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24, Request by citizens of Villa de Gigedo for permission to settle on 
the Frio and Nueces rivers ; correspondence with local authorities. 
Po styra 7 tty 
Decree of the government of Tamaulipas relative to the establish- 
ment of settlements on the Nueces. 1830. 4 ff. 
26. Austin to Alaman, stating that it is untrue that the Texans wish to 
separate. July 13, 1830. (Original.) With other correspondence. 
27. Report by the governor of Coahuila and Texas of concessions of land 
in Texas, and that grantees are selling to North Americans. 1830. 
A copy of the descriptions of the boundaries of all the empresario 
grants to date. 1830. 
(Enclosed with the above letter. The two documents make 12 ff.) 
Inquiry by Dr. Ramos Arispe relative to the law of Apr. 30, 1830. 
With related correspondence. 1830. 22 ff. 
Report by General Teran relative to transgressions by Americans at 
Pecan Point. He requests a copy of Wavell’s grant. 1830. 6 ff. 
(See above, no. 23.) 
30. “ Relative to preventing the introduction of foreigners into Texas.” 
Correspondence with the consul at New Orleans, the commandant- 
general of the Eastern Interior States, and others. 1830. 21 ff. 
Correspondence relative to the Zavala-Burnet-Vehlein grant. 1831. 
20 ff. 
Request by Mejia, as representative of Uihlein (Vehlein), Burnet, 
and Zavala, that the plan of colonization formed in New York be 
validated. 
Letter of Dey, Sumner, and Curtis to Mejia. 
Proclamation by Zavala, Burnet, and Vehlein conferring power of 
attorney upon Dey, Sumner, and Curtis, and giving a description 
of their grant in Texas. 
Printed description of Texas. 
Other letters of Mejia to the minister of relations. 
32. Concerning the contract of Cadenas to colonize Galveston. 1831. 
2 ff. 
33. Request of settlers between the Trinity and the San Jacinto for for- 
mal titles ; lists of families there. 1831. 16 ff. 
34. Correspondence by Zavala, Burnet, and Vehlein relative to leasing 
their contract. 1831. 24 ff. 
Correspondence relative to the validity of certain land sales in Texas. 
1831.) 6 ff. 
36. Authorization of the commandant-general of the Eastern Interior 
States, and the commandant at Anahuac to issue titles to lands. 
iat tr, 
Legajo 7. 1831-1834. Expedientes 37-47. 
37. Refusal by José de las Piedras of a petition of Apalachee Indians for 
permission to settle in Texas. 
Letter of José Maria Guerra, Matamoros, Nov. 24, 1831, stating 
the contents of one from Piedras, at Nacogdoches, Sept. 11. 2 ff. 
38. Petition for land by Col. Tomas Quevedo Villanueva. 1831. 
39. Sentence of José Tomas to three years’ residence in Texas for vaga- 
bondage. 1831. 
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