Thomson, Alexander, Jr., contract, 1830.

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Thomson, Alexander, Jr., contract, 1830.

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Partnership agreement between Alexander Thomson, Jr. and Sterling C. Robertson concerns the establishment of Robertson's Colony in Texas, May 9, 1830.

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Thomson, Alexander, Jr., 1785-1863

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Alexander Thomson, Jr. (1785-1863) was an early Texas legislator and surveyor. He formed a partnership with Sterling C. Robertson to take families to Robertson's Colony in Texas. He represented the district of Hidalgo at the Convention of 1832 and in 1835 was a delegate from Viesca to the Consultation. He was married to Elizabeth Dowsing in 1805. After her death in 1849, he married Elizabeth Hill, widow of Asa Hill. From the description of Thomson, Alexander,...

Robertson, Sterling Clack, 1785-1842

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Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Elijah and Sarah (Maclin) Robertson, Sterling Clack Robertson (1785-1842) served as a deputy quartermaster during the War of 1812. After the war, he owned a plantation in Giles County and was a stockholder in the Texas Association, signing a memorial to the Mexican government in 1822 requesting permission to settle in Texas. In 1825, he left Nashville with Dr. Felix Robertson’s party to explore and survey Robert Leftwich’s Texas land grant, returning...