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Richardson, Stephen, 1794-1860 [Certification of a deed signed by Thomas Davis and Richardson selling land to Robert Wilson and Walter C. White]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.21 Author/Creator: Richardson, Stephen, 1794-1860 Place Written: Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1838-1848 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that a deed was given to Wilson and White for land then located in Harrisburg, Texas. The deed had been lost. Date approximated from the period in which Richardson lived in Harrisburg.

Richardson, Stephen, 1794-1860
Wilson, Robert, fl. 1838
White, Walter C., fl. 1838

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