2009 November Signature Texana Auction

Charles A. Siringo Archive spanning the years 1915 through 1927 and containing seven autograph letters signed by Siringo, with other letters, envelopes, and various ephemera. Charles Siringo (1855- 1928), a Texas cowboy and author, moved to Chicago when he was thirty-one years old to join the Pinkerton Detective Agency. After he retired from the agency in 1907, he wrote three controversial books about the agency.

Each of the following seven autograph letters signed is 8" x 10", written in pencil, signed "Chas. A. Siringo," and in fine condition. (All quotations are as written.)
(1) Four pages, June 5, 1925, Hollywood, California, to Texana collector Frank Caldwell of Austin offering to sell for "$1 post - paid . . . a bill of sale which the Kid wrote in 1878. This is the only handwriting of Billy the Kid in existence." Siringo also reports to Caldwell that he has "just written a new book: 'Bad Man Cowboys of the Early West' [also known as Bad Men of the West] which I hope to have published this fall." The book, however, was never published. Frank Caldwell lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. An active book and Texana collector, Caldwell amassed a large collection which he gave to the University of Texas in the 1950s. This letter comes with its transmittal envelope. Some separation is beginning at the folds.
(2) Three pages, June 20, 1915, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to close friend and Idaho rancher William E. Hawks apologizing that he can't repay his $200 loan yet. Siringo also informs Hawks that he is "busy writing a new book entitled: 'Reminences of A Lone Star Cowboy.' Rand McNally & Co. wrote that if I would write a book which suited they would get it out for me this fall. It will give a history of the old Chisholm cattle trail and the long-horn cattle business - along with other incidents of the cattle ranges." Siringo then confesses his fear of leaving New Mexico and being apprehended by Pinkerton detectives: "As matters stand I dare not leave this state yet." An included newspaper article (ca. 1915), mentioned in the letter, reports on the Pinkerton Detective Agency's attempt to arrest the Texas author for writing a book "squeling a lot of inside secrets." Some uneven toning, with transmittal envelope.
(3) Two pages, November 5, 1925, Hollywood, California, to Frank Caldwell concerning the death of Sam Bass ("I want to mention it in my new book [Riata and Spurs], which I hope to get out this winter").
(4) Two pages, December 2, 1925, Hollywood, California, to Doctor E. A. Duncan concerning the never-published Bad Men Cowboys of the Early West "which I hope to have published this winter."
(5) Two pages, December 3, 1925, Hollywood, California. In this letter, Siringo notifies Charles M. Wood that he is processing his order for Cowboy Detective and Lone Star Cowboy and that he will send him a copy of Bad Man Cowboys of the Early West "when out."
(6) Four pages, September 14, 1927, Venice, California, to Frank Caldwell concerning the changes made to Riata and Spurs because of the demands of the Pinkerton Detective Agency: "In reply will state that the Pinkertons put a stop to the Houghton Mifflin Co. publishing my Riata and Spurs, claiming that I had exposed secrets of the agency. Hence they had to cut out all my 22 years experience as a Cowboy Detective. In its place they have taken material from my 'Bad Man Cowboy's' [?]. The new material will give the lives of many 'Bad' cowboys of the Early days. . . . The publisher writes me that the new Riata and Spurs will be a better book than the old one. Hope so." Siringo also reviews other western books written by authors Robert M. Wright ("it disgusted me"); Fred Sutton ("a pack of lies"); and Douglas Branch ("a good one. It has a lot about me in it.") With transmittal envelope.
(7) Three pages, October 11, 1927, Venice California, to Frank Caldwell, concerning Frank Jackson, a former member of Sam Bass' outlaw gang ("no one but old friends knew his identity"). With transmittal envelope.

Each of the following two typed letters signed written to Siringo is toned and in fine condition.
(1) Henry F. Hoyt Typed Letter Signed. Two and one-half pages, June 17, 1921, Long Beach, California, containing stories about Billy the Kid. One story concerns an interview of Billy in a Santa Fe jail by New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace, who took as gifts "a bottle of red eye and a box of cigars." The letter also includes Hoyt's remembrance of his final goodbye to Billy. As a young physician, Henry Hoyt met Siringo in 1878 when Siringo taught Hoyt to ride and rope. The two young cowboys soon befriended Billy the Kid. Hoyt, commenting on Siringo's book, History of Billy the Kid, writes, "He [Billy] and I became the very best of friends while he was in the vicinity of Tascosa. . . . I have read a lot [of Billy the Kid history] at one time or another by many different writers about him, but your I consider the most correct of anything I have seen. You certainly have his life down pat all right." Hoyt later became a doctor and author.
(2) Henry F. Hoyt Typed Letter Signed, one page, June 21, 1921, Long Beach, California, including a description of the receipt signed by Billy the Kid (mentioned above in the first Siringo autograph letter signed). Earlier, Billy had killed a sheriff and kept his horse. He then gave the horse to Hoyt, along with this receipt. Hoyt writes in this letter, "I always wondered where that horse came from but Billy would never give me anything definite about him except that he came from New Mexico . . . and that a bill of sale would come in mighty handy if I ever took him to the territory. That was why he come to give it to me."

This archive also includes the following:
(1) Henry F. Hoyt Typed Letter Signed to E. M. (Ted) Dealey. One page, 8.5" x 11", July 1, 1921, Long Beach, California, providing a "narrative of facts" of "a few stories from memory" of old Texas. (Dealey, the future publisher of the Dallas Morning News, was a staff writer in 1921.)
(2) Various ephemera: a Siringo obituary, a publication advertisement for A Cowboy Detective, a published letter from Will Rogers, various blank postcards pertaining to Siringo, and a business card. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo Autograph Letter Signed "Chas. A. Siringo" on verso of a photograph postcard, 5.5" x 3.5". The letter is dated June 30, 1922, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to "the Rev. O. W. Nolen". In full: "Mounted on my favorite Saddle horse, 'Sailor Gray', crossing the Rio Grande river at the Cochiti Indian Pueblo in November, 1921." The photo shows Siringo on Sailor Gray leading a wagon with four riders into the Rio Grande near Cochiti, New Mexico. Author Charles Siringo (1855-1928) began work as a Texas cowboy at the age of fifteen years. He continued life as a cowboy for the next fourteen years, when he settled down with a new wife. His first book, A Texas Cow Boy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony, was published in 1885. Toned; fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo Autograph Letter Signed on verso of a New Year's Day Card, along with a business card. Following the New Year's Day card's four-line printed sentiment, Siringo has written, "(over)." The letter (n.d., n.p., 3.5" x 4.5") reads, "New Years Eve: - Dear Doctor: Yes, I have a negative of Jim Miller hanging with the two bankers and the innocent man, West, in a barn near Ada, Oklahoma. Should you ever want a copy let me know. Sincerely, Chas. A. Siringo." Siringo is referring to a famous photograph showing Jim Miller, a Texas outlaw thought to have killed fifty men, hanging with three other men from the rafters of a livery stable as a white horse stands in the background. Miller and three others had been arrested for murdering with a shotgun Oklahoma rancher and deputy Gus Bobbitt of Ada, Oklahoma. On April 19, 1909, a mob broke into the jail and lynched all four in the stable behind the jail.

The business card (4.5" x 2.75") of "Chas. A. Siringo" gives the following printed information about the noted western author: "A lone star cowboy. A cowboy detective. History of Billy the Kid. Booklet of Cow-Camp Songs. Writer of books on the wooly old west. When the cowboys, buffalo hunters, and Indians had room to come and go. Before the wire fences cut off the trails." Another hand has struck-through Siringo's printed New Mexico address and replaced it with his Hollywood, California, address. The verso contains two printed letters of recommendation for Siringo's books.

Charles Siringo (1855-1928), a native Texas cowboy and author, moved to Chicago when he was thirty-one years old to join the Pinkerton Detective Agency. After he retired from the agency in 1907, he wrote three controversial books about the agency. Both items are in fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Erwin E. Smith. "Three Block Cowboy." B/w photograph, 13" x 18.5" affixed to slightly larger board. The large photo shows New Mexico cowboy Harry Patten playing the fiddle as he sits beside a roaring fireplace. Cowboy accoutrements (boots, spurs, lantern, liquor bottles, rifle, cow horns, and lucky horseshoe) rest beside and above the fireplace. Below the photograph, written in period ink, "Harry Patten, Three Block Cowboy, New Mexico. Photo Copyright by Erwin E. Smith. Bonham, Texas. Presented to R. Beal [?] December 10, 1931[?] By Geo. C. Saunder [?]." The board has been trimmed causing some loss of the inscription. Born in Bonham, Texas, cowboy photographer Erwin Smith (1886-1947) spent much of his life preserving the lives of cowboys in his photographs. Very minor fading along lower edge of photograph. Near Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow-Boy; or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony, Taken from Real Life by Chas. A. Siringo, an Old Stove Up "Cow Puncher" Who Has Spent Nearly Twenty Years on the Great Western Cattle Ranges. Chicago: M. Umbdenstock, 1885. First edition. 8vo. 316pp. Two color plates separated by tissue guard (the front and rear wraps from the paperback version issued simultaneously) precede the frontis portrait of Siringo as a young cowboy. Date to title page. Verso of title page features an additional portrait of the author, older. Original green cloth over boards. Gilt lettering and portrait of author on front board; blind-stamped designs. patterned endpapers. Some rubbing to lower portion of front board. A small piece of matching cloth has been used to repair base of spine. In a handsome full leather clamshell box, stamped 'Adolphus-Jenkins" (made by the Adolphus Bindery, the in-house bindery for the Jenkins Company in Austin). A wonderful fresh and square copy of this true rarity, in near fine condition.

A Texas Cow-Boy is the first memoir to come from Charles Siringo's ongoing chronicles of his varied careers: cowboy, merchant, and detective. Charles Angelo Siringo (1855-1928) began his work in the cattle industry as a teenager, and eventually published this, his first book, at the age of only 30. Asked what his motivation was for writing his memoirs, he answered simply, "Money - and lots of it." William Reese, in Six Score, calls it the "first autobiography of a cowboy, and unquestionably one of the most important range books." Written well over a century ago, the book continues to elicit praise for its authentic observations and engaging prose. Charles Peavy writes that the "unaffected honesty and the straightforward, unsophisticated style of the narrative [...] make Siringo's books such fascinating examples of a distinct literary genre." In his preface to a later edition, J. Frank Dobie writes: "His cowboys and gunmen were not of Hollywood and folklore. He was an honest reporter."

A Texas Cow-Boy is much sought-after in the first edition, and the copy offered here is one of the finest we've encountered. From the library of Ben Pingenot - bookseller, Texana collector, scholar, and author of Siringo: The True Story of Charles A. Siringo, the definitive biography of Charlie Siringo. A fine book with impeccable provenance, in truly spectacular condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.


References: Basic Texas Books 185 (A). Dobie, p. 119 ("No other cowboy ever talked about himself so much in print; few had more to talk about"). Dykes, Western High Spots ("The first autobiography of a cowboy and first in the hearts of many a range rider - it was virtually the cowboy's 'bible' for nearly half a century"; and, quoting Dobie: "now scarcer than hen's teeth"). Eberstadt 105:281. Graff 3804. Herd 2077. Howes S518 ("The first - and best - cowboy autobiography"). Peavy, Charles A. Siringo, A Texas Picaro, p. 9 ("a strange blend of braggadocio and self-effacement, of cunning and naivete"). Raines, p. 189. Six-Guns 2032 ("exceedingly rare"). Six Score 99 ("the first edition is virtually unprocurable").

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow Boy. Chicago: Siringo & Dobson, 1886. Second edition, enlarged. With "Copyrighted by Chas. A. Siringo" on verso of a preliminary page featuring an illustration of "The Author, In Cow Boy Uniform." Verso of title page features a caricature of Siringo sitting at a desk wielding several quill pens and writing furiously as two tots at his knee cry "Bread, Pa-Pa," with the caption "The Author, after he became stove up - financially, as well as otherwise." 8vo. xii, 347pp, including 30-page addenda. Illustrations. Color frontispiece. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial stamping, and black rules and decorative devices. Pale green floral-patterned endpapers. Minor wear to front cover; a slight pucker to the cloth covering the front board. Extremities rubbed, particularly to spine ends and lower front corner which is also bumped. Some rubbing, faint scratches, and two light moisture splotches to rear cover. Spine faded; gilt to spine dulled. Front hinge cracked; rear hinge starting. A couple of pages dog-eared or smudged. A previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown. Rubber stamp dated 1886 on front free endpaper. Binding is solid, square, and tight. A nice copy in very good condition of this variant edition, housed in a gilt-stamped quarter morocco clamshell box.

This, the second edition of Siringo's first book has the first appearance of the new addenda on how to get rich in the cattle business. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Basic Texas Books 185 (B) (this variant not listed). Graff 3805. Herd 2077. Howes 518. Six-Guns 2032.

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow Boy. Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co., [1886]. Enlarged edition, later printing. With "Copyright, 1886, by Chas. A. Siringo" on verso of title page. 8vo. 347pp, including 30-page addenda, plus 5pp of ads at back. Color frontispiece. Original red gilt-stamped pictorial cloth. Green floral-patterned endpapers. Binding rubbed with some light soiling; ink spot measuring approximately one-quarter inch in diameter to front board. Edges and extremities worn, particularly spine ends and tips of lower corners. Tender binding is cracked at title page. The preliminary leaf containing the illustration of "The Author" (the only illustration in the book aside from the frontispiece) is detached but present. Three leaves (which contain the index, dedication, and preface) are partially detached. Two leaves (pages 331/332 and 333/334) have a chip at top edge. Paper browning. Gift inscription dated 1913 and a later owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. The binding, though somewhat tender, is square and attractive. Housed in a handsome custom gilt-stamped quarter leather clamshell box. Overall a very good copy. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow Boy. Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co., [1886]. Second edition, enlarged, second printing. With "Copyright, 1886, by Chas. A. Siringo" on verso of title page. 8vo. 347pp, including 30-page addenda, plus 4pp of ads (last leaf of ads has been excised). Illustrations, including eight plates and illustrated portraits of the author and of Billy the Kid. Illustrated color frontispiece. Original reddish-brown gilt-stamped pictorial cloth. Green floral-patterned endpapers. Boards lightly rubbed; wear to extremities, particularly tips of corners. Spine faded, with gilt title and rules only (no publisher name). Rear hinge cracked. Binding square. Three leaves detached but present: the preliminary leaf featuring illustration of "The Author" on recto (verso blank), the title page/copyright page, and the leaf containing the illustrated plate normally found between pages 104 and 105. Chip to corner of page 67/68. Rear free endpaper extends past other pages at fore-edge, and is somewhat ragged. Paper browning and brittle. Partial illegible rubber stamp to front free endpaper. Overall a very good copy.

Made up of sheets from the Siringo & Dobson printing, bound up with a new title-leaf bearing the Rand, McNally imprint. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Basic Texas Books 185 (C).

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow Boy. Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, [n.d.]. 12mo. 347pp, including 30-page addenda, plus many pages of ads. Illustrations, including black and white illustrated portrait frontispiece of "The Author." Color pictorial wrappers of this Globe Library (Vol. 1, No. 56) edition. Slightly darkened wrappers with some wrinkling to spine. Covers pulling away from text block. Pages browning. Rubber stamp of "C.H.S. St. Paul Minn." on front cover. Tight and square. Housed in a custom full leather gilt-stamped clamshell box. A somewhat fragile item in very good condition.

Jenkins quotes an editor of Rand, McNally as stating that this paperback edition was printed almost continuously from at least 1901 to 1912. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Basic Texas Books 185 (H).

Charles A. Siringo. A Texas Cow Boy. New York: J. S. Ogilvie, [n.d.]. 12mo. 251pp plus several pages of ads. Color pictorial wrappers with "No. 97, Railroad Series" printed on spine. Publisher's stain to top edge. Shallow creases to front wrapper. Short tear to head of spine. Pages brown and brittle. A previous owner's rubber stamp to front cover and to several pages throughout. Still tight and square. A cheaply-made book that has survived remarkably well. Very good.

Printed on cheap pulp paper and initially printed around 1914, then continuously re-issued until about 1926. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Basic Texas Books 185 (I).

[Charles A. Siringo] Book of Receipts for A Texas Cow-Boy, 6.75" x 2.5", bound with string, containing over thirty receipts. Native Texan Charles Siringo (1855-1928) began work as a cowboy at the age of fifteen years. He continued life as a cowboy for the next fourteen years, until he settled down with a new wife. He went into business as a merchant and wrote A Texas Cow-Boy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony, which was published in 1885 and sold well. The first receipt is stained; all are toned with slight ripples. Near fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

N. Howard Thorp. Songs of the Cowboys. Estancia [New Mexico]: News Print Shop, [1908]. First edition. 12mo. 50pp. Original red pictorial wraps with titles and vignette in gilt. Not a sturdy little book when published, this example has weathered the years remarkably well with only some modest rubbing to the wraps, and thus in very good condition. Preserved in an attractive half-morocco portfolio. This copy was the personal copy of prominent Dallas oil man, Clint Josey.

"Thorp had the perspective of both range and civilization. He was a kind of troubadour himself" (Dobie, p. 129)."The first of the compilations of cowboy songs" (Dykes, Kid 56). "There is no record of an 'honest to goodness' cowboy ever becoming a 'songbird,' in fact, few of the breed could carry a tune, nevertheless, the nature of their work was such that whistling, humming, and singing were important personal assets that helped to make short days out of long ones, and most of them gave it a fling.... [A] puny little book that sold for a quarter...now classed as excessively rare"(Merrill, Aristocrats of the Cow Country, pp. 10, 25).

N. Howard Thorp (1867-1940) started collecting cowboy poetry in the late 1800s. This is his first publication. It would be revisited in 1921 and published in an expanded edition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Charles A. Siringo] A Cowboy Detective Advertising Broadside, with heading, "A Cowboy Detective/ True Story of Twenty-Two Years with/ a World-Famous Detective Agency/ Will be off Press about February 1, 1912." 8.5" x 17". The broadside includes a large b/w image of Siringo on horseback with a pack mule in tow; the caption beneath the image reads: "The Author Trailing Train Robber." An index of the book's twenty-two chapters follows.

Charles Siringo (1855-1928), a native Texas cowboy and author, moved to Chicago when he was thirty-one years old to join the Pinkerton Detective Agency. After he retired from the agency in 1907, he wrote a book about his work as a detective. Following a lawsuit by the agency, Siringo was ordered by a court to withhold the name Pinkerton from the book's title, Pinkerton's Cowboy Detective. The book, with its new title, A Cowboy Detective, was finally published in 1912. Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo. A Cowboy Detective. A True Story of Twenty-Two Years with a World-Famous Detective Agency. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1912. First edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 519pp. Photo portrait frontispiece. 20 additional photographs. Original gilt-stamped red cloth. Minor smudging to front board. Cloth of spine is sunned; gilt dulled. Very minor fading along the top board edge. A couple of instances of foxing throughout and to page edges. A nice, tight, sturdy copy in very good condition.

Siringo's full-page inscription reads, in full: "To Mr. Erskine Clement: The Superior Court of Chicago compelled me to use the name of 'Dickenson,' for Pinkerton, 'Tim Corn,' for Tom Horn, and 'Jas. McCartney,' for Jas. McParland, in this volume. Sincerely Chas. A. Siringo. Santa Fe, N.M. Feb. 25th 1920."

Siringo's second book, detailing his days as a Pinkerton detective which lasted from 1886 to 1907. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Eberstadt 105:279. Graff 3802. Herd 2072. Howes S517. Six-Guns 2026.

Charles A. Siringo. A Cowboy Detective. A True Story of Twenty-Two Years with a World-Famous Detective Agency. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1910. Galleys of the suppressed original text. "1910" printed on title page, and "Copyright, 1910 by Chas. A. Siringo" on copyright page. 8vo. 519pp, printed recto only. Portrait of Siringo in cape, later the frontispiece, in this copy follows the title page. Photographs. Bound in contemporary black buckram with gilt title on spine. Gilt dulled. Some minor rubbing to cloth. Two-inch split to front hinge. Some of the lightweight paper is crinkled. Rubber stamp of Pinkerton attorney John Brown is on the bottom page edges, front pastedown, title page, and throughout the text. Penciled corrections for the editor throughout, presumably in Siringo's hand. Bound-in at the rear is the decree enjoining Siringo and Conkey from using "Pinkerton" and other names in the text. Binding cracked at final page of decree. Mounted to rear pastedown is a letter to Mr. Brown dated 1960 from a man who describes Siringo as a "big liar" and suggests that Brown write a book about him. The book is quite sturdy and though the printing is of somewhat low quality (as is common with galleys), this unique item is in near-fine condition.

When Charlie Siringo began his 22-year stint with the Pinkerton Detective Agency after years working as a cowboy, he signed a non-disclosure contract with his new employer, agreeing to never discuss or disclose company business outside the agency. When he left the Pinkertons and wrote a book recounting his experiences during the time he was a detective, the agency immediately filed a cease-and-desist order against Siringo and his publisher, successfully blocking the book's publication.

The item offered here is one of only two sets of galley proofs struck by the publisher, and it is the copy that Siringo provided to the Pinkertons to demonstrate his compliance with the agreed-upon terms in which fictitious names were to be substituted for real ones. This is Pinkerton attorney John A Brown's copy. Bound in at the end of the text is a 5-page printed copy of the decree issued by the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois, enjoining Siringo against using the Pinkerton name in print. The legal dispute and injunction delayed for two years the publication of the book originally titled Pinkerton's Cowboy Detective, and the experience embittered Siringo against his former employer for the years that followed.

A truly exceptional item from a pivotal - and personally infuriating - period in Charlie Siringo's colorful literary career. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Eberstadt 105:279. Graff 3802. Herd 2072. Howes S517. Six-Guns 2026.

Charles A. Siringo. A Cowboy Detective. A True Story of Twenty-Two Years with a World-Famous Detective Agency. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1912. First edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the flyleaf, with three textual emendations in the author's hand. 8vo. 519pp. Photo portrait frontispiece. 20 additional photographs. Original gilt-stamped green cloth. Light soiling to front board. Edges, joints, and extremities lightly rubbed. Binding cracked at frontis-title page opening. Binding still square and, though tender, is relatively sturdy. A very good copy.

Siringo's full-page inscription reads, in full: "To the Hon. Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois, this volume is sent by request of Former Governor, S. V. Stewart of Helena, Montana, with the compliments of the Author. Chas. A. Siringo. Santa Fe, N. Mex. August 14th, 1921." (Louis L. Emmerson went on to become governor of Illinois in 1929, and Sam V. Stewart had just ended his term as Montana's sixth governor in 1921.) Siringo has also made three handwritten corrections: on p. 11 he has underlined "Dickenson" and written "Pinkerton" in the right margin; under the photograph facing p. 234 he has written "Tom Horn" beneath the printed "Tim Corn"; and under the photograph facing p. 514 he has written "Jas. McParland" under "Jas. McCartney." These were common emendations made by Siringo when signing this book to correct the pseudonyms he had been forced to use as a result of the famous injunction brought against him by the Pinkerton Agency.

Siringo's second book, detailing his days as a Pinkerton detective which lasted from 1886 to 1907. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Eberstadt 105:279. Graff 3802. Herd 2072. Howes S517. Six-Guns 2026.

Charles A. Siringo. A Cowboy Detective. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Chas. A. Siringo, 1914. First thus. 12mo. 519pp. Photo portrait frontispiece. 20 additional photographs. With a "Notice" and blurb printed in red on inside front cover. Tiny area of paper loss to bottom edge of front wrapper. Very minor chipping and some shallow creases to spine. Text pages browning, but the slick photo pages are bright white. Binding is tight and square. Housed in a handsome custom gilt-stamped quarter leather clamshell box. This 95-year old paperback is in remarkable, near-fine condition.

Siringo fights back against the Pinkertons with this self-published edition. The changes insisted on by the Pinkerton Agency are still in the body of the text, but the appearance of newly-added blurbs on the inside front cover allow him a somewhat passive-aggressive work-around. A glowing newspaper review is reprinted which includes this passage: "A portion of the story deals with Siringo's connection with the dynamite cases in Idoho [sic] as an employee of the Pinkertons', which agency he calls the Dickerson [sic]. He also screens leading Pinkerton men behind fictitious names." He would exact his revenge with his next book, Two Evil Isms, his screed against the Pinkertons. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Howes S515. Six-Guns 2026.

[Charles A. Siringo] Albumen. 5" x 8". Texas cowboy and author Charles Siringo is well-dressed in hat and tie as he sits in a wooden chair holding a figural walking stick (with a dog's head handle) in his left hand and displaying a nickel-plated revolver in his right. Small pieces of tape on verso. Bright and crisp. Very fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles A. Siringo. A Cowboy Detective. New York: J. S. Ogilvie, [n.d.]. 12mo. 246pp, plus several pages of ads. Original pictorial wrappers. "No. 127, Railroad Series" printed on spine. A couple of shallow creases and short tears to wrappers. Spine ends chipped. Paper browning. Tight and square. Housed in a handsome custom gilt-stamped quarter leather clamshell box. Very good.

A later, cheaper edition, printed on pulp paper, and without any illustrations. Originally issued in this format in two volumes: the first volume being No. 127 of the Railroad Series, titled A Cowboy Detective, and the second volume (not included here) being No. 128 of the Railroad Series, titled Further Adventures of a Cowboy Detective. This copy not dated, but Peavy reports that this series was published from 1921 to 1924. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Howes S515. Peavy, p. 39. Six-Guns 2027.

Charles A. Siringo. Two Evil Isms: Pinkertonism and Anarchism, by a Cowboy Detective Who Knows, As He Spent Twenty-Two Years in the Inner Circle of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Chicago: Charles A. Siringo, Publisher, 1915. First edition. 109pp. Two pages of photographs, including frontispiece. Original illustrated color wrappers (never issued in hardcover). Wrappers very slightly rubbed. Binding is side-stapled beneath the slick wrappers, and staples have begun to peek through. Housed in a custom gilt-stamped quarter leather clamshell box. A beautiful copy in fine condition.

Siringo's notorious third book (which he published himself, as no publisher was willing to risk tackling the inflammatory content) followed close on the heels of the legal debacle surrounding A Cowboy Detective. This slim volume, in which Siringo attacks the Pinkerton agency, has been described as a "scathing exposé" and an "angry diatribe" filled with bitter resentment and withering accusations. The blurb on the back cover tells it all: "Pinkertonism: Brought Out of Darkness into the Bright Sunlight of Publicity."

Siringo wrote that he had originally wanted to work for the Pinkertons in order to "see the world and learn human nature," but after twenty-two years with the agency (and after enduring the turmoil of the suit they brought against him), his initial high opinion of "the model institution" had changed, and in this book he writes: "little did I dream that I was entering a school for the making of anarchists, and a disgrace to an enlightened age." In Two Evil Isms he writes about the dark underbelly of the world's most famous detective agency, detailing the unethical and illegal methods he says were employed, such as "blackmail, bribery, and intimidation," fixing elections, kidnapping witnesses, paying off police officers, even hiring killers for their clients. Unsurprisingly, the Pinkertons were, again, outraged, and they moved swiftly to suppress the book. An injunction was issued and all unsold copies of the book - and the printing plates themselves - were ordered to be turned over to the Pinkerton Agency and were, apparently, destroyed. Not only did the Pinkertons suppress the book, they attempted to extradite Siringo to Chicago from his home in New Mexico to face criminal libel charges, but the governor of New Mexico (a friend of Siringo) refused the request and the matter was dropped. As the furor of the case wound down, Siringo began a two-year stint as a New Mexico Ranger, gathering material to be included in his next book, A Lone Star Cowboy.

Even though almost all copies of Two Evil Isms were destroyed, "a small lot had been shipped out west and escaped, thus making this book exceedingly rare" (Adams). We are proud to offer Ben Pingenot's personal copy of this "exceedingly rare" suppressed Siringo item, seldom encountered, and in exceptionally fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Adams One-Fifty 126. Graff 3808. Howes S519. Peavy, Texas Picaro, pp. 15-22. Six-Guns 2033 ("The first edition was out of print by the time it came off the press [...] exceedingly rare").

Charles A. Siringo. A Lone Star Cowboy. Santa Fe: n.p. [self-published], 1919. Presumed first edition. Inscribed "Compliments of the author, Chas. A. Siringo / Hollywood, Calif. March 22nd 1925" on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 291pp plus one page of ads for three of Siringo's other self-published books. Illustrated title page. Photographs. Original maroon cloth with gilt-stamped titles and title illustration. Minor rubbing to rear board and to tips of corners. Cloth to spine is lightly faded; gilt dulled. Text block is side-stapled, with staples peeking through verso of final page of text. Binding cracked at opening of second rear flyleaf, as is common. Generally tight and bright. In lightly rubbed red pictorial dust jacket with sunned spine, minor chipping, and tape repairs to spine and joints on verso; with price $1.75 and blurbs for A Lone Star Cowboy and History of Billy the Kid on flaps, with two blurbs dated 1920, and with "Leonard's Hollywood Book Store" printed at bottom of rear flap. This dust jacket measures 7.75" in height and is approximately one-quarter of an inch shorter than the 8" boards. Very good or better in a dust jacket not often encountered.

