Early Texas Land Grants texas-oil-and-gas-collection there is considerable speculation as

there is considerable speculation as to whether or not LeGrand in fact even made the survey

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There were no taxes for the first six years and for the second period of six years the land was to be taxed at only half of the published rate

By early June

and reflected the exceptional horsemanship of the great cattle ranches of the era

Early Texas Land Grants texas-oil-and-gas-collection there is considerable speculation as27 by 36 inches framed. This map of the earliest settlements in Texas was issued in 1836, the first year of Texas' Independence. Drawn by E. F. Lee and published as part of David B. Edward's The History of Texas, or the Emigrant's Farmer's and Politician's Guide, the map contains excellent detail of the first land grants. To encourage development, the Mexican government licensed promoters, called empresarios, to attract settlers to Texas. Each