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Collection Reference Number GLC06623.06
From Archive Folder Collection of letters and documents by Texas patriots & politicians 
Title Certification of an act of sale for Texas land
Date 7 May 1841
Author Bryan, William (fl. 1836-1846)  
Document Type Business and financial document; Land transaction document
Content Description Partially printed document in which George Trembley of New Orleans, Louisiana, attests to selling 640 acres of Texas land to Edward T. Jackson for $325. The land had originally been granted to John Miller for service in the Texas Revolution and sold by him to Jackson on 12 December 1837. Signed by Trembley on the bottom and witnessed by Ant. Doriscourt and A. Austin. The certification of the sale by Bryan, acting as consul for the Republic of Texas, for the port of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, appears on the verso.
Subjects American West  Texas  Land Transaction  Soldier's Pay  Military History  Westward Expansion  
People Bryan, William (fl. 1836-1846)  Trembley, George (fl. 1837-1841)  Jackson, Edward T. (fl. 1841)  Miller, John (fl. 1841)  
Place written New Orleans, Louisiana
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Bryan was a Texas diplomat who was influential in the formation of the Republic of Texas. He was among a group of United States citizens who secretly supported the Texas cause, providing financial assistance, supplies, and services.
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859