Probably born in Holland in 1766. Bastrop was in Louisiana in 1795 and Texas by 1805, and settled in 1806 in San Antonio, from which he served as representative to the legislature of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas from 1824 until his death in 1827. He used his influence to help Moses Austin secure a land grant from the Mexican government on which to settle Mexican-Americans in Texas and aided Stephen F. Austin in the venture that resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
Character investigation, bibliography, and list of deeds and related land papers concerning Bastrop (ca 1766-1827), soldier, colonizer, and legislator. Documents relate to Bastrop's colonization activities in Louisiana and an investigation in connection with his application for Spanish citizenship at San Antonio de Bexar.
Papers consist of 2 bound volumes:
1. Typed transcript of selected documents relating to the Baron de Bastrop from the Nacogdoches Archives, compiled by J.V. Haggard, University of Texas, 1939.
2. Typed transcript:
Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop Papers, 1795-1819, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin