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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
near this place and at that time ,the said Trammel told this Deponent that the Negro called Gabriel who was -in dispute between him said Trammel and.Maria Louise Veillon ·at Nacogdoches was then in bis said Trammel's possession and was at his House on the Angelina Deponent further saieth that he has never seen said Negro since he saw him in Nucogdoches at the time of the Law suit with said Maria Louisa Veillon relative to said Negro, and never heard that he was brought to this Colony by any person. .. ~an Felipe de Austin 16 th May 1825 y\Tm. PnYOn Sworn and subscribed to before me :S'I'EPHEN F. AusTIN [Rubricl Judge Witness SAMUEL M WILLIAMS Secy f ' DEED OF TRUST Sello 2° 12 rrs. Habilitado por la Nacion :Mexicano pa. el afio de 1~5 : ., AUSTIN ' ' Whereas v\ 7 illiam Pettus_formerly of the county of Lawrence and state of Alabama in the United States of North America and at present a setler in· Austins 'Settlement in the department of Texas of the State of Cuahuila ~nd Texas of the United Mexican States Heretofore to wit on the sixth day of March in the year 1821 ex- ecuted to Thomas Bibb and ·Daniel Coleman a deed of Sale in Trust to certain Negroes therein named to secure the payment of certain monies which will ·also more fully appear on the face of said deed of Trust and the said William Pettus being disposed to strengthen t.he security of Said money to Richard R Royall Attorney in fact of the Trustee Daniel Coleman have agreed to convey to RR Royall and Stephen F Austin the Lands herei_n after described in Trust and upon the conditions herein after expressed This Indenture made and entered into this 16 th day of may 1825 by and between the said William Pettus of the first Part the said Richard .R ;RoyaU.of the second ';E>art anq. Stephen F Austin of the th,ird part. .Therefore witnesseth that the said vVilliam Pettus for and in the consideration .<;>f tJ1e premices and for the further consideratio'n 9f one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Stephen F Austin before the ensealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whe~eof he doth hereby acknowledge hath Granted bargained and ·sold and by these presents doth Grant Bargain and sell to the said R R Royall and Stephen F Austin the following tracts of land
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