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Mathias Family PapersManuscript Collection: MC150
Creator SketchLittle is known about the Mathias family who were early Texas settlers. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe Mathias Family Papers contain correspondence, land certificates and legal documents pertaining to Coahuila y Texas and the Colorado ＆ Red River Land Company from the years 1835 to 1838. There is an 1837 letter from Charles LeBaron, agent for the Colorado ＆ Red River Land Company, to a Mr. Mathias discussing a method of payment and land prospects in Texas. Land certificates include a handwritten copy of a certificate transferring rights and title from James Grant to Vicente Aldrete and an 1836 certificate stating that Hambleton Mathias is entitled to one league of land belonging to what was known as the Colorado and Red River Land Company. The legal document is issued by Charles LeBaron stating that G. W. Thompson will deliver to Mr. Mathias his certificates of shares of stocks in the Colorado ＆ Red River Land Company, in Texas, and a grant of one league of land which belongs to Mr. LeBaron. Transcripts of all documents are included in the collection. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Terms Governing UseOpen for research by appointment. Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCitation[Identification of Item], Mathias Family Papers, MC150, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas. AcquisitionGift of the Mathias family estate, May 1962. Processing InformationProcessed by Lisa M. Lomas, 2011. Return to the Table of Contents Inventory
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