The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 398
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diction of Austin; thence northward following the said eastern
boundary of this jurisdiction to the upper or Bexar road; thence
following the road westward to the watershed between the Colo-
rado and the Brazos; thence south along this watershed to the
head of San Bernard Creek; thence following down the Bernard
to the lower line of Thomas Slaughter's league, including all
Slaughter's league; thence to the head of the creek called Llano
or Big Creek; thence following the creek to the Brazos; and
thence up the Brazos to the above mentioned line of Foster, the
point of beginning.
2. The territory comprehended within the following limits
shall compose another district for a company which shall be called
the Second Company-that is to say, beginning on the east bank
of the Brazos River at the lower line of John Foster's land, and
from there following down the river to the upper line of Francis
Biggam's land; thence eastward to Chocolate Creek; thence fol-
lowing the creek to the bay; thence following the coast to the
eastern line of the jurisdiction, between the Trinity and the San
Jacinto; thence northward following the said eastern boundary
of the jurisdiction to the Atascosito road; thence following the
road westward to the watershed between the Brazos and the San
Jacinto (sic); thence southward to the southeast corner of the
first district; and thence westward to the point of beginning on
the line of Foster.
3. The territory comprehended within the following limits shall
compose another district for a company to be called the Third
Company. [p. 17] Beginning on the east bank of the Brazos River
at the upper line of Francis Biggam's land, and from there fol-
lowing the line of the second district to the mouth of Chocolate
Creek; thence westward following the coast to one league west
of the San Bernard; thence northwest following the southwest
boundary of the leagues surveyed on the west bank of the San
Bernard and fronting on the said San Bernard to the upper
boundary of League No. 20; thence in a northeastward direction
to Llano Creek or Big Creek; thence following the said creek
downward to the Brazos; and from there running up the river to
the said upper boundary of Biggam, the place of beginning.
4. The territory comprehended within the following limits398
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918, periodical, 1918; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101073/m1/404/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.