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Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company [Decimalized .01- .06]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02756 Author/Creator: Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Place Written: New York Type: Header Record Date: 1846-1847 Pagination: 6 certificates 16 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

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