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Hastings, Thomas (fl. 1833) [Texas land document]: selling Andrew Briscoe half the Vicente Cordova grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02067 Author/Creator: Hastings, Thomas (fl. 1833) Place Written: Nacogdoches, Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1833/01/28 Pagination: 1 p. ; 32 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Partly printed document, written by Hastings selling Andrew Briscoe 4 leagues (17,714 acres) of lands. Hastings served as delegate to the 1832-33 Convention. Briscoe later signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

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