(TEXAS) Telegraph and Texas Register

Sale 2253 - Lot 318

Price Realized: $ 4,080

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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

THE FIRST CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (TEXAS.) Telegraph and Texas Register. 4 pages, 20 x 14 inches, on one sheet; some soiling on top panels of front page, minor separation at intersection of folds, otherwise quite clean and bright. Columbia, TX, 16 November 1836

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The first Texas Congress was convened on 3 October 1836, and Sam Houston was elected president on 22 October. This newspaper reports on the First Congress and its meetings from 2 to 10 November, including their work on bounty lands for the lately successful army's soldiers, and a report from the Committee of Foreign Relations advocating a close alliance with the United States--or with Great Britain, if the United States "should turn a deaf ear." Also includes the text of President Houston's resolution, revoking the blockade of Matamoras. Among the advertisements is a long promotional piece for the City of Houston. Provenance: Christie's Jay T. Snider sale, 21 June 2005, lot 211.