Siringo's predictably wordy subtitle to this volume is: "Being fifty years experience in the saddle as Cowboy, Detective, and New Mexico Ranger, on every cow trail in the wooly old west. Also the doings of some 'bad' cowboys, such as 'Billy the Kid,' Wess [sic] Harding and 'Kid Curry.'" As the copyright to his first book, A Texas Cowboy, had expired, Siringo re-issued the book himself in a somewhat altered form, with much new material added. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Dobie, p. 119. Graff 3803. Herd 2074. Howes S518d. Six-Guns 2029.

Charles A. Siringo. Billy the Kid Lot, including the first edition of Siringo's History of Billy the Kid [with] an Autograph Note About The Kid's Handwriting Signed by Siringo. History of "Billy the Kid," The True Life of the Most Daring Young Outlaw of the Age. N.p. [Santa Fe]: n.p. [self-published], [1920]. Presumed first edition. 12mo. 142pp plus one page of ads for three other self-published books. Illustrations mounted throughout. Pictorial wrappers, side-stapled with glued outer wrappers. Wrappers lightly rubbed, with some faint foxing. In a custom gilt-stamped quarter leather clamshell box. A tight copy in near fine condition.

Also included in this lot is a photograph of an example of the handwriting of William H. Bonney (alias Billy the Kid), with the following on the verso, in Siringo's hand: "This is the only handwriting of Billy the Kid in existance [sic] -- that I know of. Chas. A. Siringo Author of History of Billy the Kid." Approximately 6.5" x 4.75". One corner lightly creased. Near fine.

In Charles A. Siringo, A Texas Picaro, Peavy writes that "Siringo had not only an obsessive interest in Billy the Kid, but also a genuine sympathy for the young outlaw." Siringo had met The Kid while working as a young cowboy on the LZ Ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Siringo described The Kid and his gang, with whom he had become "intimately acquainted," as a "jovial crowd." In an interview with American Magazine in the last year of his life, Siringo said that "some of us who knew Billy as a man, ate with him, practiced shooting with him, considered him what I still believe him to have been, a real prince of a human being, who got off on the wrong foot." Even though Siringo considered himself a friend of Billy the Kid, he later rode with a posse to track down the outlaw. He was not present at the capture, but three of his cowboys who had joined Pat Garret's posse were, and much of his information on the capture comes from them. Siringo's closing line of his History of Billy the Kid is: "Peace to William H. Bonney's ashes, is the author's prayer." Though some of the "facts" presented here have since been disproved, Siringo's book has much in the way of interest, especially his first-hand knowledge and observations of the outlaw. Jeff Dykes, in his Western High Spots, writes that Siringo's History of Billy the Kid is "presented with such vividness and strength that the book is a must for the cowboy and cattle collector." Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: American Magazine, January, 1929. Dykes, p. 27. Howes S516. Peavy, pp. 9, 27-30. Six-Guns 2028.

Charles A. Siringo. Riata and Spurs, The Story of a Lifetime spent in the Saddle as Cowboy and Detective. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the front free endpaper, and with an autograph letter signed by Siringo tipped in, and with several amateur photographs of Siringo taken in 1927 mounted throughout. 8vo. xiv, 276pp. Frontispiece. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow-brown pictorial cloth. Binding cracked at the final page of text. Small minor stain to top edge. Occasional foxing (most evident on title page); a few pages are lightly dampstained at the fore-edge. In dust jacket, with small chips to top and bottom edges at joints and flap folds. Jacket's spine and front panel slightly darkened and with a few light-colored spots; tape repairs to reverse. A tight and square copy of Siringo's last book, in very good condition.

Siringo's full-page inked inscription on the front free endpaper reads, in full: "To my dear friend, E. A. Brininstool, who writes nothing but the truth about the Old West. With heartfelt wishes of the author, Chas. A. Siringo Long Beach, Calif. June 15th 1927." A letter from Siringo in pencil on lined paper, tipped to the dedication page, reads, in full: "Colchurst Apts. / 1106 N. Vine St. / Hollywood, Calif. / July 6th 1928 / Dear friend: Come and see me. Had to quit Venice on account of sickness. Sincerely yours, Chas. A. Siringo. P.S. I am going down to Los Angeles next Tuesday. Will be there all day. -S."

There are several items pasted into this book. They include four black and white photographs of Siringo taken on June 16, 1927 on the roof of the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, with annotations by the owner of the book, author E. A. Brininstool, a friend of Siringo who was a prolific Los Angeles newspaperman and writer of cowboy poetry. Two of the photos are of Siringo, in cowboy garb, with pistol drawn, one is of Siringo and Brininstool, and one is of Siringo, a woman identified as "Chiquita" (actually 21-year old Miss Evelyn Ramey, whom Charlie referred to as his "bodyguard"), and Charles Smith (who, Brininstool notes, had worked with Siringo at the Pinkerton Agency and was, in 1927, house detective at the Alexandria Hotel). Also included in this book: a short notice of Siringo's death on October 18, 1928 and a longer obituary, possibly written by Brininstool (with Brininstool's notation that he was a pallbearer at Siringo's funeral; a printed thank you card from Siringo's children; and Brininstool's bookplate, which is pasted to the final page of text.

The autobiographical Riata and Spurs - Siringo's last book, and his first issued by a major publisher - contained some material reprinted from both A Lone Star Cowboy and the original, unexpurgated version of A Cowboy Detective. In fact, a good half of the book was taken up with material suppressed by previous court injunctions, so it was no surprise that, despite Siringo's ornery persistence, this book was recalled, and a "revised edition" - with new material originally intended for another book replacing lengthy references to the author's experiences with the Pinkerton Agency - was hastily issued in its place. As with other of Siringo's "suppressed editions" this one is quite scarce, and the presence of the unique material that is included makes this unique item especially desirable. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Dobie, in Prefaces ("[though A Texas Cowboy is generally considered Siringo's classic,] Riata and Spurs is the meatier book, its parts more amply filled out"). Herd 2075 ("only a few copies of the original printing survived; hence its scarcity"). Howes S517. Howard Roberts Lamar, Charlie Siringo's West, pp. 289 and 300. Peavy, pp. 22-26 ("it is amazing how much information Siringo crammed into the first edition of Riata and Spurs"). Six-Guns 2030 ("very scarce").

Charles A. Siringo. Riata and Spurs. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the front free endpaper to Karl Moon, noted photographer of the Native American. 8vo. xiv, 276pp. Frontispiece. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow-brown pictorial cloth. Fore-edge of one page chipped. In dust jacket, with minor chipping at joints and flap folds, and with slight darkening of spine and front panel. Near fine.

Siringo's full-page inscription reads, in full: "To my friend, Carl [sic] Moon, the Indian artist, with good wishes from the author, Chas. A. Siringo Pasadena, Calif. July 6th 1927." Karl Moon was an early-20th Century photographer whose images of Native Americans were both popular and critically acclaimed.

A beautiful copy of the suppressed first edition of Charlie Siringo's last book. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Howes S516. Six-Guns 2028.

Charles A. Siringo. Riata and Spurs, The Story of a Lifetime spent in the Saddle as Cowboy and Ranger. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, [1927]. Revised edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the front free endpaper. 8vo. xiv, 261pp. Frontispiece. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow-brown pictorial cloth. A few dark-colored splotches to spine. Lower corners lightly bumped. Small area of dampstaining to a few initial pages and to a few terminal pages. Small bookstore label, partially removed on rear pastedown. Laid in is promotional postcard reproducing Will Rogers' blurb and containing book synopsis. A tight and square copy in very good condition.

Siringo's full-page inscription reads, in full: "To my friend, Mr. D. W. Greenburg, who saw the wooly old west when she was not as tame is [sic] she is today, this volume is inscribed with heartfelt wishes of the Author, Chas. A. Siringo 2417 Grand Canal, Venice, Calif. April 9th 1928."

The "revised edition," issued after Siringo's old nemesis, the Pinkerton Detective Agency, objected to the book's inclusion of Pinkerton-related material and "intimidated Houghton Mifflin into deleting approximately 150 pages concerned with Siringo's experiences as a detective" (Peavy). Siringo substituted what amounted to half of the original book with stories of outlaws he had been preparing for a follow-up book called Bad Men of the West (which was never published). Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Herd 2076. Howes S517. Peavy, p. 22. Six-Guns 2031.

Charles A. Siringo. Riata and Spurs. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, [1927]. Revised edition. Inscribed by Siringo on the front free endpaper. 8vo. xiv, 261pp. Frontispiece. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow-brown pictorial cloth. Minor foxing to title page and to final page of text. Bookplate of Olivia Howard Waring to front pastedown. Else fine.

Siringo's inscription reads, in full: "To Miss Olivia H. Waring, this volume is presented by her mother, Mrs. Lucretia C. Waring, with kind wishes from the Author, Chas. A. Siringo Venice, Calif. Dec. 22nd 1927."

A beautiful inscribed copy of the revised edition of Siringo's last book. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Herd 2076. Howes S517. Six-Guns 2031.

Charles A. Siringo. Riata and Spurs. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, [1927]. Revised edition. 8vo. xiv, 261pp. Frontispiece. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow-brown pictorial cloth. Minor wear to spine ends and tips of corners; top front corner lightly bumped. Postage stamp-sized area of very minor surface loss to frontispiece and title page. A tight, square copy in near fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Herd 2076. Howes S517. Six-Guns 2031.

[Alamo] Two Pamphlets, including: John S. "Rip" Ford. Origin and Fall of the Alamo. San Antonio, 1895. First edition. 8vo. 39pp. Illustrations. Pictorial wraps. Slight soiling. Very good. [and:] W. S. Heavenhill. Siege of the Alamo. A Mexico-Texan Tale, San Antonio, 1888. First edition. 12mo. 28pp. Printed wrappers. Small stain to front wrap. Near fine. A poem in three cantos. Both items in a half morocco over marbled boards custom folding box.

Reference: Raines, p. 84.

The Alamo: James Robinson Autograph Letter Signed "James W. Robinson/ Acting Governor." One page, 8" x 12.5", February 8, 1836, "Executive Department, San Felipe De Austen." Newly appointed Texas Provincial Government Governor Robinson writes this letter to supply the increasingly desperate Alamo defenders with supplies twenty-eight days before the mission fell. Addressed to Matthew Caldwell in Gonzales, who later signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, the letter reads in full as written: "Gen. Edward Burlison [sic] will place in your ha Judge Ponton's hands $300.00 which you are by an order heretofore offered, empowered to draw & appropriate for supplies for the Post of Baxar [sic], and if you have not already recd. & appropriated it for that purpose. You will on the receipt or knowledge of this note, process from 4 to 6 Teams & waggons, & send them to Dimit's [sic] Landing for flour, sugar, coffee, soap, candles, barrel pork, &c for the Post of Baxar [sic]. You will immediately report to this department your proceedings & also you will advise Col. Neill Neill of your proceedings, & send him a copy of this order. I am your very obt. Svt."

General Edward Burleson, along with the military company he had raised in December 1835, was traveling to Gonzales when this letter was written. At Gonzales, Judge Andrew Ponton, the last elected alcalde of that town and a member of the town's Committee of Safety, was to take the $300 from General Burleson and buy supplies. Matthew Caldwell, the letter's recipient, was to prepare "4 to 6 Teams & waggons" and then send them to Dimitt's Landing on the Lavaca Bay to be loaded with the needed supplies. Caldwell was to keep Lieutenant Colonel James Neill, the commanding officer of the Alamo, informed on his progress. The letter has a definite sense of urgency as Santa Anna's large Mexican Army neared the Rio Grande, near 150 miles from San Antonio de Bexar. A few days after this letter was written, Lt. Col. Neill left the Alamo to care for his family, all of whom had been stricken with a serious illness. He left William B. Travis in temporary command, assuring the garrison that he would return within twenty days. He was riding back when the "Post of Baxar" fell.

Although not as well-known as Stephen Austin and Sam Houston, James Robinson (1790-1857) remains an important figure in Texas history. At the time this letter was written, he had succeeded Henry Smith as governor of Texas. Judge, attorney, and San Jacinto veteran, Robinson arrived in Texas at the beginning of 1833 with a letter of recommendation addressed to Stephen F. Austin. He served as a delegate from Nacogdoches to the 1835 Consultation and was elected lieutenant governor of the provisional government of Texas. Later in 1842, he was captured during Woll's invasion of Texas and taken to Mexico. He returned to Texas with terms from Santa Anna to negotiate a brief armistice. After annexation, he moved to San Diego, California, where he became a prominent attorney and engaged in promoting a railroad line between El Paso and California. James C. Neill was a participant of the skirmish at Gonzales. John Holland Jenkins, teenage soldier and later Texas Ranger, recorded that Neill "fired the first gun for Texas at the beginning of the revolution," the famous Gonzales "Come and Take It" cannon. As Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery in the regular army constantly calling for reinforcements and supplies, Neill buttressed the defenses of the Alamo. In September 1835, when a Mexican officer demanded that the Gonzales town cannon be surrendered to the Mexican Army, Andrew Ponton used excuses to delay the Mexicans, later fighting to defend the town in the Battle of Gonzales. Two weeks after this letter was written, William Travis implored Ponton for men and more provisions for the defense of the Alamo.

Written on the verso: "To Matthew Caldwell/ at Gonzales/ from Executive." The letter is toned and archivally reinforced at the folds on the verso. Governor Robinson has boldly written and signed the letter. In the lower margin are later penciled notes. A portion of the bottom left corner is missing, but overall, this important letter is in fine condition.

Broadside: 1852 Contemporary Souvenir Printing of "Child of the Alamo" Speech by Guy M. Bryan. One page, 8.5" x 12.75", 1852, n.p. Entitled, "Speech of Guy M. Bryan, Member for Brazoria, On a Joint Resolution for the Relief of the Infant Daughter of Susannah and Almiram Dickinson."

In part: "No one has raised a voice in behalf of this orphan child-several have spoken against her claim. I rise, sir, an advocate of no common cause. Liberty was its foundation-heroism and martyrdom have consecrated it. I speak for the ORPHAN CHILD OF THE ALAMO!! No orphan children of fallen patriots can send up a similar petition to this House,--none other can say, I AM THE CHILD OF THE ALAMO. . . . She is entitled by the illustrious name of her martyred father-made illustrious, because he fell in the ALAMO."

Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901) was a veteran of the Texas War of Independence. This speech was given while he was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1847 through 1853. Along with her mother, Angelina Dickinson (1834-1869), known as the "Babe of the Alamo," was among the few survivors of the Alamo. After the battle, Santa Anna expressed an interest in adopting the child, but Susanna refused. Earlier in 1839, Angelina and Susanna had received 640 acres, but Bryan's effort in this speech failed when the resolution to provide relief failed. Later in life she was associated with prostitution.

According to Winkler (139), the broadside is dated ca. 1850, with dimensions of 21 cm x 27.5 cm (8.25" x 10.75"), different from this one. The dimensions to this printing don't match exactly the dimensions of a copy of the broadside (30 cm x 20 cm [11.75" x 7.75"]) held at Beinecke Library, Yale University, either. Fine.

References: Winkler 139.

Moses Austin Promissory Note Signed "M Austin". One page, 7.5" x 2.75", August 29, 1801, St. Genevieve [Missouri], stating, "I will pay Madam Le Plant Three Dollars & Fifty Cents in Lead or Peltry on Demand." After his Virginia lead business failed, Moses Austin, the father of Stephen F. Austin, settled in Missouri, then part of Upper Spanish Louisiana, in 1796. He mined lead in the Lead Belt in the southeastern Missouri town of Potosi. St. Genevieve, a nearby town along the Mississippi River that dated back to the early 1700s, was a port town from which lead was shipped.

Austin's Missouri lead business venture, and his other business ventures, were not successful. He was arrested in 1820 for not paying his debts, so he traveled to Texas in search of other opportunities. After receiving a grant to bring 300 colonists to Texas, he returned to Missouri to make preparations for the new Texas colony. Just two months after arriving back, however, he died, though not before requesting his son Stephen to carry out his plan to begin a colony in Texas. With docketing on verso, this promissory note signed by the father of the man known as the Father of Texas, is toned with folds and fine.

Moses Austin Writ of Capias Ad Respondendum Signed. One page, 7.5" x 12.5", June 22, 1813, "County of St. Genevieve [Missouri]". This writ was served in the case of Billes, Associate of Luan, v. Austin. In part: "Know all men by these presents that we Moses Austin and Elias Bates are tied and firmly bound to H Dodge Sheriff of the County of St. Genevieve in the Kind sum of Twelve hundred Dollars lawful money of the Unites States to be paid to the said Dodge or his successor in office. . . . The condition of the above obligation is such that a capias ad respondendum has Issued from the office of the Clerk for the County cop[ie]d at the suit of Elijah Billes Jr. assoc[iate] Of John Luan against said Austin on which said suit bail is required for the sum of six hundred Dollars and the said Dodge has arrested the said Austin in this capacity as sheriff as aforesaid Now therefore if the said Mr. Austin do appear at the next court of Common Pleas to be held in at the town of St. Genevieve . . . and answer the said complaint and further if the said Austin should be cast in the said suit he will pay the cost and condemnation money or surrender his body in [?] for the same or that the said Elias Bates his bail will do it for him as witness our hands and seals this day and date as above written." A writ of capias ad respondendum commands the sheriff (or other proper public servant) to deliver the defendant, often under arrest, to answer the plaintiff. The amount of bail was usually included in these writs.

In 1796, Moses Austin (1761-1821), the father of Stephen F. Austin, settled in Missouri, then part of Upper Spanish Louisiana. He mined lead in southeastern Missouri and shipped it from the Mississippi River port town of St. Genevieve, where this writ was served from. Austin's Missouri lead business venture, and his other business ventures, was not successful. He ran into trouble in 1813 and, later, in 1820 for not paying his debts, so he traveled to Texas in search of other opportunities. After receiving a grant to bring 300 colonists to Texas, he returned to Missouri to make preparations for the new Texas colony. Just two months after arriving back, however, he died, but not before requesting his son Stephen to carry out his plan to begin a colony in Texas. Sheriff Henry Dodge (1782-1864) later moved to Wisconsin where he served as a U.S. Senator. Toned with folds and docketing on verso. Near fine.

Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton First Texian Loan Certificate Signed. One page, 8.5" x 10.5", January 11, 1836, New Orleans, "Certificate No. 46", with ornate borders; "Texian Loan" heading. Tape repairs along one minor fold separation, as well as along the "X" cancellation (no signatures are affected). Fine.

In part, "Received, of Robert Triplett Thirty-Two Dollars the First Instalment [sic] on a Loan of Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars, made by him this day to the Government of Texas for Five Years, bearing Interest at the rate of Eight Per Centum per Annum, payable annually." The Provisional Government issued these certificates to raise funds for the revolution. They were redeemable for land at fifty cents per acre. This first loan for the Texian cause was for $200,000 and was subscribed by ten men: four from Cincinnati; two from Virginia; one from New Orleans; and three from Kentucky, including Robert Triplett, who subscribed for $100,000, half of the first loan. Ten per cent of the amount was paid down with the balance to be paid upon ratification of the contract by the convention, which had been called for on March 1. Signing as "Commissioners on the Part of Texas" are Austin, Archer, and Wharton who had been appointed to lobby the United States for financial assistance, collect supplies, and recruit men for the Texas cause. They arrived in New Orleans in January 1836 and negotiated a series of loans. (On thin paper, this loan bears the imprint at the bottom, "Printed by Benjamin Levy - New-Orleans.") The three commissioners then proceeded up the Mississippi River, making numerous speeches before traveling to Washington, D.C. After they were unable to persuade Congress to support their cause, they returned home. During their trip, on March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence. In November 1836, Texas President Sam Houston appointed Stephen F. Austin Secretary of State and William T. Wharton as first Minister to the United States. Branch T. Archer served in the First Congress of Texas and as Speaker of the House during its second session.

Miguel Jose de Azanza, Duke of Santa Fe Letter. Two pages, 8.25" x 11.75", Mexico, July 12, 1798 requesting payment for Jose Mastrati, first sergeant for his five years of service in the infantry of dragoons charged with protecting the plaza. This is by order of the King, and that furthermore all who have served in the Veterans Corps in this capacity be paid in full for their years of service. Addressed to the Colonel of the Provincial Regiment of Dragoons of Puebla. Accompanied by a small engraving of the central plaza at Puebla, Mexico. Both items in near fine condition.

[California] New Spain: Don Antonio Maria de Bucareli y Ursua Document Signed appointing Santiago Carreto as Chief Commissioner of the royal army. Eight pages on "Carolus III" sealed paper, 8.25" x 11.75", "capital de Mexico", November 11, 1777. In Spanish, the document outlines Carreto's duties as well as the region he is to oversee. Joseph de Gorraez adds his signature as public scribe. Original hand stitching remains, with light dampstaining at top and bottom, otherwise very good to near fine.

Bucareli was appointed viceroy of New Spain 1771 and served until his death in 1779. Under his rule the Spanish explored and subsequently settled along what is now the California coast. The strong Spanish presence deterred Russian expansion from the north. Ex William L. Clements Library.

Pueblo San Juan del Rio Spanish Colonial Manuscript. Ten pages on Ferdinand VI sealed paper, 8.5" x 12", San Juan del Rio, December 16, 1750. A legal filing of a case between Gabriel Romo Presv. and Francisco Xavier Vines y Vertas, owners of adjoining haciendas, regarding disputes over boundaries and damages incurred. Lightly toned with a few spots of wormhole and heavy dampstaining at top and bottom not affecting the text.

San Juan del Rio was founded in the late 1690s and became the nucleus of a group of mission settlements near present Guerrero, Coahuila. It would be come the gateway for all expeditions going into Texas. (TSHA online).

David G. Burnet Government Bond Signed. One page with ten coupons, 10" x 7.5", January 1, 1841, Austin, in the amount of $100 and numbered 1593. Burnet was serving as vice-president of the Republic of Texas, but he signed this bond as president. The bond was issued to Stock Commissioner Charles DeMorse, whose job was to fund the public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. DeMorse has signed the verso. With several "X" cancellations and some resulting tears (some small tape repairs to those tears). Toned; very good.

Broadside: "Galveston City" Honors French Admiral Baudin. One page, 15.5" x 10", May 14, 1839, "Galveston City", issued by Mayor John M. Allen and the city's eight aldermen. In full: "To His Excellency, The Admiral Baudin, Commander-in-Chief of his most Christian Majesty's Blockading Squadron off the Coasts of Mexico: We, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Galveston, in Council assembled, in consideration of your gallant deportment at the siege and capture of St. John de Lulloa, and your subsequent humane treatment of your prisoners, are induced to offer you the freedom of our City, and with it the good feelings of our fellow citizens, and wishes for your future prosperity and happiness." Following the body of the broadside are the boldly printed names of "John M. Allen, Mayor", the eight aldermen (Gail Borden Jr., Joseph Taylor Jr., John Derrick, William B. Nichols, C. H. Van Winkle, C. F. Baeumlein, D. S. Kelsey, and N. B. Yard), J. D. McKnight (Recorder), P. J. Menard (Treasurer), and John N. Reed (Secretary). The formal ceremony honoring Admiral Baudin, the hero of the Battle of San Juan de Ullóa, was held on May 13, rather than May 14, the date printed on the broadside. Printed by Gladwin & Mims on blue paper, the broadside is a previously unknown variant of the Streeter 315 broadside, which is described as printed on silk. Some light stains on recto, with mounting residue on verso. Fine condition.

In 1838, King Louis Philippe gave the one-armed admiral command of a squadron in the Gulf of Mexico during the Pastry War. Baudin, accompanied by Louis Philippe's son, aided in keeping the new Texas Republic safe from a feared Mexican invasion. In late 1838, Admiral Baudin's French squadron laid siege to San Juan de Ullóa, a fortress overlooking Veracruz and considered unconquerable. After eight days, the fortress fell to Baudin, who received international renown for the astonishing victory. During the siege, Mexican General Mariano Arista was captured and General Santa Anna lost a leg.

Mayor John Allen (?-1847) was elected Galveston's first mayor after the city was incorporated in 1839. Allen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, the Texas Revolution, and following the revolution, had patrolled the gulf while commanding the Texas privateer, the Terrible. After his commission expired in 1837, he settled on the island city. His colorful career as Galveston's mayor was marked by his use of two cannons to protect his position from a powerful Galveston businessman who threatened to remove Allen from office.

References: Streeter 315.

Republic of Texas: Barnard Bee Appointment Signed "B E Bee". One page, 8" x 10", November 27, 1836, Jackson County, Republic of Texas. This official Republic document appoints F. S. Gray "administrator of the succession of Henry Billings deceased." With docketing on verso. Age-toned; fine.

[James "Jim" Bowie] William Oldham Document Signed authorizing Oldham to take control of the estate of James Bowie. One page, 8.5" x 13.5", April 18, 1836, "Department of Brazos Jurisdiction of Washington." In part: "Personally appeared William Oldham and Samuel Seward acknowledged themselves Jointly and Severally Bound . . . in the panel sum of two thousand Dollars Conditioned as viz. Whereas the said William Oldham hath this day been Authorised to take into possession all the Estate of James Bowie Deceased. Now therefore if the said William Oldham shall take into possession the said Estate and tender a just Account of the saim [sic] as the law may derect [sic] before such tribunal as may have recognizance."

Shortly after James Bowie's death at the Alamo on March 6, 1836, his family began to settle his estate, which was surprisingly small, despite Bowie's talent early in life at raising quick cash through land theft schemes and illegal slave trading in Louisiana. Since those early years, Bowie had lost much of his wealth and property to creditors in court. Still, after his death, Bowie's family petitioned for over $6,000 from the Texas government as payment for cattle provided by Bowie for James Fannin's troops. The "Said Estate" mentioned in this document likely included part (or all) of Bowie's headright grant.

William Oldham was also a participant in the Texas Revolution, fighting at the siege of Bexar in December 1835 and, after this document was written, serving in the Texas Cavalry. Beginning in 1837, Oldham purchased land near the Brazos River, eventually becoming one of the wealthiest men in the area. Oldham never officially married, but it is thought that he treated a beautiful slave, the mother of his six children, like a wife. Oldham's signature on this document is faded and some separation exists along folds, partially repaired with tape. The document exhibits moderate wrinkling with slight soiling. Docketing on the verso reads, "Authorisation/ Wm. Oldham/ To take/ The Estate of/ James Bowey/ Filed April 18, 1836". Mended on verso with archival tape. Very good condition.

Reference: William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo (New York: HarperPerennial, 1999).

[James "Jim" Bowie] Louisiana Legal Filing. Three pages, 12.5" x 7.75", January 21, 1822, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, regarding the case of McLanaham and Bogart v. James Bowie for a debt of $339 which Stephen Bowie, brother of James, was to pay. According to this legal document, if Stephen could not pay the money, his personal property was to be seized, though not his slaves or land. But if he did not have enough personal property to pay the debt, his slaves and Bayou Boeuf real estate could then be seized. The document reads in part: "To the sheriff of the parish of Avoyelles-Greetings. We command you that you demand from Stephen Bowie principle obligor and Joseph Burton as security the sum of Three Hundred and thirty nine dollars with interest at 10 pr. cent per annum from the 13th day of January 1821 until paid. It being the amount of a bond entered into by the said Bowie and Burton for property seized and sold under our execution directed from the 6th District Court in and for the parish of Avoyelles in favour of McLanahan & Bogart; and if they shall not pay the same on demand, that then you cause the said sum to be made out of the personal estate of the said Bowie & Burton except of slaves in your parish, if sufficient personal estate, exclusive of slaves, can be found therein but if sufficient personal estate of the said Bowie & Burton exclusive of slaves cannot be found in your parish, that then you cause the said sum to be made of the real estate and slaves of the said Bowie & Burton in your said parish whereof they may be owners and whereof the principle was owner on the nineteenth day of October 1820 in whose hands soever the same may have come. . . . Witness the Honorable William Murray Judge of said Court."

According to the verso of the document, Stephen Bowie did not have enough money or personal property to pay the debt, so on March 13, James Cleavlan, the sheriff of Avoyelles Parish, "seized a tract of Land on Bayou Boeuf . . . & advertised the same for sale according to Law when the day of sale arrived an unavoidable absence of duty prevented and it was again advertised 30 days to be sold on the 13th day of May 1822."

Seven years earlier in 1815, James Bowie began carving out a plantation in the thick wilderness of central Louisiana along Bayou Boeuf. He soon found an opportunity to make more money with less hard work by smuggling slaves into Louisiana, disregarding the ten year old law banning the importation of slaves into the U.S. and its territories. Bowie raised some quick cash in 1818 to invest in his slave smuggling scheme by selling his 480 acre plantation to his younger brother Stephen, whose wife was expecting their first child. Around this time, James, who continued to live at the Bayou Boeuf plantation with his brother, also became involved in a large land theft scheme involving forged land grants. Even though he made money in these nefarious ventures, it was all gone by early 1821, when creditors, including McLanaham and Bogart, began taking James Bowie to court for unpaid debts. This document is age-toned and brittle, with separation along some folds. Good.

Also included is another legal document, one page, 7.5" x 12.5", October 10, 1842, "State of Louisiana/ 6th District Court, Parish of Avoyelles", concerning the case of Heirs of Pierre Leglise v. E. L. Briggs & D. T. Orr. Docketing on verso. Brittle with complete separation along one fold; else good.

