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Henri Castro to Louis Huth
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foth_0447_multipage
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Creator
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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
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Dates
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1845-03-02
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Description
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Castro reports that annexation is complete and that the success of Castro's colony is inevitable.
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Henri Castro to Louis Huth
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foth_0441_multipage
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Creator
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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
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Dates
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1843-11-15
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Writing from Paris, Henri Castro counsels his agent Louis Huth regarding matters of colonization in Texas. In 1842, Castro received a grant from the Texas government to settle on the Medina River near San Antonio.
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Henri Castro to Louis Huth
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foth_0444_multipage
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Creator
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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
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Dates
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1844-12-03
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After arriving in Washington, Texas, Henri Castro reports to Huth of the impending annexation events.
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Le Texas
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foth_0435_multipage
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Creator
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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
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1845
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Empresario Henri Castro recorded his description of Texas and his efforts to bring families from France to Texas. He named his colony Castroville.
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To his colonists
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foth_0434
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Creator
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Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
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Description
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People from the Alsace region of France (on the border between France and Germany) settled Castroville in the Hill Country west of San Antonio. Their empresario, Henri Castro, wrote this broadside letter to his settlers advising caution in dealing with land speculators.
