Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 34
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or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Handwritten; typed; photocopied. Indexed in DIRECT INDEX
TO DEEDS/REVERSE INDEX TO DEEDS (50.).
48. SPANISH DEEDS. 1838-1842. 1 vol., 13 1/2" x 9" x 1 1/2".
Recorded copies of Spanish deeds and certificates concerning
distribution of land to colonists in the empresa of
colonization contracted by empresarios. Includes statement
of petitioner applying for land under State Colonization
Law, certificate of land, statement by empresario as
to petitioner being one of colonists admitted under agreement
made in 1826, authorization by special commissioner
of Coahuila and Texas for distribution of land and issuance
of titles, and surveyor's statement and field notes. Original
grants were issued during colonization (including those
to Stephen F. Austin) and were filed and recorded with
county clerk after independence. Arranged chronologically
by date recorded. Handwritten. Indexed in file.
49. PLAT RECORD. ca. 1900--. 4 vols., 26" x 20" x 5".
Copies of plats and maps filed with county clerk, showing
name of plat, description of area, and date and by whom
prepared. Also incudes orders of city commission or
commissioners' court approving plats or maps. No obvious
arrangement. Hand drawn; typed; SPF-handwritten and typed;
printed; photocopied. Indexed in DIRECT INDEX TO DEEDS/
REVERSE INDEX TO DEEDS (50.).
50. DIRECT INDEX TO DEEDS/REVERSE INDEX TO DEEDS (formerly
titled "General Index"). 1836--. 40 vols., 19" x 13" x
3"; 2 vols., 20" x 16" x 4"; 2 vols., 17" x 121 x 3"; 2
vols., 12" x 7 1/2" x 1/2".
Direct and reverse indexes to DEED RECORD (47.) and PLAT
RECORD (49.), showing name of grantor, name of grantee,
kind and date of instrument, date filed, and volume and
page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by
names of both grantor and grantee. SPF-handwritten.
Mortgages and Liens
51. DEED OF TRUST RECORD (formerly titled "Record of Mortgage
and Liens"). 1876--. 71 vols., 18 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 3";
18 vols., 16 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 3".
Recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or
liens on real estate or improvements to real estate.
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/51/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.