Land indenture between Umphries Branch and Thomas R. Miller for one half league of land in De Witt's Colony,
A land indenture handwritten in English from Umphries (or Humphries) Branch to Thomas R. Miller, and signed at the end by Branch and his wife Rebecca. Alamo defender John Benjamin Kellogg signed twice as witness.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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[Mexico] :
State of Coahuila & Texas, Department of the Brassos,
[1834]
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| Summary: | A land indenture handwritten in English from Umphries (or Humphries) Branch to Thomas R. Miller, and signed at the end by Branch and his wife Rebecca. Alamo defender John Benjamin Kellogg signed twice as witness. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. Title devised by cataloger. At head of sheet stamped with a seal of the State of Coahuila and Texas. Miller was one of the Gonzales “Old Eighteen” who, in late September 1835, held off Mexican attempts to take back the town's cannon until militiamen from surrounding settlements were summoned. Their efforts helped provoke the subsequent battle of Gonzales in which Miller was also a participant. During the first half of November 1835, he served as a member of the Texas Consultation, a group of Texan delegates to decide on the course of action in response to the Santa Anna dictatorship in 1835. On March 1, 1836, Miller entered the Alamo as one of the thirty-two Gonzales Rangers who responded to the request for relief. There he died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. |
| Physical Description: | 1 folded sheet ; 31 cm |