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Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836 Certificate no. 256 of admission to enter Austin's colony (in Spanish)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05479 Author/Creator: Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836 Place Written: Austin, Texas Type: Document signed Date: 1830/02/08 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Certificate permitting the bearer to enter Austin's colony. Partly printed document in Spanish, signed "Estevan F. Austin."

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