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Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company 15 Share certificates in Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02758 Author/Creator: Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Place Written: New York Type: Document Date: 1831-1835 Pagination: 15 certificates 15 x 17 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed documents signed by Anthony Dey, William Sumner and W.H. Wilson as principals of the Company.

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