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[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McCaleb to Stephen F. Austin, March 22, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. McCaleb to Stephen F. Austin, in which McCaleb provides a letter of reference for Colonel Henry Morse.

Date: March 22, 1830

[Transcript of Letter from William P. Grayson and William Prentiss to Col. Wallace, May 8, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Grayson and William Prentiss, in which they request further information from Col. Wallace regarding business opportunities in Texas.

Date: May 8, 1830

Creator: Grayson, William, P. & Prentiss, William

[Transcript of Letter from Samuel Stamps to Stephen F. Austin, August 28, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Samuel Stamps to Stephen F. Austin, in which Stamps asks Austin to confirm the death of Mr. McLaughlin. Stamps is interested in recovering money that McLaughlin borrowed but never repaid. Stamps also asks Austin for confirmation that Baker Larkin is dead in order to relieve the Larkin's family of the uncertainty, as well as, to provide some description of the character of Charles Pulsom.

Date: August 28, 1832

[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, July 31, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammekan to James F. Perry with an enclosed list of S. L. G.'s slaves.

Date: July 31, 1837

[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 Letter from John Martin Duffield to Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Martin Duffield to Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1836, asking that Austin delay his trip so that Duffield can deliver his news in person.

Date: May 5, 1836

Creator: Duffield, John Martin

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.

Date: August 4, 1836

Creator: Fisher, George

[Transcript of Letter from Robert Triplett to Stephen F. Austin, August 21, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Robert Triplett to Stephen F. Austin, on August 31, 1836, discussing an issue with a loan, and the price of land in Texas.

Date: August 31, 1836

Creator: Triplett, Robert

[Transcript of Letter from William Stafford to Stephen F. Austin, September 28, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Stafford to Stephen F. Austin, on September 28, 1836, detailing the ruin of his plantation and asking to be allowed to take care of himself rather than fight in the war.

Date: September 28, 1836

Creator: Stafford, William

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1836, asking after his attempts to be appointed to the Texan government, and the land grants promised to empresarios. He also briefly discusses his plans to move his family to Texas, and the education of two of his sons.

Date: November 18, 1836

Creator: Fisher, George

[Transcript of Letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, October 22, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, on October 22, 1830. Bean has discovered that the government is paying Indians to move west of the Mississippi River, and he wonders if the Indians will attempt to retake their lands in Texas.

Date: October 22, 1830

Creator: Bean, Peter Elias

[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin inquiring about living conditions in Texas.

Date: March 20, 1831

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James Perry, July 6, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James Perry, on July 6, 1838, discussing a school for Perry's son Stephen in Steubenville, Ohio. Pilgrim also discusses what he did for the Fourth of July.

Date: July 6, 1838

Creator: Pilgrim, Thomas J.