Broadside: Second Texian Loan. William Christy Document Signed. Two printed pages (front and back of one 10.5" x 16.5" sheet), January 18, 1836, New Orleans. This broadside, headed with "State of Louisiana. City of New-Orleans", gives the terms of a loan from eleven men (all listed on page one) totaling $50,000 at eight percent for five years to "the People or Government of Texas", represented by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton. It begins, "Be it known, That this day, before me, William Christy, a Notary Public, in and for the City and Parish of New-Orleans, aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified: Personally came and appeared Messrs. Stephen F. Austin and Branch T. Archer, Citizens of Texas, Agents of the People or Government thereof, and herein acting in their capacity as such, as well as for and on behalf of William H. Wharton, the other Agent."

William Christy (1791-1865) was a hero of the War of 1812, alternately serving under William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson. After the war, he settled in Louisiana and became an successful attorney. From his position of influence in New Orleans, he aided the Texas Revolution in many ways, most importantly by providing funds. This loan is the second which he signed as a notary public; the first, issued seven days earlier, was for $200,000, making the total amount of funds loaned to Texas through this New Orleans consortium $250,000. This document is fragile, with some separation along central horizontal fold; chips and tears occur along top and bottom edges. Severe foxing occurs mainly along one side of the document. Good condition.

References: The Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "William H. Christy." Streeter 1234

James W. Fannin Jr. Autograph Signed Appraisal for Horse Killed during the Battle of Concepcion, 8" x 2.25", November 23, 1835, "Done in Camp at the Mills above Bejar", appraising a horse "lost at the Battle of Concepcion". In full: "I do hereby certify that Lt. R. Halder of the 'Brazos Guards' brought into public service a Bay Horse, which was lost at the Battle of Concepcion on 28th Octr. & valued, by competent appraisers, at Sixty Dollars. Done in Camp at the Mills above Bejar 23d Nov. 1835. Jm Fannin Jr/ Capt Brazos Guards." One month before this receipt was signed, thirty-one-year-old Fannin, together with Jim Bowie, fought at the Battle of Concepcion, one of the earliest battles of the Texas Revolution. During the quick-thirty minute engagement, one Texan was killed and one wounded, while fourteen Mexican soldiers were killed and thirty-nine wounded. Lt. Halder's "Bay Horse" was also a casualty.

James Fannin Jr., who had attended two years at West Point, was later elected colonel of the Provisional Regiment of Volunteers at Goliad on February 7th. When he learned that the Mexicans had occupied Matamoros, Fannin went no further with plans for a southern expedition and fell back to strengthen defenses at Goliad. On March 12th, he dispatched most of his force to aid Texans near Refugio. Seven days later, Fannin began a retreat which had been ordered by General Sam Houston, but he and his men were surrounded and forced to surrender at the Battle of Coleto. The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad where they were executed by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836. The fall of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre of 342 Texans aroused the fury of the people of Texas, the United States, and even Great Britain and France, thus considerably promoting the success of the Texas Revolution. Endorsed by various individuals on verso (R. Halder, R. J. Calder, "Bennet & Sharp", and G. Waller[?]). On toned paper with tape repairs on verso along weak folds. Light stains and minor marginal tears. Near fine.

Texas Navy: Samuel Rhoads Fisher Autograph Letter Signed as secretary of the Texas Navy concerning the expiration of John M. Allen's naval commission. One page, 8" x 8.5", May 20, 1837, "Navy Department", Houston. Fisher explains that he has returned Allen's resignation because his commission had already expired; thus, there was no need for a resignation. In part: "In returning your resignation perhaps you are not aware that your commission expired in accordance with the 8th article of the 'Executive Ordinance' on the installation of the present Chief Executive. The necessity therefore of accepting your resignation is suspended." The "present Chief Executive" was Sam Houston, who was installed on October 22, 1836, replacing interim President David Burnet.

Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839) was appointed naval secretary of the Republic of Texas by President Sam Houston in late 1836. Texas Naval Captain John M. Allen (?-1847), a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Texas Revolution, had commanded the Texas privateer, the Terrible, which patrolled the Gulf following the revolution. Three years after his Texas naval commission expired in 1836, he became Galveston's first mayor. This letter was part of a scrapbook, likely begun by W. L. Rodman in 1872, which contained other important early Texas letters and documents. With smoothed folds. Fine.

Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Stock issued to David G. Burnet. One page, 8" x 12.5", October 16, 1830, New York, for "177 136/1000 Acres" (one labor of land), numbered 476. Headed in bold, "Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company." The document begins in part, "This Certifies, That the Subscribers as the Trustees and Attorneys of Lorenzo de Zavala, Joseph Vehlein, and David G. Burnet, have given and do hereby give to David G. Burnet. . . One Labor of Land within the limits of four adjoining tracts of Land in Texas heretofore severally granted to the said Lorenzo De Zavala on the 12th of March 1829, Joseph Vehlein on the 2 December 1826, and 17th November 1828, and David G. Burnet on the 22th of December 1826 as Empressario for Colonizing the same according to the terms of the said grants, and the Laws of the United States of Mexico and the State of Coahuila and Texas." At the end of the document are signatures of the three "Trustees & Attorneys" ([illegible], W. H. Sumner, and G. W. Curtis) and "Secy" (W. H. Wilson). With a borderless map of eastern Texas along the lower margin containing shaded areas of land belonging to the company. Toned with slightly uneven right and lower margins. Ink burn resulting in paper loss through the first trustee signature, making the signature illegible. On verso is written, "David G. Burnet/ by his att[orney]/ [. . . ]" in heavy ink, resulting in ink burn, with some loss of paper and text. A small strip of additional period paper has been added at top. Overall, very good condition.

Reference: Streeter 1117.

Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Stock. One page, 8" x 13.5", October 16, 1830, New York, numbered 13103 at top left, for "177 136/1000 Acres" (one labor of land). The document begins, "This Certifies, That the Subscribers as the Trustees and Attorneys of Lorenzo de Zavala, Joseph Vehlein, and David G. Burnet, have given and do hereby give to J. Moreau Jr. . . One Labor of Land within the limits of four adjoining tracts of Land in Texas heretofore severally granted to the said Lorenzo De Zavala on the 12th of March 1829, Joseph Vehlein on the 2 December 1826, and 17th November 1828, and David G. Burnet on the 22th of December 1826 as Empressario for Colonizing the same according to the terms of the said grants, and the Laws of the United States of Mexico and the State of Coahuila and Texas." At the end of the document are signatures of the three "Trustees & Attorneys" ([illegible], W. H. Sumner, and G. W. Curtis) and "Secy" W. H. Wilson. With a borderless map of eastern Texas along the lower margin containing shaded areas of land belonging to the company. Small purpled filing marks along left margin. A strip of additional period paper has been added at top. Toned, yet near fine.

Reference: Streeter 1117.

Two Galveston Island Land Certificates, each dated November 15, 1837, Houston. (1) Edwin Waller Certificate Signed. One page, 7.5" x 4.5" (sight), partly printed. In part, "Nine months after date I promise to pay to the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas One hundred & seven dollars,-in promissory notes of the government, in gold or in silver, for value received." Witnessed by "G. Wm. Adams." Fine. Edwin Waller (1800-1881) faithfully served Texas in many ways. He served in the Texas Provisional Government's General Council; later, he was sent by Brazoria as a delegate to the Convention of 1836, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and helped draft the new republic's constitution. During the lifetime of the republic, he was Austin's first mayor. When this document was signed, he was the chief justice of Austin County. (2) Doswell & Adams Certificate Signed "Doswell & Adams/Auctioneers," one page, 7.5" x 4.5" (sight), partly printed. In part, "This is to certify, That S. Rhoades Fisher purchased Lot. No. 266 in Section No. One on Galveston Island, for Ten Dollars . . . per act of Congress, approved June, 1837." Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839), also a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was appointed naval secretary of the Republic of Texas by President Sam Houston in late 1836. Fine condition. Both are matted and framed to an overall size of 12" x 13.25".

Royal Decree Prohibiting All Visible Signs of Any Power Not Friendly to the Spanish Monarchy. Single sheet, 8.5" x 11.75", Madrid, April 30, 1829. Addressed to the Archbishop of Mexico and signed in type by Manuel Garcia Herreros and adding his rubric. Broadside decrees compliance with the earlier mandate of May 26, 1813 which required that any signage posted on the exterior of buildings or any exterior deemed unfriendly to the monarchy of Spain be removed and destroyed. Issued towards the end of the Mexican rebellion against Spanish. Although the rebellion was ongoing for more than ten years, it would finally be successful in 1821 a year after the issuance of this broadside. Dampstaining at bottom affects holographic addressee, a few wormholes, otherwise very good.

Sam Houston First Texian Loan Scrip Signed as president of the Republic of Texas. One page, 8" x 13", June 20, 1838, "City of Houston". Countersigned by Treasury Secretary Henry Smith. This scrip, a partly printed "Certificate of Title to Six Hundred and Forty Acres of Land", is "No. 161". In part: "That, in consideration of a Loan to the Government of Texas, negotiated by the Commissioners of said Government in New Orleans, on the eleventh day of January, 1836, James N. Morrison, of Maysville, Kentucky, is entitled to have and to hold, six hundred and forty acres of land of the Public Domain of Texas, according to the terms and conditions of a Contract of Compromise, made and executed on the first day of April 1836, between the Government ad interim of Texas, and the Stockholders in the aforesaid Loan." Morrison could select any land owned by the government of the Republic of Texas at any time after "the first Thursday in August", 1838. The commissioners negotiating the loan were Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton.

Other than this scrip, which has never been offered at auction, only six other First Texian Loan certificates are known to exist, and they are all issued to Thomas D. Carneal of Cincinnati, Ohio. Sam Houston's signature and paraph are large, bold, and clear, with one diagonal-and mostly indiscernible-cut cancellation passing between "Sam" and "Houston" and through the top of the paraph. A blind embossed seal of Texas, with star in the center, is placed at the left, above the words "By the President." A few minor tears do not detract from this rare find, which is toned and in fine condition.

Sam Houston Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 9.5" x 7.75", January 2, 1836, Washington[-on-the-Brazos], to Major Joseph Bonnell at "Fort Jesup Louisiana." When General Houston wrote this letter, Santa Anna's large Mexican army was on its way to stamp out the growing revolution in Texas. Interested in strengthening his ties with the U.S. Army gathered thirty miles west of the Louisiana-Texas border at Fort Jesup, Houston writes Major Bonnell, "If my friend Capt. Allen should meet you, he will hand you this note. Treat him as a friend. I look anxiously for you at Head Quarters. God speed you I pray."

The letter's recipient, Major Joseph Bonnell, was serving at Fort Jesup under General Edmund P. Gaines, commander of the southwest military division of the U.S. Gaines had been sent to the western Louisiana fort by U.S. Secretary of War Lewis Cass with orders to frustrate the flow of U.S. citizens into Texas to join the Texas army. Gaines was to remain neutral, though many Texans - with Houston likely among them - hoped the general, who had sympathies for the Texas cause and had an amiable relationship with General Houston, would supply aid. General Gaines did help by persuading some local Indian tribes to remain neutral and not join the Mexican cause. In one instance, he sent Major Bonnell to the Caddo Indians. During Bonnell's mission, he uncovered evidence that Mexican envoy Manuel Flores was attempting to convince the Caddo to fight for the Mexicans. The tribe, rebuffing Flores, decided to remain neutral. Exactly two months after this letter was written from Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas delegates gathered there and declared independence from Mexico, thus establishing the Republic of Texas. This letter, containing a superb example of Sam Houston's signature with paraph, was part of a scrapbook, likely begun by W. L. Rodman in 1872, which contained other important early Texas letters and documents. Glue residue on the verso bleeds-through to recto. The signature remains sound. Remnants of the red seal rest above the address. Very good.

General Houston's "friend", Captain John M. Allen (?-1847), had enlisted in the Texas Army in December 1835. When he made this journey to Fort Jesup, he was an infantry captain in the Texas army serving under Houston. He later fought alongside the general at the Battle of San Jacinto and, in the summer of 1836, became a Texas naval captain. He served as Galveston's first mayor from 1839 through 1847. Though the details of Allen's visit to the U.S. fort are not known, Allen, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, would have made a trusted and skilled agent for Houston.

Sam Houston and Thomas Rusk Letter Signed. One page, 8" x 10", March 21, 1853, Washington. All four congressional delegates, Senators Houston and Rusk and Representatives Richardson Scurry and Volney E. Howard, have signed this recommendation to an unnamed government bureaucrat to use the Galveston Civilian for posting government notices. The Civilian was a weekly newspaper published between 1838 and 1886 with a history of supporting Sam Houston. In full:

Sir,
We recommend the "Civilian" as the only Democratic paper in Galveston, and a suitable one in which to advertize any notices required to be published by the several departments of Government.
Yours Respectfully,
V. E. Howard
Sam Houston
R Scurry
Tho J Rusk
Please note and warrant to Post Office Department

The year after this letter was written, Houston, a very independent Democrat who feared the radical Southern party members, voted against the party by opposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Docketed on verso. Of the four signatures on this letter, Houston's is by far the largest. Toned with smoothed folds. Housed in an attractive four-fold portfolio with flaps; the title, "Sam Houston & Thomas Rusk Letter 1853", appears in gilt on spine. Fine.

Sam Houston Government Invoice Signed "Approved/ Sam Houston" as president of the Republic of Texas. One page, 7.75" x 9.75", June 1, 1844, Corpus Christi. This invoice reads in part: "Received of Henry Redmond Esquire collector at Corpus Christi the sum of one hundred dollars on account of expenses in bearing dispatches from Texas to the commissioners in Mexico by order of the Government. Corpus Christi Feby 14th 1844" and is signed by "A Neill". Three other items with prices are then listed followed by, "I certify that the above bill for four 75/100 was paid by me for acct of A. Neill" and signed "Henry Redmond/ Collector". This Texas Republic document contains a large, fine example of President Houston's signature; overall, near fine.

Sam Houston Autograph Naval Order Signed as the first president of the Republic of Texas. One page, 7.75" x 8", November 10, 1836, "Executive Department/ Columbia", to "Capt. Thompson of the Texian Sch[ooner] Col. Fannin." President Houston writes, "Sir, You will please furnish passages to John Dynowski, Thomas Dulaski, and Francis Vosnowski on board of your vessel to the United States. And charge the same to the Government of Texas." Earlier in August 1836, the merchant schooner Colonel Fannin had transported Texas military supplies and soldiers to Galveston and Velasco. Twenty-one days after this order was issued, President Houston appointed Henry Livingston Thompson as a captain in the Texian Navy, eventually giving him command of the 125-ton war schooner Invincible. With Texas Navy Secretary Samuel Rhoads Fisher onboard, Thompson and the Invincible sailed in June 1837 on a fateful adventure-seeking journey in which they damaged many Mexican towns and captured at least one British vessel. The Texas government eventually had to pay the British government for the vessel's damage; subsequently, Thompson and Fisher were removed from their positions.

Houston's signature with paraph, was signed nineteen days after he took office as the republic's first president. Vertical separation affecting the "Hou" in the signature has been professionally restored. The letter exhibits minor stains, with slight tear and paper-loss in bottom right corner, though no text is affected. Overall, near fine condition.

Sam Houston Autograph Letter Signed as a U.S. Senator from Texas offering two favors to the widow of John M. Allen, an old friend from the Texas Revolution. Two pages, 7.75" x 10", December 24, 1857, Washington, to Mary Allen of Kinderhook, New York. Houston, who was in his eleventh year as a senator, offers to "prevail upon" Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey about the stationing of Mary Allen's brother. Houston also offers "aid" Mrs. Allen on the sale of her late-husband's landholdings. In full: "I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 21 inst. I will endeavor to see the Secy of the Navy, and prevail upon him to revoke the orders of your brother to the Coast of Africa, & order him to some station within the U.S. as you request. I shall be glad to aid you in the sale of your land if possible. I am inclined to think that it is worth more than the price you have been offered for it. Have you got the title to it perfect? I would suppose the land to be worth from one to three dollars, without knowing precisely where it lays. How near it is to Bexar? It will always give me great pleasure to gratify or aid the widow or orphans of my departed friend Major Allen."

Texas Naval Captain John M. Allen (?-1847), had been a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Texas Revolution. Following the revolution, he had commanded the Texas privateer, the Terrible, which patrolled the Gulf. After being discharged from his military duties in December 1836, Allen was awarded a headright grant of one league and one labor, near 4,605 acres, which could likely be the land Senator Houston mentions. Allen became Galveston's first mayor in 1839. This letter was part of a scrapbook, likely begun by W. L. Rodman in 1872, which contained other important early Texas letters and documents. It is age-toned with minor light stains; it contains a large, bold signature of Sam Houston with paraph. Fine.

Sam Houston Judicial Commission Signed as the third president of the Republic of Texas; countersigned by Anson Jones as secretary of state. One page, 8" x 10", April 8, 1843, Washington[- on-the-Brazos]. Houston's large, bold signature with paraph is at the top of the document, to the right of the large blind-embossed Republic of Texas seal. The document reads in part: "By the President of the Republic of Texas. To all whom these presents shall come, - Greeting: - Whereas, our trusty and well-beloved citizen, Edwin Leroy Patton has been duly elected to the office of Chief Justice of the County of Robertson, we do hereby grant him, the said Edwin Leroy Patton full authority to exercise and discharge all and singular the duties, obligations and trusts, to the said office appertaining, by the Constitution and Laws of the said Republic." Includes a carte de visite (2.5" x 4") of Edwin Patton. Fragile at the folds, with some separation and minor paper loss. Very good.

Patton Family Archive, containing dozens of letters, photographs, and various documents (Confederate money and an 1848 land grant signed by Texas Governor George Wood) spanning nearly eighty years of life in Texas, from the frontier days of the 1840s, through the early 1900s. These letters bring life in old Texas alive with their varied content on farming, ranching, family deaths, hunting, harvesting time, and everyday concerns.

Edwin Leroy Patton (1803-1880), son of South Carolinian Thomas Patton, had farmed and been in business in Indiana, Iowa, and Alabama before visiting Texas in 1837. While visiting, his first child was born in Alabama. One year later, Patton brought his young family to Texas permanently. Five years later, during the Republic of Texas, Patton was elected Chief Justice of the County of Robertson (see lot 45057). Edwin's brother, George Ross Patton, brought his family to Texas in 1846. Most of the letters in this archive were written from Weatherford, Texas, and Cotton Gin, Texas, both near Dallas. (All quotations are as originally written.)

The Texas frontier was a harsh place for the Patton family. The proximity to hostile Indians made travel burdensome and uncertain ("I am a little afraid to go up there for fear I might see an Indian" [January 1863]; "You can't imagine how glad I was when we got out of reach of the Indians" [September 1868]). Sometimes the interactions of Texas settlers with the Indians turned deadly: "Some men had a fight with some Indians yesterday up on Loons Creak and old johney Montgomry and 2 other men saw them and tried to take some horses from them and Montgomry was to brave the Indians killed him" (November 1866). Violence was widespread on the frontier, as illustrated in a September 1878 letter which reported that "Mr. Roddy, a young man, was bound over . . . and the Constable of Cotton Gin was taking him to jail at Fairfield . . . [when] Roddy ran to make his escape and the Constable fired on him the ball passed through his liver, he died next morning." Illness also caused concern, especially epidemics of typhoid and cholera. "Death is abroad in our land," an October 1857 letter proclaimed. In one letter dated August 1860, surgery on a tumor is delayed because of the doctor's high price: "W. W. is still trying to get polypus out of his nose. Drs. have tried 4 times. Says it's as large as a hen's egg. Wants $125 for surgery - may seek Drs. in New Orleans." The Patton family had their diversions, such as church, socials and parties, which could last all night: "I was invited to a candy pulling . . . they danced until the chickens crowed for day" (January 1868).

Many letters in the archive were written during the Civil War and contain information on battles, slaves, and war deaths. One of the most touching letters was written by Fanny Kennedy of Desure[?], Arkansas, July 19, 1863, to "Mrs. Patton" about her son, a Confederate soldier, who "made me promise to wright you every thing connected with his death and sickness." Young Patton, nearly delirious from an unmentioned wound or sickness, had stumbled to Mrs. Kennedy's rural Arkansas home. The compassionate woman, along with her husband and children, took care of the soldier for eleven days. On the last day of his life, Mrs. Kennedy reported that "he was Deranged at times. . . . The last word he spoke was lord have mercy on me he groaned three times then died without a struggle. . . . Your son had every comfort that I could afford."

Another letter, written in February 1865 by Lela Patton to her sister Mary, reports on the Second Battle of Franklin, which was fought in November 1864. Lela, who received her information from "Capt Rubin D. Keneda, to his father written just after the Battle at Franklin, Tenn," reports on the details of the battle, specifically "the Texas Brigade and an Arkansas Brigade": they were "ordered to charge the [breast]works without stopping. They advanced slowly till in about two hundred yards of the works when they enemy opened a deathly fire on them. The Texas Brigade raised the yell and charged with all their might; drove the enemy from the first lines and pursued them with all speed loading their guns as they went. . . . [General Patrick] Claburn [sic, Cleburne] had two horses kill under him before he fell."

These letters also contain content on Reconstruction in Texas, such as a November 1867 which communicates, "I believe we would get along very well if it was not for the Yankees and Grasshoppers which are very much of a torment. . . . Is it not heart-rhendering to think that the good people in the South have to be seen over by the Yankees. . . . I mean by the Grasshoppers is that they are destroying our business." In another letter, dated July 1866, a story is recorded of an "old negro who used a number of big words and, on being asked the meaning of them, replied, 'Massa dey stands for dey sef.'"

In addition to the numerous letters, this archive also contains nineteenth century photographs of Patton family members (twenty-two tintypes, various cartes de visite, and one cabinet card). The land grant has separation at the folds, which includes the loss of some text. The Confederate money includes one $20 and one $10 bill. Some letters are fragile. It is recommended that this archive be viewed before bidding.

Anson Jones Republic of Texas Land Grant Signed "Anson Jones" as president and "Thos Wm Ward" as commissioner of the General Land Office. One partly printed page, 15.5" x 13.5", July 14, 1845, "City of Austin". This document grants to Kinsey L. Tuder "Nine Hundred and Thirty four and ¾ acres" in Lamar County.

Jones was the last president of Texas, serving from December 9, 1844, until Texas statehood in 1845. On February 19, 1846, at the ceremony setting up the government of Texas as a state in the Union, he declared, "The Republic of Texas is no more." Thomas William "Peg Leg" Ward had fought at the siege of Bexar in December 1835. During the battle, at the head of an artillery company, Capt. Ward lost his leg to a cannonball and was later fitted with a peg leg. He served as commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas from 1841-1848. The blind embossed seal of the General Land Office is included, but it has become detached from the document. With folds, fine.

Anson Jones Republic of Texas Land Grant Signed "Anson Jones" as president and "Thos Wm Ward" as commissioner of the General Land Office. One partly printed page, 15.5" x 13.5", July 14, 1845, "City of Austin". This document grants to Kinsey L. Tuder "Three Hundred and Forty five and 1/4 acres" in Lamar County.

Jones was the last president of Texas, serving from December 9, 1844, until Texas statehood in 1845. On February 19, 1846, at the ceremony setting up the government of Texas as a state in the Union, Jones declared, "The Republic of Texas is no more." Thomas William "Peg Leg" Ward had fought at the siege of Bexar in December 1835. During the battle, at the head of an artillery company, Capt. Ward lost his leg to a cannonball and was later fitted with a peg leg. He served as commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas from 1841-1848. With blind embossed seal of the General Land Office. Folds, fine.

Santa Fe Expedition: Mirabeau Lamar Autograph Letter Signed as the second president of the Republic of Texas. One lined page, 9" x 11.25", April 5, 1841, Austin, concerning a horse to be used on the Texas Santa Fe Expedition. In full:

Republic of Texas
Qr Master Dept.
Santa Fe Expedition
To William G. Cooke

One American Bay mare
Furnished by[?] J. B. Ranson
for Express to Nacogdoches $800.00

Austin April 5th 1841
Approved
William L. Cazneau
Qr Master Genl.
Approved & to be paid. M B Lamar

Charge to Sante Fe
John G. Chalmers
Secty of Treasury

In an aggressive maneuver to lure some of the westward flow of goods through Texas and away from the Santa Fe Trail, President Mirabeau Lamar unofficially commenced the Texas Santa Fe Expedition in 1841. (The reason for the expedition was much more complicated than simply a trade mission: President Lamar, without the backing of the Texas Congress, was also attempting to lure the citizens of New Mexico to come under the jurisdiction of the republic.)

The expedition began near Austin two months after J. B. Ranson furnished his "bay mare" for "Express to Nacogdoches." Merchants, with twenty-one wagons of goods valued near $200,000, were escorted by 321 soldiers with artillery. The expedition was poorly organized and executed. Traveling northwest in unfamiliar terrain, the party got lost. Meanwhile, food and water supplies ran short as hostile Indians harassed the party. When they finally arrived in New Mexico in mid-September 1841, they were met by a large Mexican Army. In no position to fight, the merchants and soldiers surrendered and were marched as prisoners to Mexico City. While there, they were rescued by U.S. diplomacy and released in April 1842. Though an unfortunate episode, it did bring Texas into the consciousness of the U.S. as war with Mexico loomed closer.

William L. Cazneau, a personal friend of Lamar, was appointed by the president as commissary general. William G. Cooke was appointed a civil commissioner to negotiate with the citizens of New Mexico. The document contains period mathematical computations on verso. Mild toning around edges with some tape on verso along separated fold. A small strip of additional paper has been added on verso along left edge. Very good.

Mirabeau B. Lamar Land Certificate Signed as president of the Republic of Texas. One page, 16.75" x 10.5", February 25, 1839. In part: "I Mirabeau B. Lamar President of the Republic aforesaid in virtue of the power vested in me by Law, do by these presents grant to Thomas Jefferson Chambers his heirs and assigns forever Sixty seven and Sixty Eight hundredth acres of Land . . . on Galveston Island." Countersigned by Land Office Commissioner General John P. Borden, a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Later in 1839, Borden oversaw the transporting of all Texas Republic's land archives from Houston to the new capital at Austin. Tape repairs and resulting discoloration along separated central fold, with slight paper loss, though signatures remain unaffected. Docketing on verso. Very good.

Mirabeau Lamar Government Bond Signed as president of the Republic of Texas. One page with ten coupons, 9.75" x 7.5", October [an "X" cancellation has removed the day and year, though likely ca. 1840], Austin, in the amount of $100 and numbered as 334. This bond was issued to Stock Commissioner Charles DeMorse, whose job was to fund the public debt under President Lamar. Contains several "X" cut cancellations. Toned; very good.

Town of Menard Stock Certificate. Unengrossed, 7.25" x 4.25", n.d., numbered 340. "Certificate of Stock in the Town of Menard" for one share valued at $100, "being the Five Hundredth part of Fifty Thousand Dollars, the par value of said Stock existing of Fourteen Hundred and Eight Lots, composing said Town, situated on the West bank of the Neches River, in the County of Liberty." The certificate is signed, "S. H. Everett, Agent for the Proprietors" and printed by "Telegraph Press." Good margins with slight nicks. Fine.

Tampico Expedition: Jose Antonio Mexia Autograph Letter Signed to "Captn. J. M. Allen of the Compy. of Federation." Two pages, 8" x 9.75", December 12, 1835, Columbia [Texas]. In this letter written soon after the return of the Tampico Expedition, General Mexia discharges Captain John Allen from under his command and places him under Colonel John Freeman Pettus, who was on his way to battle the Mexican Army at Bexar.

In 1834, Santa Anna replaced the Mexican Constitution of 1824 with his own dictatorial regime, launching a revolutionary reaction. As a Federalist, Mexican General Jose Antonio Mexia opposed Santa Anna's power grab; subsequently, Santa Anna exiled him. Mexia fled to New Orleans where he, along with George Fisher, planned a revolt against the dictator. They began to raise men and resources in October 1835, choosing as their target Tampico, a city on the Gulf of Mexico which had been the site of a major Spanish defeat by Santa Anna in 1829. With the blessing of Texas' leaders, Mexia was chosen to lead the expedition's 150 volunteers, which would rely on aid from federalist supporters in and near Tampico. The expedition sailed from New Orleans on November 6, 1835.

