Summary
John McMullen and James McGloin received a contract from Coahuila y Texas in 1828 under the state colonization laws to settle 200 Irish families in an area located between the Nueces and Medina rivers. The records of McMullen and McGloin's Colony consist of land titles and one plat map relating to the distribution of land in the colony.
Biographical Note
John McMullen and James McGloin received a contract from Coahuila and Texas in 1828 under the state colonization laws to settle 200 Irish families in an area located between the Nueces and Medina rivers. The town of San Patricio was also founded as part of the colony. José Antonio Saucedo and José Maria Balmaceda were appointed land commissioners to issue land titles.
For more information see the entry for McMullen & McGloin's Colony Records at the Handbook of Texas Online
Scope and Content
For more information see the entry for McMullen & McGloin's Colony Records at the Handbook of Texas Online
The records of McMullen and McGloin's Colony consist of land titles and one plat map relating to the distribution of land in the colony. The titles to the town lots and the town tract of the city of San Patricio are included.
Date
1828-1835
Extent
3.00 Linear feet (5 document boxes, 1 map)
Language
Spanish
Arrangement
The records are arranged into two series:
1. Contract records and correspondence, 1828-1835 are arranged in chronological order with each entry containing a general note description.
Because the Records are physically part of the Spanish Collection, the contract Records and correspondence are mixed in with material from other collections which accounts for the addition of 3 document boxes while only adding 1 linear inch of material to the collection.
2. Titles and maps, 1831-1835 are arranged in physical order, with the plat map at the end.
Preferred Citation
1. Contract records and correspondence, 1828-1835 are arranged in chronological order with each entry containing a general note description.
Because the Records are physically part of the Spanish Collection, the contract Records and correspondence are mixed in with material from other collections which accounts for the addition of 3 document boxes while only adding 1 linear inch of material to the collection.
2. Titles and maps, 1831-1835 are arranged in physical order, with the plat map at the end.
McMullen & McGloin's Colony Records (SC.MM). Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin.
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