Lot 119
[Texas] Edwin Waller - Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1800-1881) Originally from Virginia, he arrived in Texas in April 1831. He was elected on February 1, 1836 as a delegate from Brazoria to the Convention of 1836, which met at Washington-on-the-Brazos and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence. As a member of the convention, he served on the committee that framed the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Autograph document signed, 7½ x 3¼ in., Bellville, Austin County, Texas, 27 February 1856. A promissory note for $1,000 to be paid to Gustav Keoch, guardian of Arthur A.E. Kopisch, on or before the first of January 1858. Blue paper is discolored but strongly penned and signed.
Estimated Value $300 - 600
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