The campaign was beset by disasters: the expedition's schooner ran aground before reaching Tampico; the Tampican federalist supporters revolted before Mexia arrived; and fresh Mexican troops arrived more quickly than expected. When Mexia's expedition finally attacked the city on November 15, they were defeated. Mexia, Allen, and the other survivors retreated to the Texas coast near Columbia, Texas, leaving behind thirty-one members of the expedition as prisoners. Shortly after arriving, word arrived to Mexia that fresh Texas troops were needed at Bexar. Placing Captain Allen under Colonel Pettus, who was on his way to Bexar, Mexia flatteringly writes, "Compelled by peculiar circumstances in which I am placed, to separate myself from you, and from the company which you have so worthyly [sic] commanded and directed under my orders, I deem it my duty to manifest you, and I hereby do it, that it has been highly satisfactory to me, to have seen the pains you have taken, and the efforts made by you to second me in every thing which could be useful to the Service, in the difficult circumstances in which we have seen ourselves. Surrounded on all sides by dangers, scarcity, and misery of all kind, your support in service has been a firm column upon which I have repond [?] with confidence. I never shall forget neither your disinterestedness, your good disposition, nor the respect I owe to you, as the only, perhaps, who knew how to appreciate my sentiments, my sacrifices and the patriotism by which I am animated. From this date you are under the orders of Colonel [John Freeman] Pettus Company of the Provisional Government, from whom you will receive the necessary aid to take up your line of march to the Camp of our forces, as we have already agreed upon. I hope to have the satisfaction of joining there my fate with my Companions of my expedition, provided the provisional Governt. should deem it expedient so to do. I repeat, that in leaving you and the individuals of your Company I feel the deepest Sensation, and regret only that I could do no more for men, who from the best motives of disinterestedness have suffered with me, scarcity, nakedness, and privations of all kind. Be pleased to make these sentiments known to the worthy members of your Company and to accept my most cordial farewell." Two days after this letter was written, the imprisoned expedition members, still in Tampico, were executed.

Mexia (1800-1839) Held various lower-rank Mexican government jobs in the early 1820s; in the late 1820s, he entered the Mexican Army, rising to brigadier general in 1832. John Allen (?-1847) arrived in Texas in 1830 as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. After the Tampico Expedition, he volunteered in the Texas revolutionary army, eventually serving under General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto. Later, he was given command of the Texas privateer, the Terrible. In 1839, Allen was elected the first mayor of Galveston. This discharge letter was part of a scrapbook, likely begun by W. L. Rodman in 1872, which contained other important early Texas letters and documents. The document has smoothed folds; separation occurs along most of the central horizontal fold. Toned paper, with very few light stains. Very good condition.

[Henry M. Morfit] Texas Revolution: Autograph Letter Signed Requesting Land for the Family of a Victim of the Goliad Massacre. One and a half pages, 7.75" x 9.75", February 7, 1839, Washington. This letter was written by William P. A. Bell [?] on behalf of Louisa Barton, the widowed sister of his wife. Louisa's husband, Thomas B. Barton, "was killed at Goliad on the 27th March 1836 whilst in the service of said republic" and Bell wants to "ascertain what quantity of land she [his sister-in-law] is entitled to recieve [sic] from the Republic of Texas."

Three years earlier as the Texians were rebelling against the Mexican government, Colonel James Fannin was in command of 500 men at Fort Defiance at Goliad, located in far southeast Texas. Asked by William B. Travis in February of 1836 for help at the Alamo against Santa Anna's army, Fannin hesitated and never supplied aid. He also hesitated in early March when ordered by General Sam Houston to evacuate Goliad. Attacked by a much larger Mexican force, Fannin surrendered on March 20, not knowing that Santa Anna had decreed the execution of all rebels. On Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, over 300 Texian soldiers, including Louisa Barton's husband, were marched out of Goliad and executed.

In December 1837, the Republic of Texas passed an act granting the survivors of the Goliad massacre bounty warrants. Aware of the act, Bell writes that he had been "informed that those who were killed at Goliad were entitled to a double portion, say 5120 acres of land and that those whose intentions it was to bring their families to Texas were entitled to one square league & a labor of land in addition to the foregoing allowance. Thomas B. Barton has left a widow, Louisa Barton and two children. Elizabeth Barton & Thomas Barton the first 15 years old the latter about 13 years old." Directing this request to Henry Morfit, Bell ends by writing, "you will understand this matter better than I and to you I trust the whole business."

Henry M. Morfit was a U.S. emissary sent to Texas in the summer of 1836 by President Andrew Jackson to gather information about the young Republic of Texas. His report, sent in a series of letters during August and September of 1836, recommended that the U.S. withhold immediate recognition of the Republic. This letter, written in bold, dark ink on the first two of four integral pages, is addressed on the back page. The red seal has been torn away causing a small paper loss. Near fine.

Broadside Declaring Agustin de Iturbide a Traitor and an Enemy of the State and Printed Currency Issued by Iturbide. Single sheet on a Sello Tercero (on verso) paper, 8.5" x 12", Mexico, April 30, 1824, signed in type at closing by Melchor Muzquiz and Fernando Navarro. Once hailed as a hero and liberator of Mexico from Spanish rule, Iturbide's fortunes took a turn for the worse when he was himself overthrown and sent into exile in 1823. The broadside lists three points: 1) That Iturbide is considered to be "fuera de la Ley" (outside of the law) and is "declarado enemigo publico del Estado" (declared and enemy of the State). 2) Any party cooperating or in any way favoring his return to the Republic of Mexico will be declared to be traitors to the Federation. 3) The same applies to anyone who in any way is protecting or concealing any attempts made by foreign invaders. On poor advice, Iturbide returned to Mexico in July of 1824 only to be arrested upon his arrival and promptly executed by firing squad. Small dampstain not affecting the text at lower left corner, otherwise very good.

Together with Diez Pesos Printed Currency. One page, approximately 6 " x 4 ", Mexico City, 1823. Docketed on verso. Issued under Iturbide's rule as Emperor on January 1, 1823, this was the first currency used in Texas and the first Mexican currency. This uncommon note bears a decorative border and the great seal of Mexico at the upper center. Handwritten serial number: "N. 2039." When Austin's Colony was first settled, these notes were used extensively, as hard coin was virtually unknown in Texas. As noted by Jenkins: "These currency notes are extremely rare." Bright and sharp, this note is in very fine condition. The aforementioned broadside effectively demonetized the currency, and was likely a contributing factor to its scarcity.

Reference: Jenkins: Cat. 188, Item 10.

Elisha M. Pease Treasury Note Signed as an endorsement on verso. January 26, 1836, 7.75" x 4", antique rose colored paper reading, "No. 165 To Joshua Fletcher Esquire $110.00. The Treasurer of the Provisional Government of Texas will pay to E M Pease on order one hundred and ten dollars out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated." Along the lower margin is written, "Interest 5.86 - 115.86." Signed by "H. C. Hudson, Controller" and "J. W. Moody, Auditor." "Paid" is written vertically in the center. Small tear along top edge, along with collector's penciled notations, else fine.

[Republic of Texas] Joseph P. Pulsifer Land Deed Signed with header "Republic of Texas County of Jefferson". One page, 8" x 12.5", September 27, 1845, Jefferson County, Texas. This document is browned with age; contains a small amount of paper loss taking with it the "m" in James Drake's signature. Some minor chipping with folds; good.

Antonio López de Santa Anna Engraved Mortgage Bond Signed "A.L. de Sta. Anna", $500 Bond, No. 868, 18" x 13.5", June 28, 1866, printed by Nathan Lane, New York, with engravings depicting three of Santa Anna's properties which he was mortgaging. Upon his exile in 1855 to the United States, Santa Anna suffered financial difficulties. He was swindled out of most of his fortune by persons who claimed to be able to help him return to Mexico, citing their influence with the State Department. Virtually broke, Santa Anna resorted to issuing mortgage bonds like this one on his properties to raise capital. Upon the death of Benito Juárez in 1872, Santa Anna was finally permitted to return home to Mexico, where he died ignored and almost penniless in 1876. Toned; fine.

Antonio López de Santa Anna Engraved Mortgage Bond Signed "A.L. de Sta. Anna", $500 Bond, No. 876, 18.5" x 13.5", June 28, 1866, printed by Nathan Lane, New York. The engravings on the bond depict three of the Mexican leader's properties, which he was mortgaging at the time. Following his exile to the United States in 1855, Santa Anna suffered financial difficulties. He was swindled out of most of his fortune by persons who claimed to be able to help him return to Mexico, citing their influence with the State Department. Virtually broke, Santa Anna resorted to issuing mortgage bonds like this one on his properties to raise capital. Upon the death of Benito Juárez in 1872, Santa Anna was finally permitted to return home to Mexico, where he died ignored and almost penniless in 1876. Toned; fine.

Charles S. Taylor Document Signed, one page on "Sello Tercero" paper, 8.5" x 12", Nacogdoches, February 13, 1835. Taylor signs "Carlos S. Taylor" as witness on a promissory note payable to Elisha Roberts by Vital Flores (who also signs) in the amount of two hundred and fifteen pesos and seventy seven cents. The debt is to be paid in full within a year, with interest incurred of seven percent. The document is also witnessed by Henry Teal. With light wear along the folds, otherwise near fine.
Charles S. Taylor (1808-1865) served as a member of the Texas Revolutionary Correspondence and signed the Declaration of Independence as one of four representatives from Nacogdoches.

Henry Teal (ca. 1800-1837) served as Thomas J. Rusk's second lieutenant at the siege of Bexar. After returning to East Texas in 1836, he recruited a company of forty men for the Texas army.

[Francisco Vidaurri y Villaseñor] Broadside Decree Prohibiting the Use of Religion to Disturb the Peace. With "Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas" printed at top left, one page, 8" x 12", Monclova, June 24, 1834. Signed in type at bottom by Francisco Vidaurri y Villaseñor and with a signed transmittal note on verso by Juan Nepomuceno Seguín.

First edition of a scarce and historically important Texan decree enacted by the local congress at the end of June 1834 stating that: 1 "the State will not allow that in the name of religion, the tranquility we enjoy is perturbed" citing the death by firing squad of patriot general Vicente Guerrero; 2 "towards this objective, the executive powers will dictate all the necessary measures against [religious] troublemakers to prevent disorders, including their expulsion from the territory"; 3 "the government will impede the arrival of any persons that have been expulsed from other territories, while the present revolution exists in the Republic, and will also expel those who have introduced themselves illegally, after last May 1"; and 4 "will not allow that permanent troops be introduced in the State". With unusual watermark of a female figure holding a banner that reads "BellAmericana". Left margin has a minor chipping, wrinkling, and slight discoloration. Archival tape is used in very small tear well away from affect text.

Seguín, as political chief of the Department of Bejar, has written on the verso: "Transmitted for the information and printing for the public God and Liberty Bejar, July 17 1834". Juan N. Seguín was an important Mexican-Texan politician and military figure. He was strongly opposed to the centralized government of Santa-Anna and at the initiation of the Texan insurrection Stephen F. Austin named him a Captain in the revolutionary forces. He was later tasked with directing the funeral services for the Alamo dead. He was elected as one of the first senators of the Republic of Texas (the first and only Mexican-Tejano) and was reelected 3 times. He was also elected in 1840 as mayor of San Antonio. In 1974, his remains were taken from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico for reburial on in Seguin, the Texas town named in his honor.

Governor Vidaurri y Villaseñor did not agree with the fierce centralistic government that was forced by President Santa-Anna in Mexico, and in 1840 was one of the promoters of the failed República de Rio Grande.

[Agustin Viesca] Broadside Issued on Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Texas Letterhead: A Decree to Relocate the Cigar Factory Out of Leona Vicario. Single sheet, 9" x 12.75", Monclova, May 7, 1835. With a holograph endorsement signed Angel Navarro at bottom.

The broadside, issued by Viesca as governor of Coahuila y Texas, decrees that the cigar factory established in Leona Vicario will be relocated to Villa de Parras. The employees of the factory are given until the end of the month (May) to claim their jobs or forfeit them. Signed in type at the conclusion by Viesca. With minor paper loss at left margin, otherwise near fine.

This copy with a manuscript note from the "Jefatura Política del Depto de Bexar" for the attention of the local government at the town of Goliad, signed in full by (José) Angel Navarro, (1784-1836) as Political Chief of the Department of Bexar (present day San Antonio de Bexar). Navarro was also Mayor of San Antonio in 1832. As an ardent supporter of separation from Mexico, he was a signer of the Bexar Remonstrance.

Governor Viesca took office April 16, 1835, and 3 weeks later, on May 7, this decree was published. The relocation of the cigarette factory under the authority of Governor Viesca, was one of the strategies he used to reduce the economy of the city of Leona Vicario. After having been granted the authority on April 21, 1835 to move the capitol from Saltillo to any site of his choice, Viesca chose Bexar and set about transferring the archives to the new seat of government. He tried, but was impeded to travel to Texas. After his capture by Mexican authorities, he was able to escape from prison in Monterrey and took refuge with Stephen F. Austin. Once in Texas, he urged Texans to rebel against the Centralist government of Santa-Anna.

Reference: Not in OCLC or Streeter. The Handbook of Texas Online.

[Agustín Viesca] Broadside Issued to Clarify an Earlier Decree Concerning Livestock. One page with "Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Texas" printed at top left, 8.5" x 12.5", Monclova, May 19, 1835. Signed in type by Viesca and with an Autograph Note Signed by [José] Angel Navarro.

A highly detailed decree by the congress of the State of Coahuila and Texas clarifying points of a decree previously issued on August 31, 1827. A total of ten specific articles are listed presenting the legal mechanisms to be used by the Mexican Coahuila-Texas Congress to identify, confiscate and sell livestock that the Mexican authorities deemed in illegal hands. This includes livestock that is 'taken from Indians in war". This copy is transmitted to the "Ayuntamiento" (City Hall) at Goliad by Navarro.

Watermark "Ygnacio". Heavy toning and foxing, and with three small repairs with archival tape. A good copy of the first edition of a very rare broadside related to lost or stolen livestock in Texas. (present day San Antonio de Bexar). Navarro was also Mayor of San Antonio 3 years before, in 1832. As an ardent supporter of separation from Mexico, he was a signer of the Bejar Remonstrance.

[Agustin Viesca] Broadside Transmitting a Communication Issued by the Minister of Internal and External Relations Gutierrez Estrada Demanding that the Militia Forces Gathered in Monclova be Dissolved. With "Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Texas" imprint at top left, one page, 9" x 12.5", Monclova, May 20, 1835. With a holograph endorsement dated June 16, 1835, signed [José] Angel Navarro, (Political Chief) of the Department of Bejar, (present day San Antonio de Bexar), to the "Ill[ustrísimo] Ayunt[amien]to" (Illustrious City Hall) of the town of Goliad. Navarro, also Mayor of San Antonio in 1832, was an ardent supporter of the separation of Texas and a signer of the Bexar Remonstrance.

First issue of a rare and important broadside related to demands from the Mexican Federal Government, to Governor Viesca of Coahuila-Texas and the local Chamber of Deputies, for not abiding to the federal law issued March 31, 1835 decreeing that measures taken to assure "public tranquility" be consolidated at a national level by the "milicia cívica" (National Guard). In response, the Coahuila-Texan legislature, with the endorsement of Governor Viesca (on April 7, 1835), gave the governor of Coahuila-Texas the power to take any measure it deemed necessary to control the so called "public tranquility" at a local level in defiance of the March 31st decree.

The central government's response, as relayed by Estrada in this broadside, was that "Supreme Government has no other choice but to call attention to that State, (Coahuila-Texas), and manifest that it cannot authorize any change in the federally approved law of March 31st." This decree insisted that the Mexican militia forces that had gathered in city capital of Monclova to defend Texas be dissolved. Printed just months before the initiation of the insurrection of the Texan Anglo-Americans (October 1835) and 10 months before the formal independence of Texas (November 7, 1836). Small tear and paper loss repaired with archival tape, on left margin of document not affecting the text, a horizontal fold in the middle. Overall, very good condition.

Reference: OCLC/WorldCat # 21591661, listing only a single copy in U.S. at Yale University. Not listed Palau.

Edwin Waller Court Document Signed Twice. Two pages, 7.75" x 12.75", March 1, 1848, Austin County, Texas, to "the Sheriff of Brazoria County." Edwin Waller (1800-1881) faithfully served Texas in many ways. He was in the Texas Provisional Government's General Council. He was later sent by Brazoria as a delegate to the Convention of 1836, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and helped draft the new republic's constitution. During the lifetime of the republic, he was Austin's first mayor. When this document was signed, he was the chief justice of Austin County. Later, as the only signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence to attend the secession convention, he was allowed to sign the ordinance of secession below the convention's president. Waller has signed on page one and in the document's docketing. Tan paper; fine.

Republic of Texas: Group of Four Documents Signed by Notable Texians. (1) Clement C. Dyer Autograph Document Signed, "C. C. Dyer Probate Judge". One page, 8" x 5.5", November 4, 1846, "State of Texas/ Fort Bend City", appointing Robert Hodges and John Ryon "apprasors [sic] to appraise a certain town lot in Richmon[d]". Dyer (1799-1864) was one of Stephen F. Austin's illustrious Old Three Hundred. Docketing on verso contains the signature of John Hunter Herndon, the first lawyer admitted to the bar in Fort Bend County and a member of the 1842 Somervell expedition. Toned and fine.
(2) Washington County: Land Sale Document Concerning the Estate of Thomas Gay and Containing Several Signatures, such as Horatio Chriesman, Washington County Chief Justice William H. Ewing, founder of Hempstead County James W. McDade, and wealthy plantation owner Terrell Jackson. Three pages, 8" x 10", December 6, 1842, "Republic of Texas/ County of Washington". This document includes an appraisal assignment and land auction settlement for property belonging to merchant and large land owner Thomas Gay in Washington County. Docketing on verso reveals that this "Chriesman Report" was filed on January 30, 1843. Horatio Chriesman was a surveyor for and member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. In the early 1840s, Chriesman offered to donate some of his land in Washington County as a home for the Texas Republic's capital, but his offer was rejected. He has signed this document "Horatio Chriesman/ Executor of Estates of T. Gay". Near fine.
(3) Fayette County: La Grange Town Lot Land Document. One and one-half pages, September 4, 1840. This rare document contains the signature of Jerome B. Alexander, a veteran of the Texas Revolution who was cruelly executed by the Mexican Army in September 1842 after surrendering with Captain Nicholas M. Dawson at the Battle of Salado Creek. Before his death, Alexander owned many acres of land in Gonzales and Fayette County in addition to two town lots. Very good.
(4) Fayette County: "Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of William T. Floyd", Including Three Slaves. One and one-half pages, 7.75" x 9.5", October 24, 1840. Signed by Henry Fanthorp and Abraham Womack, the inventory lists values of items such as "one negro girl (Emily) a girl about ten years . . . 350.00"; "One negro woman named Betsy aged about fifty years . . . 300.00"; "One negro girl named Maniku aged about six years . . . 300.00"; and "one double Barrell Shot gun . . . 25.00". Small amount of tape repair to weakness at the folds. Very good.

Hezekiah Niles, editor. Niles' Weekly Register, Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Statistical, Economical and Biographical Documents, Essays and Facts, Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Baltimore: Printed by the Editor at the Franklin Press, March to September 1836. 8vo. viii, [1]-440pp. Later brown mottled sheep with gilt titles on a red leather spine title label. Edges sprinkled brown. Binding worn. Rubbed corners. Preliminary pages toned. Text bright and clean. A very good copy.

From March to July, the Weekly Register, one of the most popular national news magazines of its time, printed a wealth of information on the struggle for Texas independence, including information on the Battle of the Alamo, the victory of Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, and mentions of the celebration of independence as late as July. Page 99 is a banner entry in Niles', as this one page contains four major pieces regarding Texas independence: an early account of Davy Crockett's speech to the people of Tennessee that "they might all go to Hell, and I would go to Texas" if they did not re-elect him; a letter from Martin Parmer to his wife from the Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos dated March 6, 1836 (the day the Alamo fell); an early printing of Sam Houston's March 5 "Army Orders"; and the full text of the Texas Declaration of Independence (concluded on the next page). A wonderful collected volume of Niles' Weekly Register, chock full of Texas history.

Seven Eastern U.S. Newspapers with Texas Content, all dated before, during, and after the Texas Revolution of 1836. All are four pages in length with light foxing; some have minor fold separations. Very good to fine condition.
(1) Atkinson's Saturday Evening Post, April 4, 1835, containing a description of Texas, with slavery information.
(2) Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer for the Country, April 5, 1836, containing the publication of a William Travis' letter from the Alamo asking Sam Houston for aid. Also includes a list of the "Signers of the Declaration of Texian Independence."
(3) Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown, New York), November 11, 1836, with an article on the Texas Navy, including a list of "Vessels of War". Also, a publication of a letter from President David Burnet. Some dampstaining.
(4) Freeman's Journal, December 19, 1836, containing the publication of a document containing the "secret articles of agreement made between the late President of Texas, Burnet, and General Santa Anna, for the release of the latter."
(5) Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer for the Country, January 13, 1837, with political and military news of Texas.
(6) Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer for the Country, February 24, 1837, with a report on the U.S. Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs resolving "that the independence of the Government of Texas ought to be recognized."
(7) Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer for the Country, December 26, 1837, with various information on Texas politics, including news on the removal of the republic's capital from Houston to Austin.

Group of Washington Newspapers with Articles on Texas. Six Daily National Intelligencer newspapers and one New York Times and Commercial Intelligencer, all containing articles on Texas and dating from 1836 through 1860. Very good to fine condition.

(1) August 17, 1836, 18" x 21". Article about Indian tribes within Texas and Mexico. Also, an article "Latest from Texas and Mexico" containing letters, including the reprint of a letter from Santa Anna to General Filisola. "Young Mens Association" has been written in the top right corner.
(2) August 20, 1836, 18" x 21". Article "From Mexico and Texas", which includes "A Proclamation/ by the President of the Republic of Texas." Weakness and some separation at the center fold. "Young Mens Association" has been written in the top right corner.
(3) September 3, 1836, 18" x 21". Article "Latest from Texas". "Young Mens Association" has been written in the top right corner.
(4) December 5, 1840, 18.5" x 23". Article "Incidents of the Texian War/ From the San Luis Advocate, Nov. 18/ Attack and Defense of the Alamo". Some separation at the fold. "E. S. Brayton, Utica, NY" has been written in the top right corner.
(5) April 8, 1845, 18" x 21". Article "Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, On the Resolution for the Annexation of Texas." Separation at the fold. "Young Mens Association" has been written in the top right corner.
(6) March 8, 1860, 21" x 25". Article "Indian Murders in Texas" and "Troubles on the Texas Border". Some tears along fold.
(7) The New York Times and Commercial Intelligencer, March 25, 1839, 20" x 28". Article "Latest from Texas." Separation at the fold.

The Daily National Intelligencer, a dominant newspaper in the nation's capital, was published in Washington, D.C., from 1813 through 1867. During the 1830s, '40s, and '50s, the newspaper was a leading Whig instrument.

Five Eastern U.S. Newspapers with Texas Content, all dated between 1839 and 1842. All are four pages in length with some foxing and light dampstaining; overall very good condition. (1) Atkinson's Evening Post, and Philadelphia Saturday News, June 15, 1839, with a short article on "The Origin of the Word Texas."
(2) Saturday Evening Post, March 14, 1840, with news of Galveston.
(3) The Saturday Evening Post, April 2, 1842, includes the publication of "A Proclamation to the Citizens of Texas."
(4) The Saturday Evening Post, August 6, 1842, with news of a skirmish between Texans and Mexicans.
(5) The New York Herald, September 15, 1842, with news about the Texan Army.

United States Magazine and Democratic Review. Volume 6, Number 19. Washington, D.C., July 1839. 8vo. 176pp. Includes a half page article entitled "Annexation of Texas." Wrappers. Paper is toned and foxed, and wrappers have detached from bound volume. Near very good.

[Mexican Constitution] Bases y Leyes Constitucionales de la Republica Mexicana, Decretadas por el Congreso General de la Nacion en el Año de 1836. Mexico: Imprenta del Aguila, 1837. 16mo (5.75" x 3.75"). 127pp. Contemporary vertically ribbed red morocco over boards. Gilt designs to boards and spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Wear to spine ends. Some worming, unaffecting the text block. Contemporary inked name "Iturbide" to title page. Some shelf wear. Very good.

Adopted the year of Texas independence, this constitution abolished Mexico's federal constitution of 1824 and basically gave unlimited power to Santa Anna - in appointing governors at will and in quashing uprisings and dissent, for instance - making him, in effect, a dictator. It also divided Texas from Coahuila and, through numerous laws and decrees, it severely limited the rights of the Texian colonists. Texians and Tejanos were not the only ones whose previously-held rights had been stripped away - the Mexicans themselves were outraged by this new constitution. The ire and animosity caused by these new laws - and the desire to preserve those rights lost - especially inflamed and provoked the colonists and was a prime cause of the Texas Revolution. As such, this constitution is a document as important in the history of Texas as it in the history of Mexico.

Reference: Sabin 48303. Streeter Sale 238.

[Pablo de la Llave]. Memoria Que en Cumplimiento del Articulo 120 de la Constitucion Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Leyó el Secretario de Estado y del Despacho universal de Justicia y negosios eclesiásticos, en la Cámara de Senadores el dia 5 y en la de Diputados el 7 de Enero de 1825 sobre los ramos del Ministerio de su cargo. [Mexico City]: Imprenta del Supremo Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, en Palacio, 1825. Presumed first edition. Small 8vo. 28pp, plus 7 charts (printed recto only). With fold-out chart tipped inside rear wrapper titled "Estado que Manifiesta el Numero de Conventos de Religiosos que hay en el Territorio de la Federacion." Text in Spanish. Recent full dark reddish-brown leather binding with gilt rules and lettering to boards and spine, marbled endpapers; original plain wrappers bound in. Minor staining to front wrapper. Shallow creases to some pages; a few light pencil marks in margins. A couple of spots of foxing. "Colección Monclau" bookplate to front pastedown. A very good copy in a fine new binding.

An early document on religious conditions in Mexico issued not long after the ratification of the Federal Constitution. Prepared by Pablo de la Llave, a Mexican priest and politician who served in the cabinet of Mexico's first president, Guadalupe Victoria. Scarce.

References: Norris 1090. Sabin 48554.

Texas Revolution: The General Convention at Washington, March 1-17, 1836. 4to. 84pp. Disbound from H. P. N. Gammel's The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897. Minor overall age toning, else very fine.

Like their ancestors of 1776, Texians realized in 1836 that their only option was independence. A convention met beginning March 1, 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Its delegates - which included former members of the United States Congress and framers of southern state constitutions - named David G. Burnet interim president. This tract documents events at the Convention in order of their occurrence.

At the outset of the Convention, George C. Childress, a lawyer and former editor of the Nashville Banner, was appointed chairman of a committee of five to draft a Declaration of Independence. The following day Childress delivered the Declaration, which charged that Santa Anna's government "has demanded us to deliver up our arms, which are essential to our defence - the rightful property of freemen - and formidable only to tyrannical government." The convention adopted the Declaration on the same day. Also included is a fascinating report by Lt. Col. William Barrett Travis, dated March 3, 1836, concerning events at the Alamo and Goliad. An exceptional and informative piece of Texas history.

William E. Channing. Letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the Annexation of Texas to the United States. Boston: James Munroe & Company, 1837. 72pp. 12mo. First edition. In the original wrappers, listing three additional works published by James Munroe. Light staining at top margin through page 13, some soiling and tiny chips to wraps, otherwise very good to near fine.

Famous anti-Texas pamphlet denouncing the immorality of slavery. Eberstadt (Texas 162:136) notes that Justin H. Smith says this important pamphlet "exerted a wonderful influence in the U.S., Europe, and Mexico, and still echoes in current books and in public sentiment." Immediately following its publication, this letter was translated into Spanish and circulated throughout Mexico with fierce interest among its readers.

References: Eberstadt 162:136. Streeter 1266.

[Texas Republic] Message From the President of the United States in Relation to the Boundary Between the United States and Texas. Stitched binding with later manila paper covers and holograph titles in ink. Contents toned with some light foxing scattered throughout; former owner's bookplate on the inside front wrapper. A sound copy in very good condition.

The pamphlet offers full details of the negotiations of the boundary commission in 1838, including the journal of the joint commission to establish the boundaries with Texas and the United States during John Tyler's administration.

Reference: Streeter 1431.

D. P. Whiting Lithograph: "Monterey, As seen from a house-top in the main Plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846." New York: G. & W. Endicott, 1847. Colored lithograph engraved "On Stone by Chas. Fenderich." Image size (not including text): 18.25" x 12.5"; sheet size: 24" x 19". This view is one of in a series of five plates based on Whiting's Army Portfolio ("No. 1" is printed in the lower right corner); Whiting had more, but they were later lost in the Mississippi River. Daniel Powers Whiting (1808-1892) graduated in 1832 from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received his training as a topographical artist. During the Mexican War, he served under General Zachary Taylor and was promoted to major for gallantry in the battles of Fort Brown, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. Foxing, with slightly uneven toning around the borders. Very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

D. P. Whiting Lithograph: "Heights of Monterey, from the Saltillo road looking towards the Saltillo road looking towards the City. (from the West.) (Worth's Division moving into position under the guns of the enemy, after the action of 'St. Jeronimo', on the morning of 21st. Sept. 1846)." New York: G. & W. Endicott. Colored lithograph engraved "On Stone by F. Swinton." Image size (not including text): 19" x 12.25"; sheet size: 24" x 19". This view is one of in a series of five plates based on Whiting's Army Portfolio ("No. 2" is printed in the lower right corner); Whiting had more in the series, but they were later lost in the Mississippi River. Daniel Powers Whiting graduated in 1832 from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received his training as a topographical artist. During the Mexican War, he served under General Zachary Taylor and was promoted to major for gallantry in the battles of Fort Brown, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. Foxing, with slightly uneven toning around the borders. Very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

D. P. Whiting Lithograph: "Valley Towards Saltillo, from near the base of 'Palace hill', at Monterey. (Looking to the S. West.)" New York: G. & W. Endicott. Colored lithograph, engraved "On Stone by C. Parsons." Image size (not including text): 19" x 12"; sheet size: 24" x 19". This view is one of in a series of five plates based on Whiting's Army Portfolio ("No. 3" is printed in the lower right corner); Whiting had more plates in the series, but they were later lost in the Mississippi River. Daniel Powers Whiting graduated in 1832 from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received his training as a topographical artist. During the Mexican War, he served under General Zachary Taylor and was promoted to major for gallantry in the battles of Fort Brown, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. Very slight toning difference around the borders. Very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

D. P. Whiting Lithograph: "Monterey, from Independence Hill, in the rear of the Bishop's Palace. As it appeared on 23d. September, 1846. (Looking East.)" New York: G. & W. Endicott. Colored lithograph, engraved "On Stone by F. Swinton." Image size (not including text): 19" x 12"; sheet size: 24" x 19". This view is one of in a series of five plates based on Whiting's Army Portfolio ("No. 4" is printed in the lower right corner); Whiting had more plates in the series, but they were later lost in the Mississippi River. Daniel Powers Whiting graduated in 1832 from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received his training as a topographical artist. During the Mexican War, he served under General Zachary Taylor and was promoted to major for gallantry in the battles of Fort Brown, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. Light foxing, with slightly uneven toning around the borders. Very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

D. P. Whiting Lithograph: "Birds-eye view of the Camp of the Army of Occupation, Commanded by Genl. Taylor. Near Corpus Christi, Texas, (from the North) Oct. 1845." New York: G. & W. Endicott, 1847. Colored lithograph engraved "On Stone by C. Parsons." Image size (not including text): 18.75" x 12"; sheet size: 22.75" x 16.75". This view is one of in a series of five plates based on Whiting's Army Portfolio; Whiting had more, but they were later lost in the Mississippi River. Beneath the image is a listing of the three brigades in view: "Genl. Worth," "Col. Twiggs lt. Col. McIntosh," and "Col. Whistler." Foxing and lightly toned; very good.

Daniel Powers Whiting (1808-1892) graduated in 1832 from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received his training as a topographical artist. During the Mexican War, he served under General Zachary Taylor and was promoted to major for gallantry in the battles of Fort Brown, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Mexican War] "Heroica Defensa de la Cieudad de Monterey, contra el Egercito norte Americano, El 23 de Septiembre 1846." Image size (not including text): 12.25" x 8"; sheet size: 18" x 13", n.d., published by "Julio Michaud y Thomas, Mexico." Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[29th Congress, Second Session]. Doc. No. 19. Occupation of Mexican Territory. Message From the President of the United States In Answer to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th Instant, Relative to the Occupation of the Mexican Territory, December 22, 1846. [Washington]: Richie & Heiss, Printers, [circa 1846-47]. First edition. 8vo. 111pp. Recent brown cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt on a brown morocco spine label. Some offsetting to contents, otherwise a sound copy in very good condition.

This message amounts to President Polk's instructions to his Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy for occupation of territories that might be conquered in the course of the war with Mexico. In his opening message he writes, in part: "These documents contain all the "orders or instructions" to any military, naval, or other officer of the government, "in relation to the establishment or organization of civil government in any portion of the territory of Mexico which has or might be taken possession of by the army or navy of the United States". Contains much information with regard to New Mexico, Arizona and California. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Mexican War: Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed as Captain of Engineers. Two pages, with integral address leaf, penned by Lee; franked "Public Service", 8.25" x 10.5", Vera Cruz, June 7, 1848. A career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history, Robert E. Lee distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War as one of Winfield Scott's chief aides in the march from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. He was instrumental in several American victories through his personal reconnaissance as a staff officer, identifying routes of attack that the Mexicans had not defended because they thought the terrain was impassable.

Four months prior to writing this letter, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This treaty required that Mexico cede 55% of its land to the U.S., lifted the U.S. blockade of Mexico's ports and free places captured by U.S. occupation troops, ended the war, and gave the U.S. undisputed control of Texas. It also established the U.S.-Mexican border along the Rio Grande River. Engineer Robert E. Lee and a team of engineers were then ordered to begin measuring roads and evaluating their travel worthiness for the use of U.S. Army troops between the states and various locations in Mexico.

Here, Lee writes to Major L. Thomas, Assistant Adjutant General of the Army, informing him of road conditions in Mexico. In full: "Sir, I arrived here yesterday with the Engineer Officers Company, having measured the road from the City of Mexico to this place, through Arizona & made the whole distance 245 5/8 miles. As far as Cordova the road is good & well elevated. This side of Cordova water is very scarce till you reach San Diego, & there is more between San Diego & Vera Cruz. The road between Cordova & Vera Cruz is in parts, very [illegible] & Sandy. Upon the whole, especially in reference to Water, I consider the National road the better route for the Army [illegible], men & Animals suffered much for water after leaving Cordova. Learning on my arrival here of the intelligence of the Treaty of Peace between the U.S. and Mexico, I caused the Engr. Comp. & 5 of the Officers to embark on board the Brig Helen bound for N. Orleans, she not having accommodation for more. She sailed this Sund. The rest of the Officers will embark with me in the first vessel that Sails. I have disposed of the Officers & men as recommended in the Memo presented to you." Letter is signed "RE Lee."

Following his service in Mexico, and after serving twenty-five years with the Army's Corps of Engineers, Lee became the superintendent of West Point for a period of three years. He later fought at Harper's Ferry and in the War of Texas Secession, and was then offered a senior command (with the rank of Major General) in the expanding army to fight the Southern States that had left the Union.

This fragile letter is moderately age toned with fold separation and minor tear repairs (minor paper loss to two letters). Docketed on address leaf. An important letter from one of the most distinguished U.S. Army officers in the conflict!

Mexican War: Archive of Eight Letters, all dated between September 1846 through March 1849, with detailed information of the Battle of Monterrey by eyewitnesses and participants, such as Captain Electus Backus. One letter contains a drawn map of the Monterrey battlefield.

One report, which gives a list of the missing, wounded, and killed from Captain Backus' company following the Battle of Monterrey, is headed "List of Men of Co. G. 1st Infy. who were killed, wounded or missing, in the battle with the Mexicans, on the 21st & 22nd Sept. 1846." Under the heading "Killed" are the names and ranks of five soldiers. The report also includes details of the deaths (example: "T. W. Gibson, Private, Sept. 21 advancing on a Battery at the east of the town"). Under the heading "Wounded" are the names and ranks of eight soldiers, with details of the wounds (example: "Jacob Smith, Private, In the right thigh - advancing on battery at the east of the town"). Finally, under the heading "Missing" are the names and ranks of four soldiers, with information on known outcomes (examples: "prisoner - not hurt", "dead", "returned on the 23rd not hurt"). At the bottom is written, "Capt. Backus & 44 Rank & file."

Captain Electus Backus Jr. (1804-1862) graduated from West Point in 1824. He was promoted to captain in 1837. Following the Battle of Monterrey, Backus was breveted a major on September 23 for gallant and meritorious conduct. Four letters written by Backus are included in this archive. Two of the letters were written only days after the battle (dated September 24 and 27). In these two letters, Backus, obviously still shaken from the battle, gives battle accounts to Major [John J.] Abercrombie and a family member. "The enemy fled before us," Backus writes in one. "I can not speak in too strong terms of the conduct of the men. They obeyed every order with willingness, & cheerfulness, and conducted themselves during the whole period in the most satisfactory manner."

In a December 1846 letter, Backus complains about the treatment of General Zachary Taylor: "There must be a blow up between Genl. Taylor and the Lo-co Generals, & Gov. [William] Marcy. Genl Taylor is not treated properly, or as a General ought to be, who commands in the field. His juniors ought not to correspond directly with the War Department. It has too much of a militia odour."

Backus' final letter, five pages, was written in September 1848 to General Hugh Brady offering an account of his Mexican War service in the hopes of receiving a brevet. Backus' account begins with his arrival at Point Isabel, Texas, in May 1846. He then writes about his service at the battles of Monterrey and Veracruz. According to his account, he contracted yellow fever ("my most formidable enemy") at San Juan de Ulua. The narrative ends near Mexico City in March 1848. Backus, who died in 1862, never received the brevet.

Another letter written by C. A. Snowbridge[?] transmits through a letter to Brigadier General Brady a "sketch of Monterey and Gen'l Taylor's positions during the 'siege'. It is said to be the most correct description that has been given & I have not the least doubt but that it is, as it was drawn by Capt. [Hamilton Wilcox] Merrill of the 2d Dragoons, who was an actor, and an Eyewitness." A one page hand-drawn map looks southward toward Monterrey, a town of 15,000 people. Roads, rivers ranches, mountains, redoubts, and "Dragoon and Ranger" positions are identified.

Of the remaining two letters, one is from Lieutenant Colonel John Garland of the 4th Infantry (September 1846, Monterrey battle report) and the other from Franklin Dyer Callender (March 1849, congratulating General Brady for his promotion). All letters have been well-cared for. Overall fine condition.

Mexican War: Group of 10 Printed Speeches. Disbound. Includes the following: (1) The Wilmot Proviso-Martin Van Buren: Speech of Hon. A. Birdsall, of New York, Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 24, 1848, On the power of Congress to legislate in regard to the domestic concerns of the people of the Territories of the United States. 8vo. 8pp. Toned with some foxing and stains. Good.
(2) Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the War and the Public Finances, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 27th, 1848. 8vo. Toning and foxing. Near very good.
(3) Speech of Mr. Badger, of North Carolina, on the Ten Regiment Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Jan. 18, 1848. 8vo. 16pp. Foxing and toning; near very good.
(4) Speech of Mr. R. Johnson, of Maryland, on the Ten Regiment Bill. Delivered n the Senate of the United States, January 10 and 11, 1848. 8vo. 16pp. Very few light annotations; some staining and foxing. Near very good.
(5) Speech of Mr. Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, in Relation to the Mexican War, and in Reply to Messrs. Giddings, Tilden, and Delano. Delivered in the House of Representatives, U.S., May 14, 1846. Washington: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1846. 8vo. 16pp. Foxing; front and back wrappers are loose. Toned and near very good.
(6) The War with Mexico. Speech of Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 4, 1847. 8vo. 8pp. Foxing and toning; good.
(7) Speech of Mr. J. H. Crozier, of Tennessee, on the Mexican War, and in Defence of General Taylor. Delivered in the House of Representatives of the U.S., Jan. 21, 1847. Washington: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1847. 8vo. 16pp. Front and back wrappers are unevenly toned. "Ky: Hist: Society" written on front cover. Small tears and creases along right edge. Good.
(8) Speech of Hon. W. P. Thomasson, of Kentucky, on the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 13, 1847. Washington: Blair and Rives, 1847. 8vo. 8pp. Unevenly toned with light soiling and some tears. Good.
(9) Speech of Mr. Atherton, of New Hampshire, on the Loan Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 22, 1848. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1848. 8vo. 12pp. Light foxing. Very good.
(10) Speech of Hon. John M. Niles, of Connecticut, on the Loan Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 27, 1848. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1848. 8vo. 13pp. Light foxing; very good.

D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña. Comunicacion Circular que el Exmo. Sr. D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Estendió en el Año de 1845 Como Ministro de Relaciones, para Dirigirla a los Gobiernos y Asambleas Departamentales, Sobre la Cuestion de Paz ó Guerra Segun el Estado que Guardaban en Aquella Epoca. Queretaro: J. M. Lara, 1848. Presumed first edition. 8vo. 44pp. Text in Spanish. Recently half bound in red calf over green cloth, with gilt lettering and rules. Patterned endpapers. Minor wear to binding; a couple of black ink stains to leather on back board. Top front corner lightly bumped. Foxing to title page, occasional foxing throughout. Bookplates of "Librero Eusebio Gomez de la Puente, Editor" and Colección Monclau on front pastedown. Very good.

José Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789-1850), the president of Mexico who signed the Treaty of Guadalupe and Hidalgo which gave the United States undisputed control of Texas, issued this pamphlet arguing against the Mexican-American War which contained his statements from 1845 on pertinent subjects such as the ceding of Texas to the United States: "War with the U.S. in order to dislodge the occupation of Texas is an abyss without bottom which will devour an indefinite series of generations and treasure which the imagination is unable to calculate and in the end will submerge the republic with all its hopes for the future."

References: Howes P194. Palau 217561.

Mexican War: Official List of Officers Who Marched with the Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott, from Puebla upon the City of Mexico, the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Who Were Engaged in the Battles of Mexico. Mexico: American Star Print, 1848. Oblong 8vo. (10.25" x 7.5"). [26]pp., in sewn beige wrappers.

On page two, the "Errata" has been affixed listing "Names Accidentally Omitted". The first listed is "2d Lt. G.[eorge] G. [sic] McClellan, Corps of Engineers; Aug. 19 at Contreras; Aug. 20 at Contreras and Churubusco. . . ." Page three contains the "Battles of Mexico" map. Page five begins the list of officers who marched on August 7-10. In addition to that list are columns "specifying where each was employed upon the 19th and 20th of August, and the 8th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of September, 1847." A final column includes "REMARKS" about the officers. For example, the remarks for Lt. P. G. T. Beauregard report that he was "Wounded at Belen Gate on the 13th Sept." Wrappers splitting at spine ends. A few shallow creases to wrappers and to some pages. Minor staining and dampstaining to wrappers; back wrapper has several tears along the bottom edge. Very good.

References: Howes S243.

[Zachary Taylor] General Taylor's Life, Battles, and Correspondence. Philadelphia: T. C. Clarke, 1847. General Taylor's Life, Battles, and Despatches, with the Only Correct Portrait yet Published; Including Highly Important Letters, from the President of the United States, the War Department, Secretary Marcy, General Taylor, General Scott, Commodore Perry, and the Mexican Authorities. Accounts of the Glorious Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, and San Juan D'Ulloa. Presumed first edition. 8vo. 70pp. Illustrated with maps and portraits. Frontispiece. Original brown pictorial sewn wrappers. Wrappers splitting along spine and chipped at edges and extremities. Area of back wrapper adhered to final page, resulting in hole to wrapper. Dampstain to front wrapper, continuing through first couple of pages. Minor foxing throughout; pages toned. Very good. Scarce.

Published less than two years before Zachary Taylor's election as the twelfth president, this account provides interesting content on his military life. He died seventeen months after his March 1849 inauguration.

Mexican War: Invitation to a Memorial of the Battle of Cerro Gordo. One page, 7.75" x 8.75", March 6, 1855, Philadelphia. This printed letter reads in part: "The Scott Legion, having erected a monument in Glenwood Cemetery to the memory of their deceased Comrades in arms, who served during the War with Mexico, propose inaugurating the same on Wednesday, the 18th day of April next, the anniversary of the battle of Cerro Gordo, and to mark the occasion by a Military and Civic Parade, and other appropriate ceremonies." The letter went on to invite "the volunteer troops of the State, and the various municipal, literary, and other civic bodies of this vicinity, to unite in the ceremonies." It is followed by the printed names of the six-member "Committee on Invitation" (Wm. F. Small, Wm. H. Gray, John F. Staunton, Enoch Thomas, George W. Montoney, and George W. McLearn). The Battle of Cerro Gordo was fought on April 18, 1847, between Winfield Scott's 8,500 troops and Santa Anna's 9,500. Sixty-three Americans were killed during this battle in Veracruz. Tape repairs exist along the central horizontal fold, which has been separated. Foxing with stains. All text is clean; very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

W[illiam]. H. Emory. Notes of a Military Reconnoissance [sic] From Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers, Thirtieth Congress, First Session Ex. Doc. No. 41. Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. First edition, first issue with Emory's rank shown as Lt. Colonel. 8vo. 614pp. 61 plates; 3 plans/maps ["Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pasqual in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec. 6th & 7th, 1846"; "Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel Upper California by the Americans, discomfiting the opposing Mexican Forces January 8th, 1847"; "Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles Upper California. Fought between the Americans and Mexicans Jany. 9th, 1847"]; 2 folding maps ["Map of the Territory of New Mexico made by order of Brig. Gen. S.W. Kearney.1846-7"; and "Sketch of the Park of the March & Wagon Road of Lt. Colonel Cooke, from Santa Fe to the Pacific Ocean, 1846-7"]. Much later cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Tape reinforcements to front and back hinges. Several old tape repairs to the large New Mexico map, with some toning and small tears in the fold creases. Contents tight, with some scattered light foxing and toning, else a very good copy.

One of the most important government reports on overland travel, with accounts of the march of the Army of the West, the Mexican War in New Mexico and California, and some of the first American views of the far Southwest. "A library of Western Americana is incomplete without it" (Zamorano). Emory also made an important scientific contribution with this work, especially in the botanical section contributed by John Torrey. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Graff 1249. Howes E145. Sabin 22536. Wagner-Camp 148:5. Zamorano 80.

William H. Emory. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1987. Facsimile of the original 1857 edition limited to 750 copies. Three 8vo volumes. xxx [modern introduction by William H. Goetzmann], xvi, 258pp. [part one], viii, 174pp. [part two], 21 [plates of shells]; 270, 61 [plates of plants], 78, [75 plates of cacti]; 62, 27 [plates of mammals], 32, XXV [color plates of birds], 35, 41 [plates of reptiles], 85, ii, [41 plates of fish]. Fold out maps. Original tan cloth with dark blue spines. Titles stamped in gilt on the spines. Offered in as new, unread condition in the original matching slipcase as issued.

Major William H. Emory's 1854 expedition and his subsequent report are some of the first recorded observations of West Texas and the Big Bend of the Rio Grande. The book itself was something of a publishing milestone as it contained more than 350 finely detailed lithographs and engravings, including thirty-seven that were hand-colored or produced by the then-new method of chromolithography. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Fitch W. Taylor. The Broad Pennant: or, A Cruise in the United States Flag Ship of the Gulf Squadron, During the Mexican Difficulties; Together With Sketches of the Mexican War, From the Commencement of Hostilities to the Capture of the City of Mexico. New York: Leavitt, Trow & Company, 1848. First edition. 12mo. 415pp, [1]pp blank, [16]pp ads. Folding lithographic frontispiece "The United States Squadron Landing its Seamen & Marines at the Brazos de Santiago, May 8th, 1846." Original reddish-brown cloth, blind-stamped with gilt decorated spine. Wear at the spines ends, with a short split in the rear joint, and evidence that the boards have been touched up with dye. Folding frontispiece poorly folded. Contents toned with scattered moderate foxing (occasionally heavy on a few pages), and a few dampstains. Else a solid copy of this scarce work, in very good condition.

An account of U.S. naval operations in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Texas. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Raines, p. 199. Tutorow 3366. Not in Howes.

John Russell Bartlett. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, During the Years 1850, '51, '52 and '53. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1854. First edition. Two 8vo volumes. xxii, 506; xvii, 624pp. Index. Two pages of ads in Volume I. Illustrated with two folding frontispieces, large folding map of the U.S. and Mexican border area, 13 tinted lithograph plates, 29 full-page woodcuts, and many smaller text cuts throughout. Full brown calf over boards. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Bookplates of Rev. Edwin A. Dalrymple affixed to front pastedowns of both volumes. Moderate foxing to text and some plates. The map has a one-inch closed tear at inner edge, but otherwise is in near fine, crisp condition. Some bumping to the corners and light shelfwear. Heads of spines crumbling and separating a bit. Overall, a set in very good condition.

John Bartlett was a New York bookseller appointed U.S. Commissioner by President Zachary Taylor and was tasked with running the survey of the boundary line between the United States and Mexico. Jenkins, in Basic Texas Books, considers Bartlett's Narrative" [...] the most scholarly and scientific description of Southwest Texas of its era." However, because Bartlett allowed the boundary for southern New Mexico to be set in accordance with the disputed Disturnell map, he was replaced as Boundary Commissioner. This from a lengthy and favorable review in The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany (September, 1854): "The results of these explorations [is] comprised in the elegant volumes before us, and will be found to embrace much valuable and authentic information upon the various points enumerated in his instructions. In general, carefully abstaining from any reference to the unfortunate dissensions which disturbed the harmony of the Commission, and leaving the strictly scientific results for a future publication, he has given us a personal narrative of much interest, interspersed with brief notices of the principal towns visited, and with remarks on the geographical features, natural productions, and present condition of the surrounding country."

References: Basic Texas Books 12. Graff 198. Howes B201. Raines, p. 22. Sabin 3746. Wagner-Camp 234:1.

[Mariano Arista]. Memoria del Secretario de Estado y del Despacho, de Guerra y Marina, Leida en la Camara de Diputados el 26, y en la de Senadores el 28 de Enero de 1850. Mexico: Tipografia de Vicente Garcia Torres, 1850. First edition. 4to. 35pp. Twenty-six tables, some folding, bound in back. Spanish text. Later blue calf with titles and decoration stamped in gilt. Portion of trimmed original front wrap mounted and inserted in front. Former owner's small bookplate on the front pastedown. Contents with light toning to pages. A very good copy. Sutro Library duplicate with a few small ink stamps scattered throughout. Jenkins catalog citation affixed to lower portion of the front free endpaper.

Arista dwells at length on the strengths of the United States and the common problems with hostile Indians along the U.S.-Mexico borders. A rare, comprehensive report on military affairs during a period in Mexico of internecine strife and agitation for reform. Would make a great companion to the contemporary report by foreign minister José Maria Lacunza also offered in this auction.

References: Not in Sabin. Unknown to Palau, although he locates the 1849 and 1851 issues. Cited in Bancroft, History of Mexico, V, 578n.

[José Maria Lacunza]. Memoria del Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Esteriores, Leida al Congreso General en Enero de 1850. Mexico: Imprenta de Vicente Garcia Torres, 1850. First edition. Quarto. 34pp. Ten tables, some folding, bound in back. Spanish text. Contemporary quarter binding with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Light shelf wear to boards with a few areas of black polish from the spine on the boards. Former owner's small bookplate on the front pastedown. Contents bright. A very good copy.

In 1849 José Maria Lacunza (1809-1867) was called by Mexican President José Joaquin de Herrera to the portfolio of foreign relations, which he held till the end of Herrera's presidential term in January, 1851. This present work is Lacunza's report on the state of foreign and internal relations during his tenure as delivered to the General Congress in January of 1850. It was Lacunza's misfortune to have inherited the foreign minister position after the recent events of the Mexican-American War, which he dedicates a brief reference to. He also discusses the Indian situation along the border of the United States and Mexico. An important and scarce work written during a critical time in U.S. and Mexican history.

Randolph B. Marcy assisted by George B. McClellan. Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852, With Reports on the Natural History of the Country, and Numerous Illustrations. Thirty-third Congress, 1st Session, Volume I. Washington: Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer, 1854. First edition. 8vo. [i-iii] iv-v [vi-vii] viii-ix [x-xi] xii-xv [xvi, blank]; [1] 2-310pp. 64 plates, including one hand-colored folding example; two plates appear to be missing unless plate numbering system is in error. Original brown cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Corners bumped, a small crack with flaking in the joint near the head of the spine. Significant offsetting and foxing scattered throughout, especially prevalent on several of the plates; still, a solid copy in very good condition.

Originally issued with a separate atlas volume, which is sadly missing from this lot. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Graff 2675; Howes M276; Sabin 44512.

Captain L[orenzo] Sitgreaves. Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. (Thirty-second Congress. Second Session. Senate.) Washington: Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 198pp. Lacking the folding map. Twenty-four plates of people and landscapes [no plate no. 14 issued]; six animal plates; five bird plates [no plate no. 2 issued]; twenty-one reptile plates [no plate no. 12 issued, and plates no. 10 and 13 are repeated]; three fish plates; twenty-one botany plates [one not listed]. Original brown blind-stamped cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Shelf wear to the boards along the edges, corners and spine ends. Small area of loss at the head of the spine. Some offsetting to contents and some light scattered foxing, else the plates remain remarkably bright and clean. A very good copy. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

References: Howes S521. Sabin 81472.

John Arrowsmith. Map of Texas compiled from Surveys recorded in the Land Office of Texas, and other Official Surveys. Soho Square. London. 1843. 21" x 24.5", with hand-colored county borders and showing the Republic of Texas' border claims to the upper Rio Grande. Marking towns, counties, railroads, roads, military routes, rivers, creeks, and other physical features. With insets of the "Plan of Galveston Bay" and western U.S. and Mexico. Printed along the lower edge of the map, "London Pubd. 8th June, 1843, by John Arrowsmith. 10 Soho Square." Holographic notes have been written (near illegible) along the southern tip of Texas in pencil and period ink concerning the Mexican War. This rare map has been trimmed along the top, right, and lower edges. No text or border has been removed except the lower half of the scale explanation. Toned and very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Kosse & Scott Map of the City of Houston and Environs according to the records and the oldest and latest Survey's compiled and drawn by Th. Kosse, with advising assistance of Mess. Will. Powars, Geo. H. Bringhurst, W. R. Baker & others. A.D. 1867. This rare pocket map of burgeoning Houston, Texas, measuring 35" x 50" folding into 4.5" x 6.25", is inscribed in the front pastedown by surveyor George Hunter Bringhurst, "G. H. Bringhurst/ Houston/ Texas/ 1867", who owned this copy. "Theo. Kosse/ Civil Engineer" and "Hu T. Scott, Real Estate, Broker" appear in large print above the map title. (Fifty-five-year-old Theodore Kosse, who had lived in Houston since 1846, was an engineer for the Houston and Texas Central Railway.)

This map divides Houston, which had a population near 8,000 in 1867, into five wards (Houston abandoned the ward system around 1900.) Each ward is further divided into numbered lots, each brightly hand-colored pink or green. Labeled are the city's bayous (Buffalo and White Oak), four railroads (Texas & New Orleans; Houston & Texas Central; Galveston, Houston & Henderson; Houston & Brazoria Tap), and streets (Congress Street and Main Street intersect in the center). Beyond the city lots are larger tracts of land identified by their owners (E. A. Stearns, R. Wilson, R. Sanders, Heirs of Shelby Smith, etc.).

Inside the maps decorative borders are steel engravings of individuals and structures important to post-Civil War Houston: along the left margin are the engravings of A. C. Allen, T. M. Bagby, J. S. Holeman, and F. R. Lubbock; along the right margin are the engravings of Sam L. Allen, W. R. Baker, T. W. House, W. J. Hutchins; along the lower margin are engravings of the Wm. J. Hutchins residence, Hutchins Corner, Houston Academy, Christs Episcopal Church, Perkins Corner, E. H. Cushing's Residence; along the upper margin are engravings of various other structures (the Morris Building, Old Capital, Court House, and the corner of Main and Commerce St.). Centered along the top margin is an engraving of the city's namesake, Sam Houston. In the lower right corner under "References" are the locations of major Houston churches, synagogues, homes (Fannin, Rusk, etc.), the "Fire Enginehouse", "Freedmans Church & School", "Houston Cotton Compress", "Perkins Hall & Theater", and cemeteries (Catholic, Hebrew, "City", Masonic, and Episcopal). This rare and highly decorative map is housed in the original boards as issued with gold embossed title ("Kosse & Scott Map of the City of Houston and Environs Texas.") Separations occur at some fold intersections, with occasional minor paper loss thereat. Some foxing and light toning are apparent. Fairly fragile, but still in good condition.

References: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Kosse, Texas"; Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Andrew Jackson Burke"; The Miscellaneous Documents Printed by Order of the House of Representatives (Oxford University, 1872).

[Samuel Augustus Mitchell] Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities by J. H. Young. Philadelphia: Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler, 1855. Original gilt-stamped leather-bound pocket-sized booklet containing folding map measuring 16" x 13". Some weakness and small amount of separation at folds. A large tear has been repaired. Embossed seal of contemporary Houston bookseller. Near very good map in the original binding.

The map shows Texas' only railroad at the time, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado, which opened near Houston in 1853. Text on the front pastedown and on the map gives population figures of Texas in 1850.

Robert E. B. Baylor Legal Document Signed. One page, 7.75" x 12.5", n.d. [possibly late 1840s], n.p. This page, numbered "18", contains a frayed left edge where it has been separated from its original source, which was possibly bound. Fine.

[John Coffee "Jack" Hays] John Caperton Autograph Manuscript: Travel Journal of the 1848 Texas Ranger Expedition, [24pp.], ca. 1848. When Texas was annexed in 1848, native Indian tribes were the only inhabitants who had any understanding of the territory west of San Antonio. That year, several San Antonio businessmen hired Colonel Jack Hays, a highly respected Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, and Mexican War hero, to establish a trade route to El Paso, a distance of 500 miles through harsh terrain inhabited by hostile Indians. The journey proved far more difficult than the group of Rangers had figured, causing them to turn back before reaching their destination. Still, the information Hays and his Texas Rangers gathered served to help the eventual mapping of west Texas. One of the expedition's Rangers, Major John Caperton, wrote his observations of the ordeal in this journal, though it is unsigned. (A negative photostat of the travel journal, listed as "John Caperton Diary [Manuscript]" is available in the University of Virginia Library's Special Collections Department.)

