[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836]
  • Series Title Austin Papers: Series IV, 1836 (2 of 2)

Contributor

  • Author: Austin, Stephen F.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Author: Bee, Barnard E.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Other: William, Matthew B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Clerk

Date

  • Creation: 1836-11-25

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, on November 25, 1836, which lays out the payments Bee is to make to Austin in exchange for the land he was promised. Matthew B. Williamson, clerk of Brazoria County in 1842, confirms that this contract was indeed signed by Austin and Bee.
  • Physical Description: 3 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Legal Documents - Land Grants
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Money
  • Named Person: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
  • Named Person: Bee, Barnard E.
  • Named Person: Williamson, Matthew B.
  • Keyword: Hawkins, J. B.
  • Keyword: Richardson, Stephen
  • Keyword: Hall, W. D. C.
  • Keyword: Austin, John P.
  • Keyword: Pease, E. M.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - New York
  • Time Period: rep-tex
  • Coverage Date: 1836-11-25
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - Orleans Parish - New Orleans
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Brazoria County - Columbia

Collection

  • Name: Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers
    Code: AUSTIN

Institution

  • Name: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
    Code: CAH

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 2Q416
  • Accession or Local Control No: e_sfa_02064
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth218029

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