, stamped "Texas Legation, Paris," and signed by Ashbel Smith, this document is an example of a property certificate issued to colonists of Henri Castro's Texas settlement.
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Title
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Colorado and Red River Land Company
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Identifier
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foth_0114_multipage
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Creator
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Colorado and Red River Land Company
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Dates
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1835
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Description
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The Colorado and Red River Land Company issued this pamphlet to assure stockholders that speculation in Texas lands would prove to be a prudent move.
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Title
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Columbia citizens
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Identifier
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foth_0254
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Dates
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1835-08
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Box
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BC DB 1835
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Description
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Resolutions adopted at a meeting held in Columbia on August 15, 1835. Columbia was one of the earliest communities within Stephen F. Austin's colony.