LeGrand, Edwin O. (1801-1861) [Promise to pay J.B. Johnson $325]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06624.10 Author/Creator: LeGrand, Edwin O. (1801-1861) Place Written: Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 October 1838 Pagination: 2 p. ; 11.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Promise made "in lieu of E.A. Townsends Certificate for one League & Labor of Land." In a note on the verso dated 19 December 1838, J.B. Johnson writes: "By cash of the within fifty dollars."
LeGrand was a soldier and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. From 1836 to 1838 he served as chief justice of San Augustine County and in November, 1839, he was elected inspector of the Third Brigade of the Texas militia.
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