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A Guide to the Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop Papers, 1795-1819
Biographical NoteProbably 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. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsCharacter 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. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCite asFelipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop Papers, 1795-1819, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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