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De Cordova, Jacob (1808-1868) [Receipt for $25 from W. Rhodes for surveying headright of James O. Rice]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02935 Author/Creator: De Cordova, Jacob (1808-1868) Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 April 1846 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Records the payment by De Cordova and James O. Rice to W. Rhodes, "administrator on the Estate of J.P. Kimball," for locating and surveying Rice's headright.

De Cordova, Jacob, 1808-1868

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