1792/05/21

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letter signed

Title: to Gov. of Virginia re: transmitting acts of Congress

Acts involve land grants, protection of frontiers, militias, debt relief, duties on spirits, national defense, altering Treasury and War Departments, copper coinage, governing territories, etc.

GLC06712

1836/11/24

Archer, Branch Tanner, 1790-1856

Autograph document signed

Title: [Texas land indenture from Branch T. Archer to Giles M. Stone]

Archer signs over to Stone the title for "one half of the land secured to me...by the annexed deed...by N.F. Smith." Witnessed by William Christy, Willis A Jarvis, and J.W. Moorly. The deed from Niles Smith appears on p. 2-3, and specifies the location of the land and indicates that Branch paid Smith $1,000 for it. Signed by Smith on p. 3 and witnessed by Henry Millard, E. Harris, and J.G. Welsh Meyer.

GLC06623.01

1837/06/20

Caldwell, Pinckney Coatsworth, 1795-1840

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Texas land indenture]

Records the sale of land from Alexander McDonald to N. Hobbs and Caldwell. McDonald acquired the land from the late John Shirly, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Texas who was, like other soldiers involved in the Texas Revolution, given a land grant for his service. On the verso is a note indicating that Caldwell had Certificate No. 1664, attesting to W.M Berryhill's land grant of 960 acres for his service, and would have it delivered to Hobbs. Both sides witnessed by Peter Hansborough Bell, then an assistant adjutant general Texas army.

GLC06623.04

1841/05/07

Bryan, William, fl. 1836-1846

Document signed

Title: [Certification of an act of sale for Texas land]

Partially printed document in which George Trembley of New Orleans, Louisiana, attests to selling 640 acres of Texas land to Edward T. Jackson for $325. The land had originally been granted to John Miller for service in the Texas Revolution and sold by him to Jackson on 12 December 1837. Signed by Trembley on the bottom and witnessed by Ant. Doriscourt and A. Austin. The certification of the sale by Bryan, acting as consul for the Republic of Texas, for the port of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, appears on the verso.

GLC06623.06

1836/02/06

Forbes, John, 1797-1880

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for payment of $100 for closing land offices in Texas]

Forbes attests to receiving $100 from Arthur Henrie, "receiver of the public Monies at Nacogdoches...for closing the land offices." Some arithmetic appears on the verso.

GLC06623.09

1834/03/26

Vidaurii, Francisco, fl. 1834

Manuscript document

Title: re: selling public lands at auction

Bound with white ribbon at top. "Supreme Court of the free states of Coahuila and Texas. The Governor of the State of Coahulia, to all its inhabitants known: that the Congress of this state have decided as follows... the vacant lands of the state, shall be sold at a public sale." Contemporary copy, English translation of decree making public lands available.

GLC06392

1845/08/18

Livingston, Caroline D., fl. 1845

Manuscript document signed

Title: Conveyance of all leases and rents of the late Henry W. Livingston to John Levy

GLC03107.05355

1825/09/19

Van Dyke, Nancy/Livingston, Henry W., fl. 1825

Manuscript document signed

Title: Conveyance of a farm by Nancy van Dyke to Henry W. Livingston

Docketed on verso. Nancy van Dyke signed with her mark.

GLC03107.05356

1830/01/26

Warren, Abraham/Link, Nicholas, fl. 1830

Manuscript document signed

Title: Agreement to purchase land from Henry W. Livingston

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.05357

1829/08/13

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of a farm from John P. Miller

GLC03107.05359

1836/08/01

Livingston, Carroll, fl. 1742-1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of land by Carroll Livingston to William Rayner

Carroll Livingston was the executor of the estate of the deceased Robert Thong.

GLC03107.05360

1840/03/18

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Manuscript document

Title: Sale of land by Henry W. Livingston to Samuel M. Fox

GLC03107.05361

1835/07/15

Livingston, Carroll, fl. 1742-1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of land by Carroll Livingston to Derick van de Bogart

GLC03107.05363

1808/01/17

Livingston, Henry W., 1768-1810

Document signed

Title: Lease of a farm to Henry P. Smith

GLC03107.05364

1835/02/18

Livingston, Carroll/Levine, Jonah, fl. 1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of a farm by Carroll Livingston to Jonah Levine

GLC03107.05365

1835/03/05

Livingston, Carroll, fl. 1742-1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of land by Carroll Livingston to Jeremiah Barnard

GLC03107.05366

1830/03/19

Shaver, John, fl. 1830

Manuscript document signed

Title: Release of land to Henry W. Livingston

GLC03107.05367

1827/12/04

Garrey, Henry, fl. 1827

Manuscript document signed

Title: Release of farm to Henry W. Livingston

Followed by a signed statement by John I. Kilmer, in which he binds himself to the above agreement.

GLC03107.05368

1824/03/30

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of land by Henry and Henry W. Livingston to Jeanne Dulux

Henry W. Livingston signed as Henry Livingston's attorney, as Henry Livingston was deceased at the time of the agreement.

GLC03107.05369

1824/10/21

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Manuscript document

Title: Lease of a farm to Jacob and Nicholas Decker

GLC03107.05370

1802/05/01

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Document signed

Title: Lease of land to James Waring

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.05371

1827/12/01

Livingston, Henry W., 1798-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: Agreement of Henry W. Livingston to rent land to Thomas Palmer

GLC03107.05373

1802/05/01

Waring, James, fl. 1802

Document signed

Title: Lease of land from Henry W. Livingston

James Waring signed with his mark.

GLC03107.05374

1824/09/02

Cornish, Samuel Ezra, fl. 1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of land to Henry W. Livingston

GLC03107.05375

1749/09/13

Harvey, Joel, fl. 1749-1758

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of land to Archibald Kennedy

GLC03107.05376