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Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Records
The Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company was formed in 1830 by combining the contracts of David Burnet (1788-1870), Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836), and Joseph Vehlein after the three empresarios had encountered difficulties in starting their colonies. The records of the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company consist of 39.1 linear feet of land titles, memoranda, and character certificates dated from 1834-1835.Categories
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Galveston Island Lot Records
In 1837, the western half of Galveston Island was not part of the City of Galveston. This land was surveyed and divided into lots by the Republic in an attempt to raise revenue. The lots were sold at auction through the Treasury. The Galveston Island Lot Records include certificates of purchase from the Republic of Texas Treasury, a register of buyers with a surname index, and a surname index to patents issued.Categories
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Houston County Field Notes Volume
The Volume is a handwritten copy of the field notes for Mexican land titles and 1st (and some 2nd) class headright certificates issued for Houston County.Categories
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Land Board Money Letters
The Land Board Money Letters can be either applications to purchase school land submitted by land agents on behalf of individuals or payments sent by land agents on behalf of clients.Categories
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Land Revaluations Records
On two separate occasions the Texas Legislature gave relief to some land owners affected by drought conditions. The Revaluation Acts of 1925 and 1937 had the affect of renegotiating the terms of sale for lands that were worth significantly less then originally sold for because of drought conditions. of the 1930s. The revaluations entries list county, section, acreage, classification, previous sale price, and new valuation price.Categories
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Special Act Certificates
Special Acts are legislation approved by the Texas Legislature granting land to individuals or their heirs. The records include handwritten copies of the Acts and an index. However, neither the records nor the index are comprehensive.Categories
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Twichell Survey Records
In attempts to verify and prove land ownership and boundaries, Humble Oil acquired surveying records related to lands primarily in West Texas. The Twichell Survey Records Committee was created to manage the Twichell Records, and all surveying records held by Humble and the Committee became known as the Twichell Survey Records.The Twichell Survey Records Committee was created in 1959 by a legal agreement between six oil companies for the purpose of managing the Twichell Survey Records. Surveying sketches, cadastral maps, town and neighborhood plats, field books, field notes, correspondence, and photographic materials comprise the Twichell Survey Records, 1832-1984.