Attracted to the struggle for Texan independence, he led the Texan army at the battle of San Jacinto and became the first president of the Republic of Texas. After the admission of Texas as a state, he became a senator. He was the governor of Texas, but was deposed when he refused to swear allegiance to the Confederate States of America. Immense, ornate fountain pen signature on a pale blue, lightly lined 6.25 x 3 sheet, affixed to a card of the same size. In fine condition, with a vertical crease through the first stroke of the signature, bit of feathering to a couple of letters. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.