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A Guide to the Felix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855
Biographical NoteA settler in Stephen F. Austin’s colony in Texas, Felix B. Earnest, received land grants between 1827 and 1830. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsComprising correspondence and legal records, the Felix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855, document Earnest’s experiences in Austin’s Colony, Texas. Correspondence concerns familial affairs and the cattle trade in Texas. Legal papers consist of two Spanish certificates, one signed by Stephen F. Austin granting one-quarter league of land to Earnest, while another verifies that he was a member of Austin’s colony. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationFelix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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