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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Austin, Stephen F. (1793-1836) Printed land grant certificate with 6 lines writing by Austin, to Amos Edwards

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04246 Author/Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (1793-1836) Place Written: Austin, Texas Type: Document signed Date: 1829/12/30 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 24.7 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Printed certificate no. 135 for land on Galveston Island. "Probably the earliest obtainable Texas imprint." Printed by G.B. Cotten. (Streeter 9).

Austin, Stephen Fuller, 1793-1836

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