Lot 890
Austin, Stephen (1793-1836) Texas colonizer; secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836); considered by many the Father of Texas. DS ("S.F. Austin") as a Commissioner for Texas, 1kp, 10½" x 8½", New Orleans, 1836, Jan 11. Fine; small paper loss in text from cancellation, not affecting signature. Texian Loan No. 370 is issued to Thos. D. Carneul, noted receipt of "Thirty-Two Dollars, the First Instalment on a Loan of Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars…to the Government of Texas for Five Years…." Boldly signed by Austin and countersigned by fellow commissioners B.T. Archer and Wm. H. Wharton.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000.
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| Realized $2,530 |
