The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927 Page: 224
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me that he did not know any thing of Dr Grant's papers- that
Mr Wm. Jack lived at the Brazos- that he knew of no office he
had here- Went to the Land Office to meet Mr Borden on the
subject of Mr Bangs 2 Leagues of land on the Brazos-was intro-
duced to a Col. Peirson, who was appointed Surveyor in Sept.
1834. we examined the Title and found the plat to be above Webb
and Morrow's Leagues, and on a survey of old Mr Robinson, but
there being no Surveyor's name to the field notes, and the Title
not recognized by any one in that quarter, it was looked upon as
spurious-
Saw Genl Chambers on this business, who expressed his sorry
[sic] at the publicity I was giving to the affair, that as soon as
Mr Bangs came here he would give him the papers and forever
after shake his hands clear of him-. That the defect in the
Titles arose from Mr Bangs long absense from the country and not
being here at the struggle &c &c- A title that cannot bear the
light is not worth having, and the sooner it is exposed the less
trouble will attend it-
Tuesday 22d- The "R Putnam" came up at 9 A M brought
no letters- Met Capt Longcope of the "Empresario," who told
me Mr Bangs could not get off this trip from N. O. as his wife
had not come down the river yet-that she had been twice wrecked
on her way- Asked Mr N. F. Williams when he expected his
brother Saml. out, & he answered, in the course of a month or so-
Old Judge Williamson, took the head[right ?] of his friend Mr
Canfield who advanced him some $800 or $900 some years ago, by
way of Interest
Mr Dunn told me the Congress would adjourn on thursday-
Dry, northerly wind
Wednesday 23 Jany 1839 Mr Delmour informed me that an
attempt was made in Congress to restrain people from locating
lands in the neighbourhood of the Salt Lakes between the Rio
Grande & the Nueces, and to appropriate the Salt Lakes to the
Govt of Texas, which measure was lost, a majority being of opinion
that the land & Lakes in question, was not within the limits of
Texas yet
Notwithstanding, the Atty General Mr Watrous would pledge
all he was worth that he would show a contrary view, and main-
tain it also-224
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