An impressive collection of documents and letters encompassing 38 signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Collection is housed in a custom-made leather covered spiral binder. The collection consists of the following:
George W. Barnett - ADS, signed “G. W. Barnett,” one page, 8 x 6, dated November 22, 1837. A certificate of service for John H. Moon
Thomas Barnett - ADS, signed “Tho. Barnett Atty,” one page, 8 x 4.5, dated March 29, 1835. A receipt for $66.93 received from Dr. James B. Miller
Stephen W. Blount - Manuscript DS, signed “S. W. Blount,” one page, both sides, dated May 28, 1838. A land bond for $4000.00
John W. Bower - ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, dated November 6, 1838. A letter to Richard Ellis authorizing Colonel Power to sign expenditures for him
Asa Brigham - Manuscript DS, signed five times, “A. Brigham, Treasurer,” one page, both sides, 7.5 x 12.25, dated 1839–1840. Five separate treasurer’s reports
Andrew Briscoe - Manuscript DS, signed “A. Briscoe,” as Chief Justice of Harrisburg County, one page, both sides, 8 x 12.75, dated November 27, 1837. A certificate of loss for a boat which begins, “This is to certify that in the month of March 1836 and a ten days after the Defeat of the Troops under the Command of Col. Travis…”
John W. Bunton - ADS, one page, 8 x 3.75, dated at the top in pencil in another hand, “March 3, 1836.” Bunton writes of a committee being appointed to “inquire into the actual condition of the army, the number of officers, grade, where stationed, what force they command and the number of privates.”
John S. D. Byron - Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 9.5, dated February 10, 1837. An oath stating he has never obtained a league and labor of land. Document has been professionally silked
Mathew Caldwell - Manuscript DS, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, dated August 27, 1838. A document appointing the administrator of an estate
Robert M. Coleman - ADS, signed “R. M. Coleman, Capt. Volunteers,” one page, 7.75 x 5, dated December 17, 1835. An honorable discharge for Jno. Bunton, also signed by Edward Burleson as commander-in-chief of the volunteer army
James Collinsworth - Manuscript DS, signed “Jas. Collinsworth,” one page, 7.25 x 2.75, dated January 15, 1828. A promissory note for $83.97
Edward Conrad - LS, signed “Edw. Conrad, 2nd Lt.,” one page, both sides, 7.75 x 8.5, dated December 17, 1835. A letter signed by Conrad and two other officers to the Council of Texas seeking repayment to a doctor who purchased horses for new soldiers. In part: “Doct. William P. Beasly a surgeon…volunteered in common with us all in the cause for Texas in her struggle for liberty…to assist several individuals who were anxious to join in paid the sum of 315$ for five horses.” Docketing on the reverse of the second integral page indicates the request was eventually rejected. Letter has been professionally silked.
William C. Crawford - Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. C. Crawford CPK DC, S.C.,” one page, both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, dated April 29, 1842. A financial accounting signed by Crawford as County Clerk
Richard Ellis - Manuscript DS, signed “Richard Ellis, prest. of the convention,” one page, 8 x 12.5, dated March 12, 1836. A committee report regadring the nullification of import duties
Stephen Everitt - Manuscript DS, signed “S. H. Everitt, Chairman,” one page, 8 x 9.75, dated March 1836. A committee report regarding a vote not taken
Samuel Rhoads Fisher - Manuscript DS, signed “S. Rhoads Fisher,” one page, 8 x 9.5, dated December 2, 1834. Document pertaining to the sale of a tract of land in Matagorda. Also included is a manuscript DS, signed “S. Rhoads Fisher, Chairman,” one page, 8.25 x 5, dated November 1835. An order for supplies from the William Robbins, “for one barrel of pork delivered for the volunteers and the prisoners taken on the Hannah Elizabeth.”
Thomas S. Gazley - handwritten endorsement, signed, “Tho. S. Gazley atty to J. C. Neill,” one page, 7.75 x 6, dated June 24, 1838, written at the bottom of a promissory note between Charles Smith and Neill
Benjamin B. Goodrich - ADS, signed “B. B. Goodrich,” one page, 8 x 5, dated June 30, 1836. A certificate of service for Goodrich “for services rend Capt. Chance’s company, known as Washington Guards as Post Surgeon.”
Jesse Grimes - endorsement on the reverse of a Texas treasury warrant, one page, 6.75 x 4, dated February 18, 1843. A pay warrant issued to Grimes for $20.00, endorsed on the reverse by Grimes
Robert Hamilton - ADS, signed “R. W. Hamilton,” one page, 7.5 x 3, dated June 30, 1843. An order of payment for Mr. Shurlock
Bailey Hardeman - Manuscript DS, signed “Bailey Hardeman, Secy of Treasury,” one page, 6.25 x 5.25, dated June 7, 1836. A pay order for $3023.59 for G. G. Alford
Augustine B. Hardin - Partial manuscript DS, signed “A. B. Hardin,” one page, 8 x 6.25, no date. Portion of a land document signed at the conclusion by Hardin as a witness
Sam Houston - LS, one page, 9 x 11, dated December 15, 1843. A letter to Major A. Brigham ordering payment to an Indian Commissioner.
Albert H. Latimer - Manuscript DS, signed “A. H. Latimer,” one page, 6 x 2.5, dated October 26, 1850. A promissory note for $1.08 to Ann Russel
Edwin O. LeGrand - Manuscript DS, signed “E. O. LeGrand,” one page, both sides, 8 x 12.5, dated August 1, 1838. A note of payment for $1000 for land
Samuel A. Maverick - ADS, signed “S. A. Maverick,” one page, 7.5 x 4, dated October 14, 1841. A receipt of payment of $3.00 from the estate of Robert Davis
Collin McKinney - ADS, one page, 8 x 2.25, dated March 6, 1835. A receipt for 1100 pounds of cooton which McKinney will gin and bale
Michael B. Menard - Docketing signature, “M. B. Menard,” on an off-white 3 x 3 slip, no date. Menard writes, “Compromise between M. B. Menard and Levi Jones.”
William Menefee - Manuscript DS, one page, 6 x 3, no date. A pay order for M. G. Border
Jose Antonio Navarro - Manuscript DS, in Spanish, signed “Jose Navarro,” four pages, both sides, 8.5 x 12, dated circa 1831. A lengthy document pertaining to a tract of land.
John S. Roberts - Manuscript DS, signed “J. Roberts,” one page, both sides, 8.5 x 12, dated January 28, 1836. A deed for a fraction of land in the town of Bath, signed on the front in the upper right corner
Sterling Clack Robertson - Manuscript DS, signed “S. C. Robertson,” one page, both sides, 7.5 x 12.5, dated March 17, 1838. A receipt for all papers deposited with Wynns and Lawrence pertaining to Robertson’s premium lands.
Francisco Ruiz - Manuscript DS, signed “Franco. A. Ruiz,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated November 8, 1839. A document appointing Cornelius Van Ness power of attorney
Thomas J. Rusk - LS, signed “Tho. J. Rusk,” one page, 8 x 10, dated July 2, 1839. A letter to two gentlemen reads, in part: “Judge Lane of your neighborhood has been authorized by the Secretary of War to raise a company of six month volunteers.”
George W. Smyth - Manuscript DS, signed “Geo W. Smyth,” one page, 8 x 12.5, dated June 12, 1851. A land office document certifying a Spanish translation, signed by Smyth as commissioner
Charles B. Stewart - Manuscript DS, signed “C. B. Stewart,” one page, both sides, 8 x 9.75, dated March 12, 1836. A report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections regarding settlers of Red River. Document is also signed by Robert Coleman
James G. Swisher - Partial manuscript DS, signed “James G. Swisher,” on an 8 x 6 lightly-lined sheet, dated July 7, 1846
Charles S. Taylor - Manuscript DS, signed “Chas. S. Taylor,” one page, 8 x 5.25, dated May 30, 1845. Taylor signs as a witness on a $100 promissory note
David Thomas - Manuscript DS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, no date. An agreement for the settlement of a Texian loan
Clairborne West - Manuscript DS, signed “Clairborne West, Prest.,” one page, 8 x 3, dated March 30, 1838. A receipt for $36.50 “in audited claims against the Republic of Texas on a League of Land.”
In overall very good to fine condition, with expected age wear and toning, some repairs to several of the documents, as well as a few of the pieces being rather fragile. Accompanied by a limited edition of a first edition of an exact facsimile of the Declaration done in 1943 by The Anson Jones Press.
It's not too often that a collection of Texas Declaration of Independence signers of this size comes on the market as a single lot. For the veteran collector of Revolutionary-era primary source documents, this bound volume presents the chance to vastly deepen an already significant collection; for a serious newcomer to the genre, acquiring this set of signatures will at once propel a collection to another level. The Robert Davis Collection, read more about Robert Davis. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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