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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06623.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters and documents by Texas patriots & politicians |
| Title | Texas land indenture |
| Date | 20 June 1837 |
| Author | Caldwell, Pinckney C. (1795-1840) |
| Additional authors | Bell, Peter Hansborough (1812-1898) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Records the sale of land from Alexander McDonald to N. Hobbs and Caldwell. McDonald acquired the land from the late John Shirly, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Texas who was, like other soldiers involved in the Texas Revolution, given a land grant for his service. On the verso is a note indicating that Caldwell had Certificate No. 1664, attesting to W.M Berryhill's land grant of 960 acres for his service, and would have it delivered to Hobbs. Both sides witnessed by Peter Hansborough Bell, then an assistant adjutant general Texas army. |
| Subjects | American West Texas Westward Expansion Contract Land Transaction Military History Soldier's Pay |
| People | Caldwell, Pinckney Coatsworth (1795-1840) Bell, Peter Hansborough (1812-1898) McDonald, Alexander (fl. 1837) Shirly, John (fl. 1837) |
| Place written | Texas |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Caldwell was a quartermaster in the army of the Republic of Texas. He received a similar land grant later that year. Bell was elected governor of Texas in 1849 and 1851. |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |