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[Transcript of letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin, June 29, 1794]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas to Moses Austin concerning land warrants. Ruston gives Austin permission to begin surveying the land covered by the warrants as well as any additional vacant land.

Date: June 29, 1794

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin, July 22, 1794]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin inquiring about Austin's response to Ruston's letter from 1794-06-29 concerning land warrants.

Date: July 22, 1794

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of translated copy of Commandant Vallé's permit to Moses Austin to settle families in Upper Louisiana, January 27, 1791]

Copied transcription of translation of Commandant Vallé's permit to Moses Austin to settle families in Upper Louisiana. This permit allowed Moses Austin to bring 30 families to settle in Upper Louisiana.

Date: January 27, 1797

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of letter from Charles Austin to Mary Ruston, June 15, 1797]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Charles Austin to Mrs. Mary Ruston concerning the settlement of lead mine accounts.

Date: June 15, 1797

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of notice of partnership dissolution between Stephen Austin, Moses Austin, and Thomas Ruston, June 15, 1797]

Copy of transcript of a notice dissolving a business partnership between Stephen Austin, Moses Austin, and Thomas Ruston. Brothers Stephen and Moses Austin continued in the lead mining business in Virginia after the dissolution of this partnership.

Date: June 15, 1797

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of agreement between Stephen Austin and his brother Moses Austin, July 20, 1797]

Copy of transcript of agreement between Stephen Austin and his brother Moses Austin concerning the settlement of the account of Stephen Austin Co. and Moses Austin Co. This agreement addresses adjusting balances due and settling disputes concerning interest accounts.

Date: July 20, 1797

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, August 3, 1798]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin concerning transfer of money from Stephen Austin to James Austin.

Date: August 3, 1798

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, December 28, 1798]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin concerning staffing matters and the food supply at the mines in Virginia.

Date: December 28, 1798

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, March 8, 1799]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin informing James of Charles Austin's departure for Richmond and then the lead mines. Stephen Austin also discusses business matters of the mines.

Date: March 8, 1799

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of receipt of payment from Mr. Austin to William Morrison for one slave, June 26, 1799]

Copy of receipt for a slave purchased by Mr. Austin from William Morrison for $361 at Mr. Fenwicks sales.

Date: June 26, 1799

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of statment giving land surveys and warrants from Moses Austin to John D. Blanchard and George Lauman, July 18, 1797]

Copy of transcript for a statement giving land surveys and warrants from Moses Austin to John D. Blanchard and George Lauman in Virginia.

Date: July 18, 1797

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of Mary Austin's Cookbook, March 13, 1813]

Photocopy of transcript of a cookbook given to Mary Brown Austin, on March 13, 1813. Many of the recipes are attributed to Mary Slater.

Date: March 13, 1813

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, in which he forwards a letter he had previously written to colleagues in Missouri regarding investment opportunities in California. Austin further proposes that the Mexican government, as part of broader colonization efforts, complete construction of a canal or wagon road that connects the Colorado River in California to the Missouri River.

Date: 1828?

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes]

Copy of transcript for an official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Alcaldes Court.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce]

Copy of transcript for court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce. A petition was filed on behalf of keep against Groce for breach of contract, Groce denied Keep's allegations and a trial followed. The proceedings include witness depositions. Witnesses include: R.M. O'Neal, Ay Buckner, William Morton, Kinchen Holliman, John Little, William Scott, Simon Miller, John Andrews, A.H. Philips, J.R. Clarke, Stephen Richardson, Warren Buford, James Cummings.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of Letter from Edward L. Pettit to Stephen F. Austin, January 6, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edward L. Pettit to Stephen F. Austin in which Pettit informs Austin of his impending arrival in New Orleans with several other passengers bound for the colony. Pettit also appeals to Austin to reserve the five leagues of land if the government approves his land grant application.

Date: January 6, 1830

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from John M. McCalla to Stephen F. Austin, January 7, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter of from John M. McCalla to Stephen F. Austin, in which McCalla provides a recommendation for David C. Black.

Date: January 7, 1830

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, January 9, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, in which Breedlove provides a reference for Kinchen Davis.

Date: January 9, 1830

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, January 30, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, requesting that Austin extend his hospitality to an acquaintance of Breedlove who has plans to visit Texas and the surrounding areas.

Date: January 20, 1830

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of order to pay Elias R. Wightman, January 3, 1830]

Copy of transcript for order to pay Elias R. Wightman according to the agreement o

Date: January 3, 1830

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison, January 2, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Savage include: Thomas A. Smith, William Savage, Hiram Savage, and John M. Savage.

Date: January 2, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland, February 19, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Smith include: John Sutherland, William Manifee, William Heard, Joseph Rector, William Pride, Jesse White, Benjamin S. White, Samuel Rogers, Robert G. Grozier.

Date: February 19, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Smith include: William Haskins, Pulaski Dudley and Mary Smith. Also included are rough descriptions of where each families' league is located.

Date: February 26, 1830

Item Type: Legal Document

[Transcript of Letter from Lewis Moore Junior to Stephen F. Austin, February 28, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Lewis Moore Junior to Stephen F. Austin, in which Moore informs Austin that his plans to visit Texas have been postponed, but that he has sent his son as the family representative to find suitable land for their relocation. Moore also mentions that he rand out of time to procure the necessary recommendations, but that Austin can refer to Luke Lassier, P.R. Splane and Mr. Doty as references for both himself and his son.

Date: February 28, 1830

Item Type: Letter

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[Transcript of letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin, June 29, 1794]

[Transcript of letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin, July 22, 1794]

[Transcript of translated copy of Commandant Vallé's permit to Moses Austin to settle families in Upper Louisiana, January 27, 1791]

[Transcript of letter from Charles Austin to Mary Ruston, June 15, 1797]

[Transcript of notice of partnership dissolution between Stephen Austin, Moses Austin, and Thomas Ruston, June 15, 1797]

[Transcript of agreement between Stephen Austin and his brother Moses Austin, July 20, 1797]

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, August 3, 1798]

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, December 28, 1798]

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, March 8, 1799]

[Transcript of receipt of payment from Mr. Austin to William Morrison for one slave, June 26, 1799]

[Transcript of statment giving land surveys and warrants from Moses Austin to John D. Blanchard and George Lauman, July 18, 1797]

[Transcript of Mary Austin's Cookbook, March 13, 1813]

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California]

[Transcript of official account of events by Stephen F. Austin regarding Keep vs. Groce, and the establishment of the Court of Alcaldes]

[Transcript of court proceedings in the case of Keep vs. Groce]

[Transcript of Letter from Edward L. Pettit to Stephen F. Austin, January 6, 1830]

[Transcript of Letter from John M. McCalla to Stephen F. Austin, January 7, 1830]

[Transcript of Letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, January 9, 1830]

[Transcript of letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, January 30, 1830]

[Transcript of order to pay Elias R. Wightman, January 3, 1830]

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Nathaniel Hutchison, January 2, 1830]

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and George Sutherland, February 19, 1830]

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830]

[Transcript of Letter from Lewis Moore Junior to Stephen F. Austin, February 28, 1830]