Archer, Branch T. (1790-1856) [Texas land indenture from Branch T. Archer to Giles M. Stone]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.01 Author/Creator: Archer, Branch T. (1790-1856) Place Written: Columbia, Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 November 1836 Pagination: 3 p. ; 28 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy
Archer signs over to Stone the title for "one half of the land secured to me...by the annexed deed...by N.F. Smith." Witnessed by William Christy, Willis A Jarvis, and J.W. Moorly. The deed from Niles Smith appears on p. 2-3, and specifies the location of the land and indicates that Branch paid Smith $1,000 for it. Signed by Smith on p. 3 and witnessed by Henry Millard, E. Harris, and J.G. Welsh Meyer.
Archer was a leader in the Texas Revolution, delegate to the Convention of 1833, a member of the first Texas Congress, and speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in its second session.
Smith was a Texas patriot who had served in the Corps of Engineers during the Texas Revolution.
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