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[Transcript of Letter from John Raney to Stephen F. Austin, November 23, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Raney to Stephen F. Austin, in which Raney informs Austin that he has had to postpone his travels to San Felipe to sign his colonization contract because he has been severely ill since July and can barely walk. He appeals to Austin to continue to hold the allotment of land until he recovers, arguing that he has already paid the necessary fees to have the area surveyed, etc.
Date: November 23, 1830
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, February 15, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, in which Jones provides a character reference for Henry Leach and asks Perry to assist Leach in brokering his bill of exchange. Jones also informs Perry of his intention to sell his land in order to re-establish his mercantile business, and offers to pay off his remaining debt to Perry by selling his three Negro servants.
Date: February 15, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from John Teal to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Teal to Stephen F. Austin, in which Teal informs Austin that his petition to the Mexican government to obtain the land he has lived on for the past two years was answered, and that he can cannot obtain the land without express permission of Austin and Samuel M. Williams.
Date: October 29, 1831
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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