("Nacogdoches, TX") New York, NY- Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company "One Labor" Land Certificate Oct. 16, 1830 Very Fine. ...
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("Nacogdoches, TX") New York, NY- Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company "One Labor" Land Certificate Oct. 16, 1830 Very Fine. As noted in the Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association), "The Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company was founded in New York on October 16, 1830, for the purpose of colonizing the lands assigned to the empresarios Joseph Vehlein, David G. Burnet, and Lorenzo de Zavala. The colonization contracts covered an area in East Texas lying east of the San Jacinto River and south of a line running twenty leagues north of Nacogdoches (3,743,163 acres). The company, a real-estate promotion firm with agents, land counselors, surveyors, and salesmen, did not own land itself but sold scrip that allowed the settlers simply to move into the area allotted to the three empresarios. There the settlers had to complete all requirements of the Mexican colonization law before they could obtain title to land. The company sold its scrip to individuals and to such companies as Prentiss's Union Land Company and the Trinity Land Company." Things did not go well on the Texas end, with the Mexican government prohibiting additional colonization from the United States under the provisions of the Law of April 6, 1830. Things did not improve for holders of certificates like this, with the General Council of the Provisional Government, in November 1835, closing the land office and banning the issue of further land titles. Litigation continued through the 1840s. The certificate entitled the holder to One Labor of land, equal to 177. 136/1000 acres and has a very detailed map of the company's lands in the bottom left corner. An intriguing and historic piece of Texas history that sells for high three figure prices when it makes infrequent appearances at auction. This example is in nicer than usual condition with no cancellations, repairs, or ink erosion noted. The large format certificate has the normally expected file folds. HID08101242017 ...
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