Caperton counted "59 whites, 5 Mexicans and 8 Indians" in the expedition, which began in early September [1848] near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, a vicinity that did not impress Caperton: "The country which is watered by it [the Llano River] is almost entirely destitute of timber. . . . the whole country is poor and barren." The hardships began early. The heat was oppressive, despite the efforts to deal with it: "The custom of all Texians while in the woods and prairies is to stop from two to four hours in the middle of the day, both for the purpose of avoiding the heat, and to rest the horses and pack-mules." Early on, the group lost their way and their water supply "gave out", prompting them to threaten to cut the throat of their Mexican guide. After the guide, in despair, sat down and cried, Colonel Hays served as guide. The heat, coupled with the lack of water, caused at least one member, Dr. Whane, to go "insane", leave the party, and wander the hills. Hunger, another threat, was much more manageable: "[We killed] a fine fat young mustang colt. I found the horse meat tender . . . but few could be prevailed on to taste & try him." Over the duration of the expedition, the Rangers ate a variety of food: black-tailed deer, wild hog, and panther, along with a mule and the more abundant "bear-grass". September 13 was a "memorable day . . . as it was the first time we had ever seen Buffalo or eaten them."

Unnerving the party were the reminders of nearby hostile Indians, including the sight of "the bones of six negroes, who had been killed some time previously by the Comanches. They were runaways attempting to make their escape to Mexico." One day, four Indians ("an old man and three young men") approached the group. "We were the first Americans they had ever seen," Caperton wrote. The older Indian, "in a state of almost complete nudity", directed the party to better camping grounds.

Despite the perils, the importance of the expedition kept the Rangers moving: "If this expedition prove successful, we believe it will prove of immense commercial advantage to Texas, the whole Southern country, and incalculable blessings may flow from it to Mexico." The potential for this part of Texas, according to Caperton, was of biblical proportions: "The Canaan flowing with milk and honey yet to be conquered from the Philistines! The land of beauty and promise!" They trudged on to the Pecos River, the Rio Grande, and further, to "the head waters of the Nueces", where they were, Caperton assures, "the first white men who have visited this part of Texas since the days of the Spaniards."

The journal ends before the hardships caused them to terminate the expedition. Caperton, in a final warning about the Indians, writes, "The tales told of Indian cruelties and atrocities, perpetuated against the defenceless and unprotected Mexicans, make the blood run cold with horror. Butcheries that would not bear telling are of daily occurrence in that unfortunate land."

John Coffee "Jack" Hays moved to Texas in 1836 to join the Texas Revolution; he was assigned to the Texas Rangers. After the revolution, Hays' Ranger group became one of the first to successfully adopt the use of the Colt five-shot revolving-cylinder pistol in 1844, which changed the way Texas Rangers engaged Indians in battle. The Rangers' fame during the Mexican War persuaded the San Antonio businessmen to choose him to lead this expedition to El Paso. Following the expedition, Caperton, a close friend to Hays, accompanied him to California in December 1848 where he served as Hays' business associate and deputy sheriff (Hays became San Francisco's first sheriff). Caperton later penned, Sketch of Colonel John C. Hays, Texas Ranger from California in 1879. Page one of this journal is missing. Pages 2 through 22 are numbered; pages 23 through 25 are unnumbered, followed by several blank pages. Page 2 is loose; the rest remain bound. The journal is housed in an attractive four-fold portfolio.

References: Robert Marshall Utley, Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002); Randolph B. Campbell, Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003).

Sam Houston Document Signed. One page, 7.75" x 9.75", ca. 1854, [Washington, D.C.]. In this document, Houston signs his name to receive 500 copies of his memorable senate speech given during the fiery debate of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. In full:

"We the undersigned will take the number set against our names of the remarks made by Gen. Houston - on the rights of the Clergy to Petition Congress - to be published at 50 cts per hundred.

H.[annibal] Hamlin 2000
C. T. James 1000
Truman Smith 1000
Hamilton Fish 200
Sam Houston 500"

As the Kansas-Nebraska Bill was being debated in the Senate in March 1854, a petition was delivered to Congress on the 14th, signed by over 3,000 New England clergymen, protesting the bill. Immediately upon the petition's introduction by Massachusetts' Senator Edward Everett, two southern senators protested against the petition, claiming the clergymen were beyond proper limits. Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois joined the protest against the clergymen with a speech. As Charles Sumner of Massachusetts rose to defend the religious leaders against Douglas and the southern senators, Houston shouted, "Sumner, don't speak! Don't speak! Leave him to me!" Sumner deferred to Houston, knowing that the words of a southerner were needed in this situation to defend the clergy. Houston then rose and defended the rights of the clergymen to petition congress saying, "No man can be a minister without first being a man. He has political rights; he has also the right of a missionary of the Saviour, and he is not disfranchised by his vocation . . . ." The top left corner of the document is torn; also one small tear in text. On toned paper with smoothed edges; very good.

Reference: Madge Thornall Roberts, The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1852-1863 (University of Denton, Texas: North Texas Press, 2001), 174; James L. Haley, Sam Houston (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2004), 325.

Sam Houston Autograph Docket (Unsigned) on an invitation from Democratic leaders in Orange County, Virginia, to "partake of our hospitality" at a "[Democratic Party] mass meeting." One page, 8" x 10", July 12, 1848, Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia. During his second year as a U.S. senator from Texas, the hero of the Texas Revolution received this invitation, which he has docketed below his address ("Senator Houston/ Washington City/ D.C."): "From 1848 A Committee of Invitation from Orange Co Va John Willis & others." The invitation reads in full: "The undersigned have been appointed a committee by our fellow citizens of Orange to invite such gentlemen of the Democratic Party to partake of our hospitals on the occasion of a mass meeting to be held at Orange Ct. House on the 28th and 29th of the present month, as we may deem advisable. The distinguished position you hold in the esteem and affections of our countrymen as an able and zealous advocate of the true doctrines and just rights of our country, designates you as one of those whom we shall be most happy cordially to welcome amongst us. We beg your acceptance of our invitation and that we may hear from you by letter addressed to the committee at Gordonsville. A conveyance will be in readiness at the latter place for your accommodation on the 27th should you come by stage or railroad." The letter is signed "Respectfully & Faithfully yrs" by Gordonsville leaders John Willis, James Newman, Edmund Henshaw, James B. Newman, and John M. Chapman. Sam Houston spent his first fourteen years on his father's plantation near Lexington, Virginia, 111 miles from Gordonsville, before the family moved to Tennessee. Encapsulated in mylar, this letter is toned with dampstaining. Minor separation along folds. Near very good.

Sam Houston Free Franking Signature, "From/ Sam Houston". One envelope, 3.75" x 2.5", though the postmark is mildly smeared, it appears to bear the date February 16, 1858, Washington, [D.C.]. The letter is addressed to W. C. Stone of Albion, Orleans County, New York. Houston served as U.S. Senator from Texas from 1846 through 1859. Gently toned with some minor ink-staining; fine.

[Sam Houston] 1859 Texas Gubernatorial Ballot. One page, 7.75" x 12.25", n.d. [1859], n.p. [Palestine, Texas]. This document contains four printed ballots for the important 1859 Texas election which include the choices of either Sam Houston or H. R. Runnels for governor and Ed Clark or F. R. Lubbock for lieutenant governor. Fine.

Samuel A. Maverick Land Document Signed as Treasurer of the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad. Fourteen lined pages, 8" x 12.5", November 1, 1856, n.p., outlining the sale of land to the railroad company from Samuel Beals and George Waters of New York. The San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad was chartered in 1850 to support the growing transportation needs between San Antonio and Victoria, a growing Texas town near the Gulf of Mexico. When this document was drawn up, the company had just begun to lay tracks.

Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) moved to San, Antonio in 1835. While there he became a lawyer, speculated on land (at his death he owned 300,000 acres), and entered politics. He also bought cattle and allowed one of his herds to roam the range. Locals soon began to use the word maverick to indicate any unbranded cow or calf. When this document was signed, Maverick, whose other namesake is Maverick County, was one of the largest land speculators in Texas. He has signed this document, "S A Maverick/ Treas S. A.M.G.R.R. Co." Contains two small seals on page fourteen, along with a large San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad blue seal. The document is bound with blue ribbon through its top. Contains a minor ink blot on page one. Toned and near very good.

[Andrew Neill] Defense Against General Thomas Waul, "To the Public. Facts against Assertions-Proof against Denunciations." Three and one-third printed pages, 8.25" x 11", August 5, 1859, [Texas]. This defense was the result of a feud-fueled by the Galveston News-which had been waging between Colonel Andrew Neill and General Thomas Waul for several years. Neill, a former grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, had worked as an executor of an estate associated with Waul. The feud began over complications about Waul's debt to that estate concerning slaves, some bought by Robert E. Lee. Agitating the feud, Neill published this defense which begins: "The election being now over, and time allowed for breathing and thinking, as rational beings, I propose to present a few facts by way of proof, to sustain what I already have said of Gen'l. Waul, the candidate for Congress [Waul was in the process of losing a U.S. Congressional election in the Western District of Texas to Andrew J. Hamilton]. . . . Because I dared to say a word against their nominee, the object of both him and his friends and the press has been, to annihilate me, and to elevate him in Congress, regardless of the means used. But the proofs which I now present, will put a different phase on the matter." In an attempt to add credibility to his defense, Neill then cites articles from the Galveston News along with letters and testimony by H. T. Garnett, John Ireland, and others. Near the end of the document, Neill bemoans, "For Western Texas to be represented by a coward, it is beneath her dignity."

Andrew Neill (1813-1883) moved to Texas in 1836 and promptly volunteered in the Texas army. In 1854, he served as the grand master of Texas' Masonic Grand Lodge; the next year, he was defeated in his bid for Texas' lieutenant governor. After losing his 1859 congressional election, Thomas Neville Waul (1813-1903) entered Confederate politics and later served in the Confederate Army. Toned with foxing. Some separation along smoothed folds. Near very good.

Thomas J. Rusk Autograph Letter Thrice Signed "Tho J Rusk" as U.S. Senator from Texas, (one signature as a free frank) concerning the important Texas Boundary Bill. Three pages, 8" x 10", September 9, 1850, Washington [D.C.] to Texas State Senator "Hon Isaac W. Brashear/ Houston, Texas." Senator Rusk is understandably happy that the Texas Boundary Bill has "received the sanction of the President" and that by its passage, Texas has helped in "restoring peace and preserving the Union." The slave holder also explains to the state senator that the bill does not transfer "slave territory to free soil."

Rusk's letter reads in full: "The Texas Boundary Bill has received the sanction of the President and is now on its way, by Express, to the city of Austin. It is just the best Bill that could now or at any future time have received the approval of Congress, which would not have been bestowed at the present time had it not been for the influence of the Secretary of State, Mr. Webster, who has proved himself throughout the whole affair to be a true friend to Texas. Texas by this adjustment will receive in money ten times as much (for, to her, a useless territory) as she ever could have attained for the land ceded, and, beside, has obtained a large share of the credit of restoring peace and preserving the Union. I should not deem it necessary to say so much to you, but that I am confident efforts will be made from here by those who wish the Union dissolved to induce Texas to reject the propositions. Such a suicidal policy on her part, would lose her sympathy of the large mass of patriotic men, north and South. It will be, doubtless, said that Texas has transferred slave territory to free soil, this is false, on the contrary, the Bill removes the restrictions against slavery, imposed by the resolutions of annexation, from the territory north of 36° 30', as well as from all west of the Rio Grande, included within the limits of New Mexico, and so the Supreme Court will decide. Texas has yet many important matters dependent upon the actions of this Government, such as her frontier defence & the improvement of her coasts and rivers, and a manly acceptance of the terms proposed to her, which are alike advantageous and honorable to her, will have a most beneficial influence upon the future action of Congress in regard to her interests. You are at liberty to shew [sic] this to such members of the Legislature as you may desire, so that it does not get into the newspapers. Congress will adjourn on the 30th instant. Accept, this[?], my warmest acknowledgements for your friendly course towards me."

Senator Rusk included the following postscript: "P.S. I feel it due to the Hon. Mr. Howard to say that on the last day's proceedings of the House of Representatives on the Texas Bill, when he saw that the fate of the Bill depended upon his vote he immediately with a moral courage that cannot be too highly commended, voted for it and thus secured its passage/ Tho J Rusk." Below Brashear's address is written (likely after the bill was accepted by Texas in November 1850), "The Texas boundary bill has passed But be/ It so/ Free [?]." Isaac Brashear was the third Texas State Senator from District 12. When he received this letter, he was serving in the Third Texas Legislature's session.

Following Texas' annexation into the United States, the state continued to claim the Rio Grande as its western border, a controversial claim guaranteed to cause problems in the U.S. Congress since most of New Mexico was included. (An earlier attempt by Texas to secure the disputed lands came to an embarrassing conclusion in the Santa Fe Expedition.) Texas also had huge debts at the time, but raising taxes to pay those debts was very unpopular among Texans. Luckily, the state had large amounts of land, including the disputed New Mexico lands.

In a bill that was part of the Compromise of 1850, a complicated group of bills which only delayed the answer to the slavery question, the U.S. Government offered Texas $10,000,000, the Texas Panhandle, and El Paso for the disputed territory. The bill, introduced by Senator James A. Pierce of Maryland, had the support of Daniel Webster, Rusk's "true friend to Texas," as well as the support of Texas' Senators Rusk and Sam Houston, other moderate congressmen, and President Millard Fillmore. The bill passed in the summer of 1850; from there, it went to the Texas State Legislature for ratification. The Boundary Bill was not well-received by some Texans who were opposed to relinquishing so much territory, but those holding Texas bonds were supportive because the bill promised payment for their bonds. Probably influenced by Sam Houston's argument that Texas had plenty of land, but not enough money, the Texas Legislature, including State Senator Brashear, ratified the act, which then went Texas Governor Peter Bell, who officially accepted the new act on November 25, 1850. The letter is on toned paper with minor separation at fold intersections. Ink burn along top and bottom edges has resulted in slight paper loss. Light soiling on address page. Near fine condition.

Texas Governors: Group of 5 Land Grants Signed by either Governors E. M. Pease, H. R. Runnels, Edward Clark, John Ireland, or L. S. Ross. Each is countersigned by the commissioner of the General Land Office (Josiah Crosby, Francis M. White, M. C. Marsh, or R. M. Hall) with the State of Texas General Land Office blind embossed seal. All have docketing on verso.

(1) "E. M. Pease", one partly printed vellum page, 14.25" x 12", February 28, 1844, "City of Austin", granting "Burrett Perry, assignee of Fielding Bacon . . . Two Hundred and Sixty Two Acres . . . In Grayson County". With folds; very good.
(2) "H. R. Runnels", one partly printed page, 14.75" x 12.50", February 20, 1858, "City of Austin", granting "the heirs of Robert Thompson deceased . . . nine hundred and sixty acres . . . in Grayson County". Toned with folds; very good.
(3) "Edward Clark", one partly printed page, 14.75" x 12.50", April 9, 1861, "City of Austin", granting "the Heirs of James McKinney dec[eased] . . . Thirteen Labors of Land . . . in Grayson County". Toned with folds and some bleed-through from docketing on verso; very good.
(4) "Jn. Ireland", one partly printed page, 17" x 14", February 18, 1885, "City of Austin", granting "N. E. Degraffenreed . . . Eighty acres . . . In Grayson County". Toned with folds; near fine condition.
(5) "L. S. Ross", one partly printed page, 17" x 14", April 26, 1887, "City of Austin", granting "T. D. Twaits Apsee of Alexander Walker . . . Eighty Acres . . . In Grayson County". With folds and toned; near fine.

Campaign Broadside: "To the Voters of the Second Congressional District" for the Second Texas Election of U.S. Representatives, ca. 1847. One page, 8" x 12.5", [ca. 1847], [Brazoria, Texas], defending the pro-slavery stance of Representative Timothy Pilsbury. With verso repairs to weak horizontal fold; near fine.

James Wilmer Dallam. A Digest of the Laws of Texas: Containing a Full and Complete Compilation of the Land Laws: Together with the Opinions of the Supreme Court. Baltimore: John D. Troy, 1845. First edition. 8vo. x, 632pp. Contemporary full leather over boards. Front board detached. Some mild foxing throughout. Chipping to spine. Internally a very good copy.

Dallam, a lawyer and newspaperman, issued his important reference, known widely as "Dallam's Digest," when he was only 27. Dallam County, Texas is named for him.

References: Raines, p. 240. Streeter 1577.

General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Sixteenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin. Galveston: A. H. Belo & Co., 1879. 8vo. 228pp. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Special Session of the Sixteenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin. Galveston: A. H. Belo & Co., 1879. 8vo. 64pp. [bound with:] General and Special Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Seventeenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin. Galveston: A. H. Belo & Co., 1881. Crudely bound in thick, limp leather with a running side stitch. Name of previous owner, A. R. Coleman, a Coleman, Texas attorney, is in ink in several places throughout. Very good.

General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Called Session of the Seventeenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Galveston: A. H. Belo and Co., 1882. 8vo. 47pp. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Eighteenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Swindells, 1883. 8vo. xvi, 209pp. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Special Session of the Eighteenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Swindells, 1884. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Nineteenth Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Swindells, 1885. Crudely bound in thick, limp leather with a running side stitch. Names of previous owners, Coleman and Randolph (Coleman, Texas attorneys), appear numerous times in ink throughout. Original paper wrappers of the bound-in volumes stained and chipped. Some ink stains and hand-titling to covers. Very good.

General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-Second Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Henry Hutchings, 1891. 8vo. xiv, 224pp. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the First Called Session of the Twenty-Second Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Henry Hutchings, 1892. 8vo. 64pp. [bound with:] General Laws of the State of Texas, Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-Third Legislature, Convened at the City of Austin.... Austin: Henry Hutchings, 1893. 8vo. 232pp. [bound with:] Rules for the Courts of Texas Adopted by Order of the Supreme Court at Austin. Austin: Hutchings Printing House, 1892. Small 8vo. 47pp. Crudely bound in thick, limp leather with a running side stitch. Name of previous owner, J. C. Randolph (a Coleman, Texas attorney), appears numerous times in ink throughout. Some ink stains and hand-titling to covers. Very good.

James D. Lynch. The Bench and Bar of Texas. St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1885. Eight portraits. Full contemporary brown calf. Bookplate. Library markings. Hinges cracked. Front joint split, but remaining attached by the binding cords. Extremities and backstrip of the binding scuffed and rubbed. Else a very good copy.

Seventy-seven biographic sketches of eminent Texas judges and lawyers.

Three Booklets Related to the Building of the State Capitol in Austin, including: Contracts Lease and Grant Executed in Connection with Certain Changes in the Original Contract, Plans, and Specifications for Building The Texas State Capitol Including the Substitution of Granite for Limestone for the Exterior of the Superstructure of the Building July 25, 1885. Austin: State Printing Office. 1885. 8vo. 16pp. In original printed wraps. All pages and top wrap have been silked. Bound in heavy card stock. Very good. [and:] Final Report of the Secretary of the State Capitol Board Austin December 18, 1888. Austin: State Printing Office, 1888. 8vo. 26pp. In the original printed wraps. Small chip to the front wrapper. Includes all reports and comments from commissioners, superintendents, and contractors as well as M. E. Bell, the senior architect on the project. Bound in heavy cardstock. Near fine. [and:] Report of the Capitol Furnishing Board Commissioners: W. A. Rhea, Rhoads Fisher, W. C. Holland. Austin: Smith, Hucks & Jones, State Printers, 1889. 8vo. 10pp. In original printed wraps. Lightly toned throughout. Minor dampstaining affecting top wrap and title page only. Bound in heavy cardstock. Very good.

Cameron County, Texas, Broadside: The "Blues and Reds". One page, 7.5" x 11.25", May 17, 1855, Cameron County, Texas, giving four reasons why "no fair and impartial jury . . . can be obtained in the county of Cameron". Toned with light dampstaining; near fine.

[Cookbook] The Texas Cook Book. A Thorough Treatise on the Art of Cookery. Edited by the Ladies' Association of the First Presbyterian Church. Houston, 1883. First edition. 8vo. 186pp. Ads in rear and on endpapers. Blank leaves follow each section for owner's notes or additional recipes. Green cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to front board. Penciled name of previous owner. Rear hinge weak; some paper loss to rear pastedown. In custom clamshell box with rounded leather spine with gilt lettering. A nice tight copy in very good condition.

From the Southwestern Historical Quarterly: "The first such work published in Texas, the remarkable book also reveals Houston during the first two of the three decades [of Reconstruction]." In the section of "miscellaneous receipts" toward the back, there are instructions on making your own cough syrup out of licorice balls, honey, and twenty grains of opium. The previous owner has crossed it out and, in pencil, written: "Do not use this."

Reference: Southwest Historic Quarterly, Vol. 71, p. 228.

[Athens, Texas]. Directory Athens City, Texas, County Site of Henderson County 1904. Athens, Texas, n.d. First edition. 8vo. 71, 93, 32pp. Divided into three volumes: Directory Athens City, Texas; Biographies of Eminent Citizens and Historical Sketches of Henderson County; and, State Information, Historical Sketches and Miscellaneous Reading. Many ads and photographs. Fabric backstrip; printed paper over boards. Some staining to boards. Slight toning to the pages. A very scarce local Texas history item in very good condition. Not in Cracker Barrel Chronicles.

Worth S. Ray. Austin Colony Pioneers: Including a History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery, and Washington Counties Texas and Their Earliest Settlers. Austin: Published by the author, 1949. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 378pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. With scattered light penciled researcher's marks, and one name underlined, else a beautiful copy in near fine condition.

Worth S. Ray's work on Stephen F. Austin's second, or little colony is considered to be among the best references on the early colonization of central Texas. Much of the information contained has been drawn from scarce manuscripts, court records, and family histories. Includes many biographical sketches of early Texas pioneers. A great reference for genealogists and students of early Texas history. Though it has been reprinted, the original editions are quite scarce. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Guide Printing Company. A Mess of Pottage and Other Good Things as Tried and Proven by Ye Cunninge Workers of Eagle Pass, Texas. Eagle Pass, Texas: Guide Printing Company, 1906. 5" x 7.5". 77pp. Seventeen chapters ("Soups," "Salads and Side Dishes," "Home-made Candy," "Dishes for the Sick Room," etc.) with advertisements. Green wrappers with some discoloration along spine. A small piece has been cut from the back wrapper. Very good. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Pancho Villa] Francisco "Pancho" Villa's Money. Containing seven peso bills, two cincuenta centavo bills, one veinte peso bill, and one cincuenta peso bill. All were printed in 1913 and are numbered. As expected, the bills have been well-used with slightly frayed edges, tape repairs, some fading.

Included is a photo, identified on verso, "Rosemary Dolch with Money (Francisco Pancho Villa's money) Left at Dolch Hotel, Eagle Pass, Texas. Photo by Harvey Belgin San Antonio Light (Published in San Antonio Light Paper)." The bills in this lot match exactly the bills in the photograph. Also included is an Eagle Pass News-Guide [1965] newspaper photograph of "Pancho Villa and Pals, when all was rosy at the organizational junta of the 1911 revolution against Porfirio Diaz." Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Two Photographs of Eagle Pass, Texas, 1905. (1) 7" x 4.75" (matted to 12" x 9"), with "No. 1 - North to South" written in pencil along the top margin of the beige mat. On the verso is written in ink, "Filed January 9th 1905/ [?] Clerk/ District Court Maverick/ County Texas." (2) 7" x 4.75" (matted to 10.75" x 8.75"), with "(2) South to North" written on the gray mat above the photograph. On the verso is written in ink, "Filed January 9th 1905/ [?] Clerk/ District Court Maverick/ County Texas." Both photographs are looking at the same block of businesses on the east side of Main Street. Eagle Pass, located on the Rio Grande, had a population near 3,000 in 1905. Both photos contain foxing; very good condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

W. A. Carter. History of Fannin County, Texas. History, Statistics, and Biographies. Business Cards, Etc. Bonham: [n.p.], 1885. 128pp, plus [15] pages of ads (i.e. local "business cards"). Original brown boards, with gilt title and blind-stamped rules and decorations. New endpapers. Binding faded and heavily rubbed. Light fraying to spine ends. Minor soiling throughout. "Quite rare," according to Jenkins. A tight copy of an uncommon title in near very good condition.

References: Howes C199; Jenkins, Cracker Barrel Chronicles, 1661.

[Galveston Directory]. W. Richardson & Co. Galveston Directory for 1866-67. Containing the Early History of Galveston, the Officers of the Existing City Government, together with Full Details of All Public Improvements, Institutions and Associations, Public Enterprises, etc. etc. By W. Richardson & Co. Galveston: Printed at the "News" Book and Job Office, 1866. First edition. 12mo. 104pp, plus 40 pages of ads. Original printed paper boards. Boards detached. Some loss to the paper of the front board. The final page of text and the first page of ads have adhered together. Some moderate foxing throughout. Good.

Biographic section on Michel B. Menard; chapter titled "Medical Topography of Galveston;" information on Galveston iron foundries, cotton compresses, and other industries.

References: Raines, p. 174. Winkler 1517.

[Galveston] Five Items, including: E. G. Cain, compiler. Visitors Guide City of Galveston, Texas. E. G. Cain Blue Print Company, 1929. Pocket map in soft covers, with a "map showing location of the city of Galveston on east end of Galveston Island. " 23.25" x 18.25" opened; folds into 4.5" x 6.50". Occasional separation at fold intersections. Near fine. [and:] E. R. Cheesborough. Galveston's Commission Form of City Government: Its History, Details and Practical Workings. "Reprinted for the Galveston Deep Water Committee of Galveston, Texas, from the Galveston Tribune of December 31, 1909." 6" x 9". [16pp]. Illustrated. Fine. [and:] Galveston and Houston. Published by S. H. Kress & Company, 1907. [32pp]. Containing images of Galveston and Houston at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Wrappers are foxed and lightly stained. Very good. [and:] S. B. Southwick. Galveston Old and New. May 15, 1906. 6" x 9". 14pp. Very good. [and:] Souvenir of Galveston, Texas. 90 Views. Plates of Galveston hotels, breweries, cotton mills, railroads, residences, bath houses, churches, government buildings, a "Bird's Eye View of Galveston, Texas, 1897," and more, on fold outs. Well-worn with a small amount of cello tape on spine.

Pair of Books Dealing With Medicine in San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas, including: Charles D. Dixon. The Menace. An Exposition of Quackery Nostrum Exploitation and Reminiscences of a Country Doctor. San Antonio: Lodovic Printing Company, 1914. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 128pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Contents slightly toned, else near fine. [and:] Pat Ireland Nixon. A Century of Medicine in San Antonio. The Story of Medicine in Bexar County, Texas. San Antonio: Privately published by the author, 1936. First edition. Signed by the author on the front pastedown. 8vo. 405pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's red cloth with titles printed on paper labels and mounted to the front board and spine. With the original glassine protector. Fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Pair of Rare Texas Government Reference Works, including: L. E. Daniell [compiler]. Personnel of the Texas State Government With Sketches of Distinguished Texans, Embracing the Executive and Staff, Heads of Departments, United States Senators and Representatives, Members of the XXth Legislature. Austin: Press of the City Printing Company, 1887. First edition. 8vo. 317pp. With illustrations of prominent Texas officials throughout text. Illustration of the Texas Capitol building used as the frontispiece and an illustration of the Driskill Hotel in Austin as the final illustration. Original leather binding over beveled boards with decoration stamped in blind on the boards and titles stamped in gilt on the front board. Marbled endpapers. Boards with moderate wear, front joint with a three-inch crack, small area of loss to the head of the spine, and old tape repair on the title page; else a handsome and sound volume in very good condition. [and:] Hobart Huson. District Judges of Refugio County. Refugio [Texas]: Refugio Timely Remarks, 1941. Special limited edition for subscribers to Judges' Portrait fund. 8vo. 115pp. Original maroon cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Light foxing to fore-edge, minor offsetting to preliminary and terminal pastedowns and endpapers, else near fine.

Two rare works dealing with state government history.

Nine Pamphlets on Texas, including: A History of Brazoria County, Texas. [and:] Robert Carlton Clark. The Beginnings of Texas, 1684-1718. [and:] George P. Hammond. Coronado's Seven Cities. [and:] Minnie Timms Harper and George Dewey Harper. Old Ranches. [and:] John W. Middleton. History of the Regulators and Moderators and the Shelby County War in 1841 and 1842. [and:] Panhandle Plains Historical Review, Volume II. [and:] T. C. Smith, Jr. Pecan Valley Days. [and:] T. C. Smith, Jr. From the Memories of Men. [and:] Maco Stewart. Communism. All publications are 8vo, in wrappers, and all are presumed first editions. All in very good or better condition.

The Texas Almanac for 1858. Galveston: Richardson & Co., 1857. 8vo. 194pp, plus 84 pages of ads at the rear. Plain blue wrappers. Some chipping to the printed spine. Binding cocked. Some toning and foxing to the pages. Penciled title to the front cover. Overall, a very good copy.

The second annual Texas almanac from Richardson & Company.

Reference: Basic Texas Books 172A.

The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. Galveston: Richardson & Co., 1869. 8vo. 288pp. Printed wrappers. Much of the spine panel has chipped away. Front cover detached but present. Internally sound. Overall, a very good copy.

