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Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836 Official copy, permitting Hugh Witt to get land & settle in Texas (in Spanish)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02930 Author/Creator: Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836 Place Written: Austin, Texas Type: Manuscript document Date: 1830/05/25 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 16.3 x 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Written in Spanish, signed for Austin by Samuel May Williams. Streeter, Texas 9.

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