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Albert Sidney Johnson Letter To Texas Governor Peter Hansborough Bell Introducing Charles Stewart Todd. New Orleans, 1850., Albert Sidney Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnson Letter To Texas Governor Peter Hansborough Bell Introducing Charles Stewart Todd. New Orleans, 1850., Albert Sidney Johnston
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Albert Sidney Johnson letter to Texas governor Peter Hansborough Bell introducing Charles Stewart Todd, a commissioner appointed by the U.S. to execute aspects of the Treaty of Guadalupe (1848, between U.S. and Mexico). Specifically, Johnston notes Stewart is to "make such dispositions of the Indian tribes bordering upon the line about to be established between this [U.S.] government & Mexico, as will enable the Government of the U. States to carry out the stipulation of the treaty of Guadaloupe [sic]."
Grant For 1099 Acre Tract Of Land Known As "Athens" In Pennsylvania, 1806, To Alexander Baring, Henry Baring, Robert Gilmore, Thomas Mayne Willine And Charles Willing Hare For The Sum Of $22.09. Official State Form, Parchment, Signed By James Trimble And Thomas M. Kean, Governnor., James Trimble, Thomas M. Kean
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Document granting 1099 acres of land to the trustees of William Bingham's estate: Alexander Baring, Henry Baring, Robert Gilmore, Thomas Mayne Willing, and Charles Willing Hare. Dimensions of the tract are noted in detail, as are the machinations by which this tract is granted to the grantees. On parchment, 1806. Includes seal under paper accompanied by signature of governor Thomas M. Kean. Dimensions of tract resemble modern day dimensions of Athens Borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Letter From Pierce Butler Regarding His "Salvadore Lands" In South Carolina. 1806., Pierce Butler
Letter From Pierce Butler Regarding His "Salvadore Lands" In South Carolina. 1806., Pierce Butler
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Butler discusses financial and legal matters regarding his problems with squatters on his "Salvadore lands" in South Carolina. 1806.
Fragment Of A Deed Distributing 202.5 Acres Of Land "Obtained From The Creek Nation Of Indians" In Baldwin County, Georgia To James Tarrentine 1802., John Milledge
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Top half of a land grant to James Tarrentine for 202.5 acres in the first district of Baldwin County, Georgia. Date is approximate, based on treaty date noted in document.
Land Grant To Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, Featuring Signature Of William Moultrie., Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, State Of South Carolina
Land Grant To Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, Featuring Signature Of William Moultrie., Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, State Of South Carolina
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Robert Brodie is granted "One thousand acres Surveyed for him 19th Mar. 1794 Situate in the District of Camden on Waters of Sawney’s Creek bounded by a line running SW. by Rob. Martins land all other sides by Rob. Brodies." South Carolina,
Deposition Regarding Land, Signed By Daniel Boone, David Morris, John Porter, Lewis Craig, Thomas Marshall. Mason County, Kentucky, 1797., Daniel Boone
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Fragment of a deposition, a legal instrument, in which Daniel Boone appears to testify he had been present at the land in question in 1778.
Indenture Signed By Silas Deane, Silas Deane
Indenture Signed By Silas Deane, Silas Deane
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Silas Deane was a member of the Continental Congress. The document is a lengthy description of a lease entered by Deane, Administrator of the estate of Deacon Silas Deane of Groton to Humphrey and Solomon Avery. The lease included 200 acres of land, part of which was then in dispute.