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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06623.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters and documents by Texas patriots & politicians |
| Title | Certificate of Mary Smith's right to Texas land and her transfer of that land to A.J. Brightwell |
| Date | 6 August 1850 |
| Author | Smyth, George W. (1803-1866) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Certified, on 7 August 1843, that Mary Smith, a widow who came to Texas in August 1842, was entitled to a conditional grant of 640 acres in San Augustine County, Texas (accordance with a Texas congressional act passed 15 January 1842). Beneath it is a transfer of Smith's certificate to A.J. Brightwell dated 6 March 1850 and a attestation to the transfer by the clerk, P.M. Graham dated 18 March 1850. At the bottom of page two, George W. Smyth, the commissioner of the General Land Office, certified on 6 August 1850 that this document was a true copy. |
| Subjects | American West Texas Land Transaction Westward Expansion Government and Civics Women's History |
| People | Smyth, George Washington (1803-1866) |
| Place written | Austin, Texas |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smyth was an early Texas surveyor and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served in the Texas House of Representatives and avidly supported annexation. In 1848, he became the second commissioner of the General Land Office. |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |