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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05478 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1824 |
| Title | Settling dispute between two settlers in Texas colony |
| Date | 24 December 1824 |
| Author | Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller) (1793-1836) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed as judge of the colony. Document in English, binding John P. Coles, William Pettus, James F. Tong, George Teel and Samuel M. Williams to the orphan children of the late William Whitesides for the sum or $2,000 (Mexican). The document also acknowledges Mexican law. |
| Subjects | Law Children and Family Estate Texas American West Latin and South America |
| People | Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller) (1793-1836) Coles, John P. (1793-1847) Pettus, William (fl. 1824) Tong, James Ford (1783-1829) Teel, George (fl. 1824) Williams, Samuel M. (fl. 1824) |
| Place written | San Felipe, Texas |
| Theme | Law; Children & Family; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |