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Sam Houston: Houston offers "the tribute of my homage, which is always due to the ladies"

Houston offers "the tribute of my homage, which is always due to the ladies"

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Houston offers "the tribute of my homage, which is always due to the ladies"

Sought-after ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, February 19, 1848. Letter to "Mrs. Montgomery Sharpe of New York," in part: "By request of my friend Mr. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, I have the pleasure of sending you my autograph with the tribute of my homage, which is always due to the ladies. They are really, our guardian angels, nor are they unconscious of the power, which they possess." In fine condition, with scattered light staining. A fantastic autograph letter boasting a large, prominent signature of the great Texas legend.

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