Richardson, Stephen (1794-1860) [Certification of a deed signed by Thomas Davis and Richardson selling land to Robert Wilson and Walter C. White]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.21 Author/Creator: Richardson, Stephen (1794-1860) Place Written: Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa 1838-1848 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.2 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Certifies that a deed was given to Wilson and White for land then located in Harrisburg, Texas. The deed had been lost. Date approximated from the period in which Richardson lived in Harrisburg.
Richardson was one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists. He joined the volunteer army under Francis W. Johnson in 1835 and participated in the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. He then served as secretary of the meeting held at Chocolate Bayou to elect delegates to the Convention of 1836.
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