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Title: Small archive of manuscript legal abstracts and documents relating the suit of James Perry administrator of the estate of Stephen F. Austin, against Sam Houston and the Republic of Texas, regarding title to land, including documents relating to the founding of Austin's colony in Texas Author: ** Place: Austin Publisher: Date: 1846 Description: Includes nine separate documents, comprising some 55 leaves, most written on both sides. 12½x8 or smaller. Fascinating and revealing collection of documents, compiled some ten years after Stephen F. Austin's death, as his executor, James Perry Franklin (who was his brother-in-law), attempted to restore to the estate lands he felt were wrongfully taken by the Republic of Texas. The documents include fair copies of: The Petition of James Perry to the Republic of Texas for restoration of the lands, retracing the founding of Austin's colony begun in 1825. 15 pp. * Copy of the petition of Austin to the Governor of the State of Coahuila and Texas, made in 1827, regarding the settlement of families on the border of the river Colorado. 13 pp. * Copy of Stephen F. Austin's contract with the Mexican Government for the founding of his colony in Texas, and related documents. 28 pp. * Copy of 1828 "Court Colony Contract," outlining the lands ceded to Austin for the colony. 12 pp. (burnholes in last leaf). * The verdict in the case, along with court costs. 16 pp. (burnholes in last leaf). * And related documents. A fascinating archive, perhaps historically most valuable for the manuscript copies of the original colonization contracts and petitions between Austin and the Mexican Government. Lot Amendments Condition: Generally very good condition. Item number: 161963