Thirty documents represents original papers signed by a number of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300"[among the earliest Anglo settlers]. They were assembled by a rare books dealer for James L. Britton, III, who donated them to SHSU.
Gutierrez de Estrada, Jose Maria; Mexico; Texas; Politics
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:29
GUTIERREZ DE ESTRADA, JOSE MARIA, Decree of the Congreso General continuing Santa Anna's Decree of 2 December 1834 regarding the restoration of order in Coahuila and Texas. Folio...
Navarro, Jose Antonio; Texas; Mexico; Bexar; legislators
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:34
NAVARRO, JOSE ANTONIO, Texas Mexican legislator and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Document signed, Bexar, October 23, 1837. Deposition taken by Navarro as Justice...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
SHH VI:8
PERRY, W.B., DS, Colorado County, September 7, 1844. Writ of sequestration regarding the slaves of David Calloway, deceased which were believed to...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
SHH VI:3
ILIAMS, BASIL G., ADS, Colorado County, February 9, 1842. Legal document regarding the recovery of two slaves "a negro man named George and a girl named Lucy." 2pp. 8 1/2 x...