Three Texas Almanacs: 1904, 1911, 1927. First published in 1857, the Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide was published sporadically until 1929, when it began biennial publication. Each of these copies is in its original wrappers and contains vast information on Texas, as well as numerous ads, maps, and images. All almanacs are in very good condition. The 1904 issue is published by the Galveston Dallas News and issued by A. H. Belo & Company, 398pp., 12mo. 1911 issue published by A. H. Belo & Company. 346pp., 12mo. 1927 issue is published by the Dallas News and issued by A. H. Belo Corporation, 384pp., 8vo. Various tears occur in the 1927 issue, along with a small amount of paper loss to the wrappers. This issue also contains a 19" x 14" fold-out map with the "Official Highway Map of Texas 1927" on one side and the "map issued with The 1927 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide" on the other.

L. Hartmann & Millard. Le Texas, ou notice historique sur le Champ d'Asile - Signed First Edition. Comprenant tout ce qui s'est passé depuis la formation jusqu' àla dissolution de cette Colonie, les causes qui l'ont amenée, et la liste de tous les Colons Français, avec des renseiguemens utiles à leurs familles, et le plan du camp, DÉDIÉ A MESSIEURS LES SOUSCRIPTEURS en favour des Réfugiés; Par MM. Hartmann et Millard. A Paris: Chez Béguin, et al, Juin 1819. First edition. Signed by both authors and the publisher. 12mo. ix [x] [11] 12-135pp. Text in French. Contemporary binding in three-quarter buckram and marbled paper over boards. Hinges and joints cracked, front board loose but still attached. Moderate dampstaining throughout. Initials of previous owner rubber-stamped on titled page and again on page three of the dedication. Missing the folding engraved frontispiece plan of the fort. Streeter: "Statement certifying these as copies of the authorized edition on verso of half titles, signed in Ms. by Hartmann and Béguin in some copies" - that statement is present in this copy. Overall, very good condition.

General Charles Lallemand, following Napoleon's final defeat, fled to America and eventually made his way to the Texas coast and up the Trinity River to found Champ d'Asile, a colony for exiled Napoleonic veterans. In Basic Texas Books, Jenkins writes of this book that "the text consists of two diaries, the first by Hartmann and the second by Millard. The Hartmann section includes a list of the colonists and the text of Gen. C. F. A. Lallemand's Proclamation from Galveston, beginning: 'Brought together by a series of misfortunes which exiled us from our homes [in France] and scattered us abroad in various countries, we have no hostile intentions [but if we are attached] we have arms [...]." Raines: "The authors give a full history of 'Camp Asylum, with a notice of everything that happened from the formation to the dissolution of that colony, the causes which brought it about, and the list of all the French colonists with information useful to their families, and the plan of the camp.' The organization was purely military, divided into two cohorts, commanded by Gens. Lallemand and Rigaud. Lallemand was one of the legatees of Napoleon. On the approach of the Spanish army, the French burned their buildings and fled to Galveston Island, thence to Louisiana. The exact site of the settlement has not yet been determined."

References: Basic Texas Books 85. Howes H270. Raines, p. 109. Sabin 30706. Streeter 1069.

Dr. Benno Matthes. Reise-Bilder. Bilder aus Texas. (Dresden: Buchhandlung von H. J. Zeh, 1861). 12mo. [viii], [1]-104pp. No errata. Later half leather over paper boards. Spine sunned. No endpapers. Scattered minor foxing throughout. Housed in a custom quarter leather solander box with black spine titles. A very good copy.

"A German naturalist, Matthes visited Texas in 1856-7; observations on the effects of drought on flora and fauna, incidents regarding Indians and Negroes, the prairie, deer-hunting, wild horses, the Seminoles, etc." (Eberstadt).

References: Eberstadt 162:528. Howes M423. Raines, p. 147.

Dr. Ferdinand Roemer. Texas. Mit besonderer Rucksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung und die physichen Verhaeltnisse des Landes nach eigener Beobachtung geschildert. Bonn: [Carl Georgi for] Adolph Marcus, 1849. First edition. xiv, [2], [1]-464pp. Facsimile folding map accompanies the book. Black leather over cloth boards with gilt spine titles and four raised bands. Moderate wear and rubbing to the binding. Spine recased. Small stamp to verso of title page. Some foxing throughout. All in all, a very good copy of a scarce edition.

"This is one of the first scientific investigations of Texas made by someone qualified to do so...J. Frank Dobie states that 'Roemer saw more and told about it in a livelier and more diverting way than any brace of other travelers between Cabeza de Vaca and Frederick Law Olmsted'" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books). "[T]he father of Texas geology" (Howes).

References: Basic Texas Books 179. Dobie, p. 52. Graff 3549. Howes R407. Raines, p. 177. Sabin 72593.

Georg Willrich. Erinnerungen aus Texas. Wahrheit und Dichtung. Aufgezeichnet während der Untersuchungshaft zu Hannover von Georg Willrich. Deutsches Original. Leipzig: Christian Ernst Kollmann, 1854. First edition. Three 16mo volumes. 173; 176; 174pp. Two pages of ads at the rear of Volume II. Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards. Ex-library copy. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Very good.

"Around 1850 the German American novel developed with the arrival of German Forty-Eighters, who were busy editing newspapers and writing fiction and nonfiction. [...] Slavery repeatedly turned out to be [a] site of conflict in the predominantly antislavery novels. It also triggered the counter image of a harmonious coexistence of German immigrants and freed slaves in Georg Willrich's Erinnerungen aus Texas (Memoirs of Texas, 1854)" (Annette Bühler-Dietrich, in Germany and Americans).

References: Thomas Adams (ed.), Germany and Americans, p. 834. Howes W509. Raines, p. 220.

[Charles Cullen, translator]. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians, from manuscripts, and ancient paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by charts, and other copper plates. To which are added, critical dissertations on the Land, the Animals, and Inhabitants of Mexico. By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the Original Italian, by Charles Cullen, Esq. In Two Volumes. London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. First English-language edition. Two 4to volumes. xxxv, 476; 463pp. Frontispiece map to each volume. Many plates. Contemporary full calf over boards. Leather title labels with gilt lettering to spines. Corners bumped. Some wear to spines. Joints cracked; boards loose, but cords holding. Bookplate of Frederick J. O. Montagu to front pastedowns. Internally sound, with pages and plates fresh and clean. In custom clamshell boxes; rounded morocco spines with gilt lettering. Very good.

"Clavigero was a native of Vera Cruz (born 1731, died at Bologna, 1787), a Jesuit and a thorough antiquarian, who spent thirty years of active research into the archaeology and antiquities of Mexico" (Stevens).

References: Sabin 1787. Stevens, Bibliotheca Historica, 377.

Carlos E. Castañeda. Our Catholic Heritage in Texas 1519-1936. Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1936-1958. First editions. The first six volumes are each inscribed by Castañeda to a friend. Seven 8vo volumes total. Maps, illustrations, indices. The final volume includes supplemental material up to 1950. Original decorated blue cloth over boards. Blind-stamped lettering and designs to boards and spines. Minor shelf wear. Some dampstaining to the lower portion of Volume I. Very good.

"Castañeda gives us the first detailed account of literally dozens of expeditions and settlements in Texas. [...] He opens a world of entirely new history for the Big Bend region and for South Texas, and provides by far the most complete account of the missions in the San Antonio-Goliad region and in East Texas" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books).

Reference: Basic Texas Books 27.

Hubert Howe Bancroft. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. San Francisco: The History Company, 1886-1890). Mixed edition. 39 8vo volumes. Numerous maps, including many that fold out. Uniformly bound in light brown leather with black spine title labels lettered in gilt. All edges marbled. Soiling, rubbing, and staining to the covers of some volumes. Clear plastic dust jacket adhered to Volume I. Joints tender or partially split on some volumes. Some hinges reinforced. A number of chipped spine heads. Scattered minor foxing throughout the set, primarily to endpapers. Overall, a very good set of a monumental work.

"Colossal co-operative undertaking; nothing approaching it has ever been attempted in this country" (Howes). One of the most comprehensive histories of the American West, Central America, and Mexico.

References: Graff 155. Howell 50. Howes B91.

A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Two 8vo volumes. x, 504; iv, 538pp. Many black and white illustrations. Three-quarter leather binding with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Top edges gilt. Marble endpapers. Bumping to extremities, and some minor crumbling to the binding. Overall, very good.

Covers the region of the state south and west of the Guadalupe River, with much material on San Antonio. Many biographical sketches of local leaders and settlers to the region.

J[acob] De Cordova. Texas: Her Resources and her Public Men. A Companion for J. De Cordova's New and Correct Map of the State of Texas. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1858. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 375pp. Index, advertisements. Original blindstamped light green cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to spine dulled. Binding uniformly faded and a bit dusty. Moderate foxing throughout. Penciled name on front free endpaper. A tight, clean copy in very good condition.

"De Cordova, a native of Jamaica, was one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Texas. He supplied goods for the Texas Revolution from New Orleans and settled in Galveston in 1837. [...] He was fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, and several Indian languages. He became one of the leading land merchants in Texas, and worked for thirty years promoting immigration into the state" (Basic Texas Books). Most of the concerns of potential immigrants to Texas are addressed: climate, soil quality, transportation, laws, history, biography of Texas luminaries, churches, fraternal organizations, schools, and a short but comprehensive introduction to the legal issues of land claims and deeds; resulting in what Raines describes as "a fine cyclopedia at the time."

References: Basic Texas Books 38. Howes D 201. Raines, p. 65.

J. B. Cranfill. Words of Comfort, or Sunday Morning Thoughts. Waco: Southwestern Company, 1899. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 496pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations by Frank Beard. Later half morocco of marbled boards. Raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very good.

A collection of inspirational and cautionary sketches written by one of the more feisty Texas Baptists of his time.

David Crockett. An Account of Col. Crockett's Tour to the North and Down East. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1835. First edition. 234pp, with 32 pages of ads in the rear. Red cloth over boards. Rebacked, with some fading to boards. Nineteenth-century inked name of a previous owner to front endpaper. Ex-library copy, with two rubber-stamp marks, one on the title page which has been amateurishly covered over with a white label. Cocked binding. Some foxing throughout.

"Has been ascribed to his [Crockett's] friend, Augustin S. Clayton, of Georgia" (Howes).

Reference: Howes C896.

W. B. Dewees. Letters from an Early Settler of Texas. Compiled by Cara Cardelle. Louisville, 1858. Second edition stated (although this is the third appearance of the book). 12mo. 312pp. Original cloth. Corners bumped. Chipping to spine ends, with part of title label chipped off. Foxing throughout. Very good. Eberstadt calls it "a valuable first-hand source book for the early days of Texas and the Southwest."

John C. Duval. The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1871. First edition, first issue (no footnote on p. 173, and "Deringers" on p. 153). 12mo. xii, 291pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait by J. W. Orr and six plates by H. Faber. Original green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt illustrations to spine. Beautifully recased and rebacked, with original spine preserved; new endpapers, with the original chocolate free endpapers bound in. Minor wear to tips of corners. A few random spots to pages throughout. A tight, sturdy copy in very good condition.

The account of William Alexander Anderson "Big-Foot" Wallace (1817-1899), soldier, Texas Ranger, Indian fighter, and entertaining, larger-than-life folk-hero. "The first part [...] contains Wallace's first-person narrative of all his adventures in the wilds of unsettled Texas, with dozens of hunting tales and even more Indian fights. The second part [...] is the nearly exact history of Wallace's service in the Mier Expedition, his capture, the drawing for the black beans, and his term in Perote Prison. The last part [...] is an hilarious first-hand account of his trip via New Orleans to Virginia" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books).

References: Basic Texas Books 50. Eberstadt 106:93. Graff 1187. Howes D602. Raines, p. 73-74.

A Visit to Texas, Being the Journal of a Traveller Through Those Parts Most Interesting to American Settlers with Descriptions of Scenery, Habits .... Mobile: Woodruff, Fiske, and McGuire, 1836. Second edition. 16mo. xi, 262pp. Green cloth over boards. Re-backed with dark olive cloth and gilt lettering to the spine. Bookplate neatly affixed to front pastedown. Minor foxing throughout. Top portion of the title page has been restored. Two inked corrections by the previous owner have been made to the final page where the names of the then-current leaders of the Republic of Texas are listed. Very good.

"The account gives a fresh and interesting picture of life in Texas at that time, interspersed with caustic comments on the Galveston Bay Company. [The author's] visit was made a few months before Mrs. Holley and covered considerably more ground, but the account lacks her charm and range of observation. The second edition has an account of the engagement at Conception, near San Antonio, by one of the participants and a very brief 'Sketch of the late war in Texas.'" (Streeter, p. 150). The second edition lacks the map and plates present in the first edition. Although the identity of the author of A Visit remains unknown, F. L. Olmsted and Wright Howes speculate on an author named Fiske. A previous owner of this copy apparently agreed and had the name Fiske gold-stamped on the spine.

References: Basic Texas Books 209. Raines, p. 210. Sabin 95133. Streeter 1155.

Capt. W. J. French. Wild Jim The Texas Cowboy and Saddle King. Antioch, Illinois: Capt. W J. French, 1890. First edition. 8vo. 76pp. Illustrated with numerous engravings in the text. Original pictorial orange-brown wrappers. Front wrapper detached; rear wrapper barely holding. Creasing and soiling to the covers with minor paper loss around the edges. Spine mostly perished. Staining and some scribbling to the rear cover. Scattered minor foxing and some toning to the text throughout. Some corners creased. A scarce volume in good condition.

From the Introduction: "In response to the many solicitations of the public, Capt. W. J. French, known throughout the Western country as Wild Jim, the Texas Cowboy and Saddle King, narrates a few of his thrilling adventures while living the life of a cowboy trailer and Indian scout."

References: Herd 848 ("very rare"). Howes F374. Six-Guns 772 ("exceedingly rare").

Mary Austin Holley: Texas. Observations, Historical, Geographical and Descriptive, In a Series of Letters, Written during a Visit to Austin's Colony, with a view to a permanent settlement in that country, in the Autumn of 1831. By Mrs. Mary Austin Holley. With an Appendix, Containing specific answers to certain questions, relative to Colonization in Texas, issued some time since by the London Geographical Society. Also, some notice of the recent political events in that quarter. Baltimore: Armstrong & Plaskitt, 1833. First edition of the first book in English entirely about Texas. No copyright notice on verso of title page. 12mo (7" x 4.5"). 167pp. with appendix. Folding map in facsimile: Map of the State of Coahuila and Texas by W. Hooker (13.25" x 10.75"). Reddish-brown cloth, with title and decorative device in gilt on front board. Cloth is rubbed and soiled, with some light moisture droplets; spine faded. Edges and extremities are worn; corners bumped. Joints worn; front hinge starting, rear hinge cracked, but binding is tight and sturdy. Gilt dulled. Significant foxing throughout. A few pages chipped and/or dog-eared. Page 86 mis-numbered as "62." Facsimile folding map tipped to rear pastedown is fine. Book is in generally very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box with leather title label to spine.

An epistolary account of the author's journey to Texas (specifically to Austin's Colony) in the fall of 1831. Mrs. Holley was, in fact, a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, and the book is dedicated to him. Holley was enthusiastic about the country and its prospects, and in this series of letters, she describes many aspects of the region, including the landscape as well as the political, economic, and social climate. Holley was so taken with this "splendid country" that she rhapsodizes about Texas, describing it as an almost idyllic utopia: "Ones feelings in Texas are unique and original, and very like a dream or youthful vision realized. Here, as in Eden, man feels alone with the God of nature, and seems, in a peculiar manner, to enjoy the rich bounties of heaven, in common with all created things. [...] [T]he profound stillness; the genial sun and soft air, - all are impressive, and are calculated, both to delight the imagination, and to fill the heart, with religious emotions" (Holley, p. 127). She concludes - somewhat vehemently - that a person would do well to "settle accounts at home, and begin life anew in Texas. He will find, here, abundant exercise for all his faculties, both of body and mind, a new stimulus to his exertions, and a new current for his affections. He may be obliged to labour hard, but riches are a very certain reward of his exertions" (p. 131). Mrs. Holley was certainly one of the most persuasive boosters of emigration to Texas, and many of her readers were no doubt swayed to head to this new Promised Land as soon as they could!

Reference: Basic Texas Books 93. Graff 1934. Howes H593. Raines, p. 116. Sabin 32528. Streeter 1135.

Charles Hooton. St. Louis' Isle, or Texiana; with Additional Observations made in the United States and in Canada. London: Simmons and Ward, 1847. First edition. 8vo. 204 pp. Frontispiece, and five additional plates. Modern cloth binding. Leather title label to spine with gilt lettering. Frontispiece loose, but attached. Slight foxing and toning to the pages. This copy is missing pages vii-xvi, which would include the preface, the table of contents, and the list of illustrations. Else very good.

Hooton, an Englishman, made his visit to Texas in 1840, and, according to Eberstadt, "had a rough experience in the new Republic, and published this account to deter prospective emigrants from following in his 'fatal footsteps.' The work takes issue with the writings of Newell, Kennedy, and others. The title is the French form of the Old Spanish name for Galveston Island." Hooton, however, is not without an entertaining writing style. Here he is, on page 10, bemoaning what he judges to be a paucity of literature to be found in Texas: "To expect to find a book for sale of any higher character than the illustrated alphabet - 'A for Ape, and B for Bull' - except it be derived from the sea-chest library of some deceased and beggared emigrant, who disposes of all he possesses in order to get away again - would be to expect a very remarkable and unusual phenomenon. Any old book-stall in Her Majesty's dominions contains more literary wealth upon any given number of its square inches, than can be found in the same number of square leagues in Texas, pick them from whatever part you will." Much first-hand information of Texas during the Republic period, particularly Galveston and the adjacent coastal plains. A book rarely offered for sale.

References: Eberstadt 114: 759. Howes H626. Raines, p. 118. Sabin 32892.

George Wilkins Kendall: Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition, Comprising a Description of A Tour Through Texas, and Across the Great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygüa Hunting-Grounds, with an Account of the Sufferings from Want of Food, Losses from Hostile Indians, and Final Capture of the Texans, and Their March, as Prisoners, to the City of Mexico. With Illustrations and a Map. By Geo. Wilkins Kendall. In Two Volumes. New-York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. Later issue. Two 8vo volumes. xii, 405; x, 406pp. Illustrated with engraved plates and a folding map: Texas and Part of Mexico & The United States, showing the Route of The First Santa Fé Expedition (16" x 11"). Contemporary half morocco over cloth boards. Extremities bumped and rubbed. Marks on lower portions of spines where label stickers have been removed; front pastedowns show evidence of library plates removed. Some foxing throughout. Overall, very good.

"The best account of the Santa Fé Expedition [and] one of the best campaign narratives ever written" (Basic Texas Books).

References: Basic Texas Books 116(D). Graff 2304. Howes K75. Wagner-Camp 110:1.

Sallie Reynolds Matthews. Interwoven, a Pioneer Chronicle. Houston: The Anson Jones Press, 1936. First edition. 8vo. x, 234pp. Photographic frontispiece. Light brown cloth over boards. Black lettering to front board and spine. Some toning to spine. Light foxing to endpapers. Full leather clamshell box. An attractive, tight copy in very good condition.

"Ranch life in the Texas frontier as a refined and intelligent woman saw it" (Dobie, Life and Literature of the Southwest).

References: Basic Texas Books 139. Dobie, p. 62. Herd 1454. Howes M426. Six-Guns 1463. Six Score 78.

W. B. Parker. Notes Taken During the Expedition Commanded by Capt. R. B. Marcy, U.S.A., Through Unexplored Texas, in the Summer and Fall of 1854. Philadelphia: Hayes & Zell, 1856. First edition. 12mo. xii, 2-241pp, with 6-page publisher's catalog. Original brown cloth with decoration stamped in blind and titles in gilt on the spine. Moderate wear to boards, especially at the edges and spine ends, with uniform scuffing. One small area of loss on the spine not affecting titles. Front hinge cracked. Scattered foxing throughout with a bit of dampstaining on the preliminary pages. Page 115/116 with top third missing. Taken on balance, a very good copy of a rare book.

Basic Texas Books 135 (notes): "This is an excellent account of the expedition by a civilian acquaintance of Marcy who went along for the adventure. It is a well-written narrative and adds flavor to Marcy's report."

References: Graff 3195. Howes P91. Raines, p. 162. Sabin 58775.

George G. Shumard. A Partial Report on the Geology of Western Texas Consisting of a General Geological Report. Austin: State Printing Office, 1886. First edition. 8vo. vii, 145pp. Illustrated with charts, two folding. Wraps. Has been rebound, mounting the extant chipped portion of the original front orange wrapper to a new marbled front wrapper. Contents sound, albeit slightly toned. One folding chart detached at one fold crease but complete. Old library discard ink stamp on the title page; inked library markings also to front cover. About very good condition.

Except for a small pamphlet published in 1859, this report contains the only known results of the first Texas Geological Survey published by Shumard (a preliminary geological report was published in 1866 by S. B. Buckley). The report was compiled by H. P. Bee (Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History) from unpublished manuscripts left by Shumard after his departure from Texas. G. P. Merrill notes that only some of the material was prepared during the first survey (1858-61), the rest being written while Shumard served with the U.S. government under Pope's Pacific Railroad survey. A rare early Texas survey. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Reference: Eberstadt 162.

W. Thomas Taylor. Texfake. An Account of the Theft and Forgery of Early Texas Printed Documents. Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. First edition of a special edition limited to seventy copies specially bound by the author (though the original publisher's prospectus indicates only fifty copies) and signed on a limitation page at the rear of the book. 8vo. 158pp. With 39 plates. Foreword by Larry McMurtry. Publisher's original 2-page prospectus and order form laid in. Rebound in a beautiful quarter leather binding by Cangemi of Oak Cliff, with hand-made paper over boards. The striking paper is reminiscent of the design on peacock feathers. A lovely and singular copy. Tiny spot to top edge. In fine condition.

The author spent over three years investigating forgeries of important Texas documents and discusses at length the looting of Texas libraries by thieves during the 1960s. From McMurtry's introduction: "In demonstrating how a large and not especially expert batch of Texas forgeries rather easily filtered into, and then flooded, the market, Tom Taylor explodes this myth, without once mentioning it." Fascinating (and frightening) reading for the collector.

M. Whilldin, compiler. A Description of Western Texas, Published by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, The Sunset Route. Galveston: Printed at the "News" Steam Book & Job Office, 1876. Corrected issue, with pages 111-113 correct except for the paragraph at bottom of page 113 relating to the construction of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio road, which is not present (it was apparently removed to correct an omission at the top of page 112). 12mo. 120pp with 27 lithographed plates of various Texas towns. Original color lithographed wrappers, with a color map of the railway line on the inside front cover. Large folding map with broadside on verso normally found at the rear is not present. Upper corner of front board and front spine fold renewed. A few edges roughly opened. Some pages with minor creasing. Scattered minimal foxing. Housed in a custom black cloth clamshell case. A very good copy of a scarce early Texas travel work.

"A valuable description of the lands, towns, agricultural prospects of West Texas, of high interest for the lithographic views" (Eberstadt).

References: CBC 536. Eberstadt 162:909. Graff 4627. Herd 2502 ("Rare."). Howes W338. Winkler & Friend 3913.

Handbill Promoting Emigration to Texas. One page, 5" x 6.25", March 15, 1878. The broadside is headed, "Ho! For Texas! The Lone Star State! Where Lands are Cheaper than in any other State in the Union, and where can be and is raised a Greater Variety of Crops than in any other two." The broadside, which bears the name of "D. H. Talbot, Sioux City, Iowa", offers land from "25 cents to . . . $10.00 per acre" and boasts that Texas, "unlike the old Southern States, is progressive, and is rapidly taking her place among the more advanced States of the Union." On the verso, Talbot offers to buy land from soldiers and sailors: "Good News for all Soldiers and Sailors!" Toned paper; light tape residue and very small amount of paper loss along top edge. Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Two Important Reprints of Original Narratives of Texas History, including: Dr. Joseph E. Field. Three Years in Texas Including a View of the Texas Revolution and an Account of the Principal Battles. Austin: The Steck Company, 1935. 8vo. 59pp. Publisher's original ribbed-red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, else in very good condition. Field joined Fannin at Goliad on March 6, 1836, and was with the little force which surrendered to Urrea. Being a surgeon, he was ordered to attend the Mexican wounded and thus was one of the few who escaped the mass execution of Fannin's captured men ordered by Santa Anna. References: Graff 1314. Howes F114. [and:] David Woodman, Jr. Guide to Texas Emigrants. Waco: Texian Press, 1974. Later reprint with new material. 12mo. 192pp. Folding map. Original publisher's green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Complete with the original dust jacket. In fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[James W. Freeman, editor]. Prose and Poetry of the Livestock Industry of the United States. With Outlines of the Origin and Ancient History of Our Livestock Animals. Volume 1. Illustrated. Prepared by the Authority of the National Live Stock Association. Denver and Kansas City: Published by the National Live Stock Historical Association [Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1905]. First edition. 4to. 757pp. Numerous illustrations. Later binding of plain beige reinforced paper. Approximately two-thirds of the original black morocco front cover is laid in, this copy originally issued to W. H. Collyns, with his name stamped in gold on the cover remnant. Mild toning to text. Noticeable marginal dampstaining throughout, with molding to the text from page 618 onward, more pronounced towards the terminal pages where it affects some text near the upper corners. Minor marginal paper loss toward the terminal pages, not affecting the text. Despite the flaws, a generally very good copy of a book rarely found, period.

"The most desired and desirable book on the range cattle industry. This book contains an incredible collection of information on men and events concerned with cattle. This volume is the only one of the three projected that was ever published, since its publication bankrupted the printing company and nearly broke the association...A chance to acquire the first edition rarely comes along" (Reese, Six Score 41).

References: Dobie p. 114. Graff 1412. Herd 844 ("exceedingly rare"). Howes P636. Six-Guns 764. Six Score 41. Streeter Sale 2391. Vandale 136.

W. H. Jackson and S. A. Long. The Texas Stock Directory, or Book of Marks and Brands. In a Series of Volumes Designed to Embrace the Entire State. Volume I. San Antonio: Printed at the Herald Office, 1865. First edition. 16mo. (6.5" x 4.25"). 402pp including index, plus 50pp of ads. Calendar for 1866 mounted to front pastedown. Illustrated throughout with marks and brands, and with two illustrations on yellow paper. Original pale blue illustrated paper boards. Boards are rubbed and soiled, with dampstaining to both boards. Some surface loss to both boards. Spine has perished and is no longer present. A few signatures remained gathered together, but most leaves are detached and are laid in. All leaves present but one: the leaf with page 289/290 (containing information on Goliad County) is missing. A significant portion of the leaf with page 235/236 has been torn away (these pages containing information on Guadalupe County). Paper loss to top edge of four pages. Some dampstaining throughout. Page 269 is mis-numbered as "266" (as per Adams). Though in fairly rough condition, this is an item so rare that is desirable in any condition, and it is a prime candidate for restoration.

This copy appears to be a variant of the first edition as described by Adams and Reese. The paper covering the boards is not "salmon pink" or "light gray," but is, instead, a light turquoise.

This is the first Texas brand book, and only the second American brand book, and, as such, William Reese writes that this is "[c]ertainly one of the most important works dealing with the cattle industry in Texas" (Six Score). Though "Volume I" is stated on the title page, there was, in fact, no other volume issued (not only was the ongoing Civil War a factor in the ultimate derailment of the project - it had severely delayed the appearance of Volume I - but, also, co-editor Samuel Long died of cholera in 1866 as he and Jackson were preparing the second volume, and it seems that Jackson made the decision to shelve the continuation of the project).

Brand books, now commonplace, record livestock brands, and show images of registered brands, where the animal is branded, the owner of the brand, and, often, earmarks. A brand book proves useful not only to the livestock owners themselves, but to their fellow ranchers and to law enforcement officials in determining ownership of strayed or stolen livestock.

The end of this first-ever Texas brand book contains a section of advertisements and notices. Two of the notices were written by the editors of this book, both ranchers, and they provide insight into why there was a need for a Texas brand book. The notice titled "Estrays" by W. H. Jackson ("Stockraiser of Bexar County") is particularly amusing: "During the past few years, I have had several horses taken from me (generally after the hour than an honest and God-loving man would be supposed to have said his prayers and retired to his peaceful couch) - all being branded as in the margin. Never having sold or donated a horse wearing the above brand, I claim them as my property, wherever they may be found, and will largely thank and liberally reward any person who will assist me in recovering animals thus mysteriously 'spirited' away."

A particularly rare item, essential to any range history library.

References: Graff 2180. Herd 1142, variant not cited ("exceedingly rare"). Howes J28. Raines, p. 125. Six Score 62, variant not cited ("This fragile book is seldom found in good condition."). Winkler 1375.

J. Evetts Haley. The XIT Ranch of Texas, and the Early Days of The Llano Estacado. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1929. First edition. Inscribed by Haley on the front free endpaper. 261pp. Illustrations. Maps. Indices. Original green cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to spine; gilt longhorn to front board. Top edge gilt. Front hinge weak. Lengthy and amusing generic inscription by Haley, dated "Texas Independence Day 1983": "Inscribed for the collector who happens to wind up with this copy of a great rambling enterprise in his library - as a tribute to the sturdy character and high courage of all those who contributed so much to the fine traditions of Texas." A clean, handsome copy in very good condition.

