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De Cordova, Jacob, 1808-1868 [Receipt for $25 from W. Rhodes for surveying headright of James O. Rice]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02935 Author/Creator: De Cordova, Jacob, 1808-1868 Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1846/04/17 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 9 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Records the payment by De Cordova and James O. Rice to W. Rhodes, "administrator on the Estate of J.P. Kimball," for locating and surveying Rice's headright.

De Cordova, Jacob, 1808-1868

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