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Certificate of Mary Smith's right to Texas land and her transfer of that land to A.J. Brightwell, 6 August 1850
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Certificate of Mary Smith's right to Texas land and her transfer of that land to A.J. Brightwell, 6 August 1850.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1850]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Smyth was an early Texas surveyor and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served in the Texas House of Representatives and avidly supported annexation. In 1848, he became the second commissioner of the General Land Office.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Certified, on 7 August 1843, that Mary Smith, a widow who came to Texas in August 1842, was entitled to a conditional grant of 640 acres in San Augustine County, Texas (accordance with a Texas congressional act passed 15 January 1842). Beneath it is a transfer of Smith's certificate to A.J. Brightwell dated 6 March 1850 and a attestation to the transfer by the clerk, P.M. Graham dated 18 March 1850. At the bottom of page two, George W. Smyth, the commissioner of the General Land Office, certified on 6 August 1850 that this document was a true copy.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Language
English
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March 18, 2024
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American history module 1
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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