Nov 17, 2016 - Sale 2432

Sale 2432 - Lot 304

Price Realized: $ 281
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(TEXAS.) Pair of printed treasury warrants from the Republic of Texas. Various sizes and conditions, each marked "Cancelled" in red ink. (MRS) Vp, 1836 and 1838

Additional Details

Two examples of financial paper from the early years of the Republic. Second-issue warrant #327 for $52.06 to Erasmus Jones, signed by Asa Brigham as auditor and H.C. Hudson as comptroller. 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches, folds, minor wear and foxing. Velasco, TX, 17 August 1836 Fourth-issue warrant #10152 for $286.13 to John M. Dor for supplies, signed by Mark B. Lewis as acting comptroller. 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; light folds, minor foxing. Houston, 29 December 1838.