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[Transcript of a List of Names, December 22, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a list of the names of citizens who have been given land by Gaspar Flores, drawn up by Miguel Arciniega on December 22, 1831. It lists the quantity of land, and their qualifications.

Date: December 22, 1831

Creator: Arciniega, Miguel

[Transcript of a Loan Agreement, April 2, 1836]

Copy of transcript of an outline of a loan agreement between lenders and the Republic of Texas, on April 2, 1936, describing how the loans could be repaid with land.

Date: April 2, 1836

[Transcript of a Military Roster, October 17, 1835]

Copy of transcript of a military roster for Texas troops taken from Camp Cibolo in 1835.

Date: October 17, 1835

[Transcript of a Promissory Note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript of a promissory note promising a loan of $200,000, paid by lenders, to the government of Texas.

Date: January 18, 1836

[Transcript of a Receipt from J. Delaup to Stephen F. Austin, June 16, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a receipt for a subscription to a newspaper, from J. Delaup to Stephen F. Austin, on June 16, 1836.

Date: June 16, 1836

Creator: Delaup, J.

[Transcript of a Receipt, September 28, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a receipt for money, on September 28, 1832.

Date: September 28, 1832

[Transcript of a Resolution passed by Texas Commissioners to the United States, December 8, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a resolution passed by the Texas Commissioners to the United States to divide the deposit made in New Orleans between the Bank of Louisiana and the Bank of New Orleans.

Date: December 8, 1835

[Transcript of a translated letter from Stephen F. Austin to Martín Perfecto de Cos, October 17, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a translated letter from Stephen F. Austin to Martín Perfecto de Cos asking to make a truce with the general.

Date: October 17, 1835

[Transcript of Agreement between Capt. Wyly Martin and Thomas F. McKinney, April 3, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from agreement between Capt. Wyly Martin and Thomas F. McKinney, in which both men agree to resolve their dispute over "an affair of honor" by pleading their respective cases to an Board of Honor consisting of Stephen F. Austin, Dr. Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Sam Houston. Martin and McKinney also agree to honor the final decision of the board.

Date: April 3, 1833

[Transcript of Agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, May 12, 1835]

Copy of a transcript of an agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, wherein Lewis agreed to give Comfert $100 for the purchase of a surveyor's compass chain and instruments to aid in his mapping of Texas lands.

Date: May 12, 1835

Creator: Lewis, William W.

[Transcript of an Announcement from Sam Houston, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript an announcement from Sam Houston appointing William H. Wharton as the Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and noting that the citizens of the Republic of Texas have voted nearly unanimously to become a state.

Date: November 18, 1836

Creator: Houston, Samuel

[Transcript of an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Allen, April 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Yates, discussing the likelihood of Texas being allowed to join the United States.

Date: April 15, 1836

[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839]

Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co. concerning Guy M. Bryan and other matters.

Date: May 1, 1839

[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [Stephen F. Austin], April 9, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an in complete letter from Stephen F. Austin outlining his powers as commissioner to procure loans for the Republic of Texas and outlining the terms of such loans.

Date: April 9, 1836

[Transcript of an invoice for land fees, March 1, 1832]

Copy of transcript for an invoice of land fees signed by Stephen F. Austin.

Date: March 1, 1832

[Transcript of an invoice from Recs and Everly to Perry and Somerville, December 8, 1883]

Copy of transcript for an invoice from Recs and Everly to Perry and Somerville for the sale of combs.

Date: December 8, 1833

[Transcript of appendix to Empresario Contracts, 53/218 (Land Office), March 14, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an appendix to Empresario Contracts, 53/218 (Land Office)

Date: March 14, 1830

[Transcript of Certification of Results for the Election of a Delegate to the Council of War at Gonzales, October 12, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a certification of results for the election of a delegate to the council of war at Gonzales, in which the author testifies that Maj. Benjamin J. White received the unanimous vote for representative from the Goliad Committee of Safety.

Date: October 12, 1835

[Transcript of Chain of Correspondence between the Commissioners of Texas, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a Chain of Correspondence between the Commissioners of Texas, in which the commissioners discuss a proposal to travel to purchase a steamboat for protection of the coastlines and to ensure safe transportation of troops, immigrants and supplies. Over the course of the correspondence, the commissioners agree on the total amount and terms of the loan that will pay for the vessel.

Date: January 21, 1836

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

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.

Date: November 25, 1836

[[Transcript of Document Concerning the Anahuac Disturbances, July 1832]]

Copy of transcript for a document concerning the Anahuac Disturbances

Date: July 1832

[Transcript of Document Concerning the Schooner Brutus, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript of a document concerning the payment for and delivery of the schooner Brutus, on January 22, 1836.

Date: January 22, 1836

[Transcript of draft of letter from [P.W. Grayson] to [Andrew Jackson], [August 1836]]

Copy of transcript for a draft of a letter from [P.W. Grayson] to [President Andrew Jackson] concerning Texas's declaration of independence from Mexico.

Date: August 1836

[Transcript of Extract from a Letter from Texas, March 7, 1834]

Copy of transcript of an extract of a letter from Texas describing Stephen F. Austin's arrest in Saltillo: including the reasons provided in the Order of Arrest, Austin's treatment since his arrest, federal approval of a state-maintained court system, and immediate outcomes from the federal repeal of the Law of April 6, 1830.

Date: March 7, 1834