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Clopper, Nicholas, fl. 1841 Capital stock certificate for $50 for land in Portland, Republic of Texas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02934 Author/Creator: Clopper, Nicholas, fl. 1841 Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Document signed Date: 1841/04/29 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 9 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Signed as agent for sales. Engraved stock certificate. Streeter, Texas 450. Written at Galveston

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