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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
AGREEl\IENT 'l'O GRANT LAND
I hereby agree to receive Sexton and Morgan as settlers in the colony formed by me in this Province under the authority which I have reca from the Mexican Government and to give them titles as settlers for two Leagues of Land on the Bernard Creek or its waters and also one labor adjoining to '\Villiam Morton above on the west side of the Brazos river- On condition however that Charles ~for- gan builds a. Cotton Gin on the trnct of land called the fort tract on the west side of the Brazos in this Colony and puts the same in complete operation within one year from the first of January next, and also on condition that Samuel Sexton actually removes his family to this Colony and establishes himself us a settler within eighteen Months from this date, unless either of them are prevented from so doing by shipwreck sickness or some such unavoidable disaster- The cost of said land is one hundred and Sixty five Dollars for each League payable in Cash exclusive of the surveying and Stamped paper- The deeds for said land will be Made out as soon as the land is surveyed San Felipe de Austin Octbr. 26, 1924 STEPHEN F AusTIN [Rubric] '\,Vitness S.nrUEL M )VILLIAMS [Rubric] The Cost including Surveying fees on one of the Leagues men- tioned in the within have been paid by an old debt clue by James Bryan to Sexton Morgan which I agreed to settle in this way October 26, 1824 STEPHEN F .• AusTIN
AUSTIN TO GASP.AR FLORES
He recibido los oficios de V. fhas 5 y G de Octubre trasladandome los Decretos del Honorable Congreso del Estndo Libre e Inclepen- cliente de Cou.huila y Texas lo q 0 he publicndo u. los hubit'antes de este jurisdiccion de mi mnndo. , Dios y Libertad San Felipe de Austin 27 de Octubre de 1824
ESTEVAN F. AusTIN [Rubric]
D" Gaspar Flores
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