"A foundation work on ranching in the panhandle, and an important ranch history. The work was Mr. Haley's first book. Shortly after publication Haley was sued for libel by members of the Spikes family, who alleged the comments made in Chapter VIII, 'A Long Fight for Law,' were damaging. These and other connected suits caused the first edition to be withdrawn from sale" (William Reese, Six Score).

References: Basic Texas Books 82. Dobie, p. 104. Graff 1718. Herd 969. Six-Guns 894. Six Score 54.

Advertising Broadside: "City Meat Market San Antonio, Texas." 10" x 20". This colorful advertisement features the embossed head of a Hereford bull above hard-working corn harvesters with farming vignettes. Minor wearing. Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Cabeça de Vaca [Cabeza de Vaca]. The Narrative of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca. Translated by Buckingham Smith. Washington: Printed for private circulation only by G. W. Riggs, 1851. First American edition and the first true translation in English, with a cut signature of Riggs affixed to the colophon page. One of only ten large paper copies from a total print run of just 110 copies. Folio. vii, [9]-138pp plus eight plates of maps relating to de Vaca's explorations. Publisher's red cloth rebacked with the original cloth laid down and a black leather spine title label lettered in gilt. Top edge mildly trimmed; other edges uncut. Moderate wear to the binding, with bumped corners. Rear joint split and rear hinge starting. Minor soiling and staining to the boards. Scattered foxing and toning throughout. A very good copy of the first English edition of the first European book devoted entirely to North America, almost never seen in the large paper edition.

Jenkins writes:"the first book relating to Texas. F. W. Hodge called Cabeza de Vaca's journey 'the most remarkable in the record of American exploration, and as a narrative of suffering and privation the relation ... perhaps has no equal in the annals of the northern continent.'"

References: Basic Texas Books 24(G). Eberstadt 162:112. Holliday 156. Sabin 9771.

Ed Bateman. The Instinct Never Dies. N.p. [self-published in Texas], 1931. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page ("To Uncle Larry - This book is for a very few - those who I think will appreciate it and what it means - Edw. B."). 7.75" x 12.5" legal-size sheets of Japanese handmade paper, printed recto only in two colors, and gathered between a smooth cowhide wraparound cover, secured with a leather thong. Unpaginated (39pp). Illustrations by Dick Spencer. The cowhide of the front cover has a faint splotch measuring approximately three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and a couple of light smudges. Back cover has a small surface abrasion and some puckering. Otherwise, a fine copy.

"Expense was no object for one of the rarest items printed during the Depression era" is the way Al Lowman, in his Printing Arts in Texas, begins his entry on this beautifully-made and almost mythically rare Texas book, produced by Ed Bateman, the wildcat oilman who, in 1930, brought in the Lou Della Crim No. 1, the biggest discovery well in American history. With his proceeds (rumored to be around two million dollars), Bateman bought a ranch and enjoyed his money; and with his new-found wealth, he produced this magnificent book. "I produced this book during the Bateman Age of Extravagance, when money (for which, apparently, I have a native-born contempt) was indeed plentiful. I spent so much on it, the very sum per copy would horrify an intelligent man - not even a Morgan or a Rockefeller could or would pay what I paid" (Bateman, in a letter to Dudley Dobie, 1941).

Ed Bateman began his professional life as a newspaper reporter in Dallas and Houston, eventually finding himself on the oil business beat, reporting on and interviewing the movers and shakers of the post-World War One oil boom. He learned so much about geology and the workings of the oil business that he left his newspaper gig for the wildly speculative and wholly uncertain world of oil leasing and, later, wildcat drilling. After forty-one dry wells, his gusher - in the famed East Texas oilfield - finally came in.

Even though Bateman found his greatest success as an oil wildcatter, he always referred to himself as "an old newspaper man." He writes in the somewhat wistful and poetic introduction to The Instinct Never Dies: "This is a curious book, if you please ... at least, in one respect. It is on paper, and printed, solely to feed, and thereby still, the heart-hunger of one who, having once dipped deeply into that mysterious draught known as printer's ink, must indulge again. [...] Once away from columns that clamored hourly for fresh grist of the world, the instinct persisted strangely. [...] And it has. Through great good-fortune, I can now sit at a desk in my library for as many hours as I like, and write all I please. More extraordinary, I can pay for printing it, as simply or ornately as I like. This book is the first result. There is no necessity for selling a single copy and any newspaper man can tell you that I do not require a reading audience. I simply must write, and having written, put it to press."

Lowman writes: "The Instinct Never Dies reflects what one man can do when he has talent and a lot of money. [...] Bateman's reaction to his new wealth was extraordinary: he wrote, designed, and set with his own hands" this deceptively modest little book which he produced solely for his own pleasure. Though apparently self-taught, Lowman notes: "The careful letterspacing and immaculate presswork are the hallmark of an accomplished and painstaking craftsman." Bateman wrote a few other books on Western themes, but none was as personal to him as this, his first book, a collection of vignettes of people and places he had encountered in his travels. As he writes in his introduction: "...those of you who now hold the volume in your hands have two consoling thoughts for the boredom you may suffer: first, that it cost you nothing, and second, that it is the concrete results of an old newshound having a hell of a good time."

The Instinct Never Dies - the culmination of one man's artistic and aesthetic vision - is an appealing and thoroughly impressive book that has become almost legendary in its maddening elusiveness. We are proud to offer this copy of a book so exceedingly rare that few Texana collectors have ever actually seen a copy.

References: Dobie, Out of the Old Rock. Lowman, Printing Arts in Texas ("issued in such limited numbers that few bibliophiles have ever seen or heard of it"). Sonnichsen, Texas Humoresque, quoting Western Horseman, May 1989.

Scott and Stuart Gentling. Of Birds and Texas, Artists' Copy Limited to Only 25 Copies. Fort Worth: Gentling Editions, 1986. 137 acid-free sheets (22" x 28"). Consisting of two portfolios containing 50 gorgeous offset lithographic color plates of Texas birds and landscapes painted by Fort Worth artists Scott and Stuart Gentling, with commentary by the twin artists preceding each plate. Included in this monumental work is Texas author John Graves' humorous and very personal eleven-page essay entitled "Recollections of a Texas Bird Glimpser". This extra fine copy is one of only 25 artists' copies signed by Graves and the Gentling brothers. In addition to the artist's reproduced original signature on every painting, each plate also bears the added signature of one or both Gentling brothers, making this special copy very desirable. Other than the 25 artists' copies, only 500 limited edition copies were printed. This is a physically impressive set, dedicated to the memory of John James Audubon.

The plates and sheets of text are arranged in two linen-covered portfolios which are placed in a linen-covered box (23" x 29" x 2.75"), crafted by Austin's Jensen Bindery. Portfolio One consists of impressive Texas landscape plates numbered I through X. The forward is written by Harry Tennison and the introduction by Stuart Gentling. Portfolio Two consists of 124 sheets (numbered 34 through 137) and includes plates XI through L. These plates contain a varied assortment of Texas fowl, mostly life-sized: turkey vulture, cattle egret, wild turkey, snow goose, bufflehead duck, mockingbird, bobwhite quail, etc. The birds are set in various regional and seasonal Texas backgrounds, such as woodlands, farm scenes, swamplands, and beaches. Portfolio Two also includes two important pieces of Audubon memorabilia:

1. A facsimile reproduction of the first page of an original handwritten Audubon draft entitled "Red Shouldered Hawk", written from Scotland in 1830. In this initial draft, Audubon recollects observations of the hawk, which he refers to as "one of the Most noisy of all the Falcon Genus" (Audubon eventually painted the hawk three times). The transcription of Audubon's entire manuscript serves as the introductory commentary for the Gentlings' "Red Shouldered Hawk" plate.

2. A reproduction of Audubon's first published bird painting, "The Great Crow Blackbird" (1824). According to the Gentlings' engaging narrative of the history of the painting, the original painting had been considered lost until the brothers stumbled across it in 1985. They purchased it and proudly publish it here. Interestingly, the painting was originally published with alterations by another artist, making this its first publication in unaltered form.

The Gentling twins hatched the idea for this massive project in 1966, though they didn't begin the work until 1976. Eight years later-and with the collaboration of Graves (author of Goodbye to a River), Craig Jensen's bindery, and David Holman of Wind River Press in Austin-the Gentlings finally concluded this landmark project, certainly one of the greatest ornithological works to come from Texas. It comes in its original mailing box and is in extra fine condition.

Included with the work are the Prospectus (6pp.), "Suggestions for the Care and Reading of the Gentling Book of Texas Birds" (2pp.), three facsimiles from regional magazines concerning the Gentling brothers and their portfolio, and the original glossy pamphlet announcing the publication of the portfolio.

J. Evetts Haley. The Heraldry of the Range. Canyon: Panhandle Plains Historical Society, 1949. First edition. Wraps (issued simultaneously with the cloth edition). 4to. 35pp. Illustrated by H. D. Bugbee. Printed wrappers. Signed by the printer Carl Hertzog on the colophon page. In custom cloth and morocco box from the Adolphus Bindery. Near fine.

References: Herd 962. Printer at the Pass 62B.

Two Limited Edition Jenkins Publishing Company Books, including: Eugene O. Porter. San Elizario. A History. Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, The Pemberton Press, 1973. First edition, limited to fifty copies. 8vo. 86pp. Illustrated with drawings by José Cisneros, with an extra illustration laid in. Original special quarter binding with vellum over boards and titles stamped in gilt on the spine. In the original slipcase as issued. About fine. [and] Rachael Plummer's Narrative of Twenty-One Months Servitude as a Prisoner Among the Commanchee Indians. Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1977. First edition facsimile of the only known original copy, limited to 400 hand-numbered copies, signed by William S. Reese (introduction) and Archibald Hanna (preface). 8vo. Unpaginated. Original publisher's binding with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Al Lowman, compiler and editor. This Bitterly Beautiful Land. A Texas Commonplace Book. With an Introduction by Carl Hertzog. Illustrated with color woodcuts by Barbara Whitehead. [Austin]: Roger Beacham Publisher, [1972]. First edition. One of 275 copies on English handmade paper. Folio. 54pp plus colophon. Publisher's beige cloth with paper title label on spine and small orange decoration on front cover. Housed in the original publisher's shipping box and includes original prospectus. Also includes a photocopy of an article from the Dallas Morning News from May 28, 1973 entitled "A Superb Book by Texas Artisan." A gorgeous example of Texas handpress printing in fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

A. T. Myrthe [pseudonym of Anthony Ganilh]. Ambrosio de Letinez, or the First Texian Novel, Embracing a Description of the Countries Bordering on the Rio Bravo. New York: Charles Francis & Co., 1842. First, thus. Two small 8vo volumes. viii, 202; 192pp. Handsomely rebound in three-quarter green morocco, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Penciled name of previous owner on front flyleaf. A near fine copy.

The novel was originally published anonymously in Philadelphia in 1838 under the title Mexico Versus Texas. Later, with some additional material, the novel was brought out in this edition as written by "A. T. Myrthe," but the copyright was registered by Anthony Ganilh. Street agrees with the research of Sister Agatha Sheehan that indicates that Ganilh, a Roman Catholic priest at the time, would have wanted to distance himself from the novel which was somewhat critical of the Church. The 1967 facsimile reprint utilized this 1842 edition.

References: Howes G55. Raines, p. 154. Sabin 51651. Streeter 1310 & 1414.

J. Frank Dobie. Sixteen Titles, including: The Cow People. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 305pp. Some water damage. Binding warped. Dust jacket. [and:] The Flavor of Texas. Dallas: Dealey and Lowe, 1936. First edition. Inscribed by Dobie. 8vo. 287pp. Illustrated by Alexandre Hogue. Dust jacket. [and:] Foller de Drinkin' Gou'd. Austin: Texas Folk-lore Society, 1928. First edition. 8vo. 201pp. Printed wraps. Bookplate affixed to inside of front wrap. Inked name of previous owner. [and:] I'll Tell You a Tale. Boston, 1964. Sixth printing. 8vo. 362pp. Dust jacket. [and:] The Longhorns. Boston, 1942. Later printing. 8vo. 388pp. Bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket. [and:] Out of the Old Rock. Boston, 1972. First edition. 8vo. 237pp. Dust jacket. [and:] Rattlesnakes. Boston, 1965. First edition. 8vo. 201pp. Some water damage. Binding warped. Dust jacket. [and:] Southwestern Lore. Dallas: The Southwest Press, 1931. First edition. 8vo. 198pp. Wraps. Bookplate affixed to inside of front wrap. [and:] Spur-of-the-Cock. Austin: Texas Folk-lore Society, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Wraps. Inked name of previous owner. Bookplate affixed to inside of front wrap. [and:] Stories of Christmas and the Bowie Knife. Austin: The Steck Company, 1953. First edition. 8vo. 62pp. Illustrated by Warren Hunter. Near fine in original sunned and toned slipcase. No dust jacket issued. The illustrator, Warren Hunter, has inscribed the book on the front free endpaper to Mrs. Herbert Fletcher, who, with her husband, ran the Anson Jones Press. [and:] A Texan in England. Boston, 1945. First edition. Signed by Dobie. 8vo. 285pp. Dust jacket. [and:] Tone the Bell Easy. Austin: Texas Folk-lore Society, 1932. First edition. 8vo. 199pp. Wraps. Inked name of previous owner. Bookplate affixed to inside of front wrapper. [and:] Tongues of the Monte. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. Inscribed by Dobie. First edition. 8vo. 301pp. Moderate foxing. Some slight chipping and sunning to dust jacket. Dobie inscribed this copy to his colleague Marcelle Hamer, treasurer of the Texas Folklore Society and head of the Texas Collection at the University of Texas library, to give to her brother, J. Frank Lively: "To J. Frank Lively from Marcelle [...] J. Frank Dobie, Christmas, 1935." A nice association copy. [and:] The Voice of the Coyote. Boston, 1949. First edition. 8vo. 386pp. Dust jacket. [and:] [Jenkins Company] A Catalogue of the Writings of J. Frank Dobie. Austin, n.d. 4to. Wraps. The Jenkins Company's "catalogue number five." [and:] [The Pemberton Press] The Pemberton Press Presents a Portrait of Pancho, the Life of a Great Texan, J. Frank Dobie, by Winston Bode. 4to. Eight-page promotional pamphlet for Bode's book that Jenkins sent out with his Dobie catalogue number five. All items in this lot are in very good or better condition.

J. Frank Dobie. Two Inscribed Pamphlets, including: Bob More, Man and Bird Man. [Dallas], 1941. First edition. Inscribed. 8vo. 23pp. Wraps. Near fine. Biographical essay of rancher and ornithologist Robert Lee More, reprinted from the Southwest Review, Volume XXVI, Number 1. [and:] Juan Oso, Bear Nights in Mexico. [Dallas: Boyde Printing Co.], 1933. First edition. Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Inscribed. 8vo. 35pp. Wraps. Some slight staining to front wrap. Very good. Reprinted from the Southwest Review, Volume XIX, Number 1.

These are two of Dobie's Christmas pamphlets he occasionally released over the years. Both are warmly inscribed to Dobie's colleague Marcelle Hamer, treasurer of the Texas Folklore Society and head of the Texas Collection at the University of Texas library.

References: McVicker D15 and D29.

J. Frank Dobie. Three Titles, including: Typically Texian. Volume III. University of Texas: Austin, 1942. 4to. 57pp. Signed by Donald Day on the title page. Some discoloration on top left of front wrapper. Very good. [and:] Andy Adams, Cowboy Chronicler. N.p.: n.d. 8vo. 12pp. Stapled wraps. Toned wrapper. Very good. [and:] A Corner Forever Texas. N.p.: n.d. 8vo. 8pp. Stapled wraps. With inscription by a former owner on page 8. Foxing on front wrapper. Very good.

A. M. Gentry. Map of Texas Showing the Line of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and Its Connections in the U.S. and Adjacent Territories. By A. M. Gentry. 1860. 31.25" x 22". This rare map of Texas and surrounding states and territories was printed shortly before Texas seceded from the Union in February 1861, making it one of the last maps used before printers hastened to print new maps heralding the Confederate States of America. This important map shows railroad "actually built," "partially finished," "under contract," and "chartered, but not under contract." The large map covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Indian Territory, as well as parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and seven Mexican states. With wide borders and an image of a steam engine. Two minor holes, one in southwest Arkansas and the other in the Mexican state Chihuahua. Separation along one fold. Small amounts of tape along edges on verso. Slightly wrinkled. Near fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Knights of the Golden Circle: Unengrossed "Roll of Members" Enrollment Form. One page, 8.5" x 14", n.d. [early 1860s], Texas, entitled "Form No. 1/ Roll of Members". The enrollment form for the secretive society asks for names, nativity, height, age, hair color, profession, and military experience of those "Initiated into the First Degree". The form was to be signed by the captain and secretary of the "castle", or local chapter. According to the lower half of the document, the captain was to "certify that the above and foregoing [enrollment form] is a full and complete report of said Castle to date, including all Initiations since the last report, and all Deaths, Expulsions, Transfers, Withdrawals and Resignations, not heretofore reported."

The Knights of the Golden Circle was a mysterious fraternity organized in 1854 by George W. L. Bickley whose purpose was to unite the southern states with Mexico and other Central American nations to form a vast empire based on the slave trade. The fraternity, which reached its height just before the American Civil War took away its energy, was most active in Texas, where a failed attempt to invade Mexico was launched in 1860. Today, some believe the organization, which folded during the Civil War, left behind caches of money across the United States. On the verso of this enrollment form is a handwritten copy of a citation commanding the "Sheriff of Refugio County [Texas]" to post a public notice concerning an estate audit to be held in 1879. The fold separations have been repaired with rice paper; some marginal paper loss. Near very good.

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd Member of Company D, Terry's Texas Rangers December 4, 1862-January 1, 1864. Austin: Press of E.L. Steck, 1914.
In the original printed wrappers, with a small chip affecting all pages occurring at top of spine. Noted by Parrish as "[a]n important source on the 8th Texas Cavalry, from the original manuscript diary. Dodd was captured and executed as a spy."
Together with three additional items related to Dodd:
Printed Civil War Union Circular: "General Orders No. 3", 2pp, 5" x 7.25" , Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan. 5, 1864. Issued by the Headquarters Department of the Ohio, listing the charges, guilty verdict and sentence (execution by hanging) in Dodd's court martial.
An Autograph Letter Signed by Kate S.M. Rotan, a cousin of Dodd's, and a typed transcript of a second letter by Rotan giving details of Dodd's life and eventual hanging. ALS is lightly toned, otherwise near fine; transcript has spots of paper loss, none affecting text. Lot also includes carbon copies of listed transcript all of which have significant paper loss affecting top 10-12 lines of text.

J. B. Polley. Hood's Texas Brigade; Its Marches, Its Battles, Its Achievements. New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1910. First edition. 8vo. 347pp. Signature of Polley mounted to recto of frontispiece. Illustrations. Index. Later half morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. Some dampstaining to lower fore-corner of pages. Very good.

"Mr. Polley has executed his commission most admirably; the volume is well conceived and well written. The greater part of the story is compiled from the memories and diaries of the author and his surviving comrades, but it is substantiated by the official records as far as have been preserved. Naturally enough, the narrative reflects the experiences of the private in the ranks more than the officer, and is not the less interesting for doing that; but still it presents a fairly adequate view of the general problems of the several campaigns and thus gives to the work of the brigade its proper setting" (Ramsdell).

References: Basic Texas Books 165. Howes P465. Charles W. Ramsdell, The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, p. 91.

Battle of Palmito Ranch: John S. "Rip" Ford Printed Broadside with Accompanying Manuscript Map. The broadside is headed, "Head Quarters Exped'y Forces." One printed page, 6.75" x 9", May 12, 1865, Brownsville [Texas]. On the first day of the two day Battle of Palmito Ranch, regarded as the final battle of the Civil War, Colonel Ford makes the following passionate plea in one of the last Confederate imprints:

General Orders
No. __.
I. Every officer and soldier of the command will hold himself in readiness to march to meet the enemy at a moment's notice.
II. The Brigadier General Commanding is determined to contest every inch of ground, and, if possible, to drive back the insolent foe who advances to rob and enslave us.
III. Now is the time for every soldier and every patriot to show his love for his Country and his Cause. Every man must do his duty, and all will be right. Men resolved to be free, can never be conquered.
JOHN S. FORD,
Co. Comd'g.

Sadly, neither Ford nor his men knew that when they fought the "insolent foe" on May 12 and 13, 1865, the main body of the Confederate Army had already surrendered at Appomattox Court House a month earlier on April 9. Ironically, Palmito Ranch was a Confederate victory. On toned paper, with chipping along some edges. Encased in mylar. Fine condition.

Included is an original manuscript map (one page, 16.5" x 10", n.d.) showing Brownsville on the Rio Grande. Also marked are roads, ferries, redoubts, reserves, Freeport, convents, "Brick Yard," and other fortifications. On the left side of the page are written map description: "The fortification marked A is situated between the Convent and Freeport. It is made with breast works of sand and earth. It has wooden steps inside. . . . The half circles marked B and C are defended by 15 pieces of artillery (6 to 12 powders.) The reserve has 5 Parrot guns . . . . The Ferry at Freeport is immediately in the rear of said reserve. At Brazos the Federals have built a round fort. . . . At Point Isabel they have a square fort. . . . Fort Brown is abandoned and destroyed. The Federals number 3200 in all (Negroes included). Gen. J. F.[sic, F. S.] Herron is in command." The text is likely in the hand of one of Ford's officers. On the verso is written, "Plan of enemy's north - at Brownsville." The light blue paper, which is encapsulated in mylar, has separated along the vertical fold. Other folds exhibit weakness and some separation. A few small holes near the text, one affecting the text. The broadside and map are protected in a quarter morocco small portfolio with folds. Very good condition.

Reference: Winkler 1350.

[John S. "Rip" Ford] Handwritten Confederate Spy Report by Refugio Benavides written near the end of the Civil War. One and one-half pages, 8" x 12.5", Matamoros, addressed to "Col [Ford]" and signed "No. 2 [Confederate spy Captain Refugio Benavides]."

In this intelligence, Captain Benavides reports on Union troop movements in Brownsville, Texas, a southern Texas city strategically important to the Confederacy for the European and Mexican trade which came through it. From his position across the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Benavides writes in part: "The work of evacuation goes on so far as the material is concerned, and also some troops have left for below, as a guard for the stores. No transports have yet arrived to take them away, they will be ready to move at a very short notice. From what I can hear, and from good sources-I think every thing will be ready by Tuesday-and if the transports arrive I think sooner. The General has told some of his intimate friends that they will leave a small force at Brazos [Island] with one gun Boat in the harbor, and one outside. If it is not so, he is deceiving one of this best friends here." Concerned about the unequal odds (Ford's force numbered around 1,800), Benavides cautioned, "In a stand up fight, and open ground, you can do nothing with them-they will move with about 3444 Infantry 250 Cavalry and two Batteries. . . . You have the advantage in the woods-close down on them as soon as you can-don't let them get away without seeing you. . . . Few will remain in Brownsville after the Yank's leave. Every one is leaving. If you come close, they will go to you, but from what I can learn are not anxious although perfectly confident. Most will leave here tomorrow." Benavides, who was later praised for his gallantry in the Rio Grande expedition, continues his report by giving Ford a suggestion and a warning: "Pardon me for the suggestion, but don't let them leave without some demonstration against them. If you do, it may injure you, but at the same time, be careful." The report concludes: "NB-they are ready to move at short notice, but will not move from Brownsville until they hear their transportation is off the bar. I know the General has given some of them until Tuesday to settle their business, but that may be deception."

Before the Civil War, Refugio Benavides (1821-1899) had been a Laredo, Texas, politician who had helped push the state toward secession. Promoted to captain early in the war, he was familiar with the Rio Grande area, which resulted in an assignment in 1864 as a scout for Ford in the Rio Grande expedition. John "Rip" Ford (1815-1897), a Texas Ranger and popular statesman, had been involved in almost every major Texas event of the nineteenth century. In the spring of 1864, Ford was tasked with protecting Mexican-European-Confederate trade along the Rio Grande which Union forces were attempting to disrupt. By early July, Union forces had captured Brownsville. When Ford received this intelligence from Benavides, he was waiting at Port Isabel, Texas, northwest of Brownsville, for reinforcements. Those reinforcements from General James E. Slaughter arrived fifteen days after Benavides wrote this report, though they were not needed because Benavides' espionage information was correct: Union troops did quickly withdraw from Brownsville on their way to Louisiana, which allowed Ford to march unopposed into Brownsville on July 30. Benavides was also correct that a small Union force (1,200 men) was to be left at Brazos Island, which became the only Union presence in south Texas throughout the remainder of 1864. On lined, blue paper with slight ink bleed-through. Smoothed folds, fine.

John S. "Rip" Ford Autograph Letter Draft (Unsigned) to Mexican General Juan Cortina. One page, 8" x 12.5", August 31, 1864, Fort Brown [Texas]. A concerned "Rip" Ford, popular Texas Ranger and statesman, responds to General Cortina's accusation that Ford's troops had fired on some of his 450 Mexican soldiers. In part: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of to-day. The complaint that troops under my command have fired upon Mexican troops on the river[?] bank is important, and I answer at once. You do me justice in saying the act unknown to and unauthorized by me. I shall institute an investigation and shall punish any one guilty of wrong in the matter. I would state, however, that upon inquiry it is reported, that the Mexicans fired first. Two shots were fired yesterday from the town of Matamoros upon my men at Freeport, and [?] was taking effect." The letter contains several corrections, including crossed out and inserted words, made by Ford.

Texas Ranger John S. "Rip" Ford and Mexican insurgent Juan Cortina had been enemies in 1859 and 1860, fighting a series of battles along the Rio Grande. Ford's Rangers, together with U.S. soldiers under the command of Major Samuel P. Heintzelman, had ultimately defeated Cortina, who retreated back into Mexico. After the American Civil War began, Ford was given command of the Confederate cavalry forces in Texas (he later gained distinction for winning the last engagement of the Civil War at the Battle of Palmito Ranch). Meanwhile, Cortina, a hero of poor Mexicans on both sides of the Rio Grande, was serving as governor of Tamaulipas and had been promoted to general of the Mexican Army of the North by Mexican President Benito Juarez. In an odd turn of events in 1864, Cortina aligned himself with Ford's Confederate Second Texas Cavalry stationed along the Rio Grande, creating a complicated and volatile situation, as illustrated in this letter. Some ink-burn and light smudging; fine.

[John S. "Rip" Ford] Special Orders placing Ford under the command of Major Samuel P. Heintzelman during operations against Mexican guerrilla leader Juan Cortina. One page, 7.75" x 9.75", Brownsville, Texas, February 2, 1860. In full:

Special Order
To Sr. Capt. J. S. Ford
Comdor Texas Ranger
on Rio Grande Frontier

Sir
From
And after this note your recruits[?] and the troops under your command will be directed by Major Heintzman [sic] as the Commding Officer of U.S.A. on this Frontier. John will therefore obey all orders Emminating from such Officer.
Respectfully,
A. Norono
Robt. A. Tyler
[?]

To Capt. J. S. Ford
Comanding Texas Rangers
Rio Grande Frontier

In late 1859, Texas Ranger John Ford (1815-1897) was sent by the governor of Texas to recruit a group of Texas Rangers to engage Juan Cortina, a Mexican military leader who was leading a guerrilla insurgency along the Rio Grande. Ford first encountered Cortina in December 1859; two months later, Ford and his Rangers were placed under the command of Major Samuel P. Heintzelman (1805-1880), a West Point graduate and veteran of the Mexican War. Together, the force of Texas Rangers and U.S. soldiers defeated Cortina in early February 1860 in a battle near Brownsville, Texas, though Cortina escaped into Mexico. Later that February, Lt. Robert E. Lee arrived to assess the situation, which remained peaceful until the Civil War began in the spring of 1861. "Rip" Ford served a long and distinguished career as a Texas politician and soldier (a veteran of both the Mexican War and Civil War). The document is on lined-paper with docketing on verso. Fine.

Civil War: Confederate General Orders No. 16. One page, 5.5" x 8", December 11, 1862, Houston, Texas, with "Head Quarters, District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona" printed at the top. Issued "By Command of Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder" from his headquarters in Houston, this order directed that necessary forms ("Muster Rolls . . . Company Morning Reports . . . Certificates of Disability", etc.) be submitted to "to this office". It also directed that mandatory inspections and drills-"Four hours each day, (Sundays excepted,)"-be conducted. "The Inspecting officer will also examine into, and report upon the accounts of staff officers, the management of their departments, the amount of funds on hand, &c., &c."

Confederate Brigadier General John B. Magruder (1807-1871) was given command of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, in November 1862. Twenty days after issuing these orders, "Prince John", as he was called for his elaborate uniforms, recaptured the port of Galveston in a great Confederate triumph. Lightly toned; fine.

Civil War: Confederate General Orders No. 92. One page, 5.5" x 8", June 16, 1863, Houston, Texas, with "Head Quarters, District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona" printed at the top. Issued "By Command of Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder" from his headquarters in Houston, this order, which modifies General Order No. 86, directs Confederate brigadier generals in the district to "act as Mustering Officers " in cooperation with Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock, who was raising an army and cavalry of "Ten Thousand State Troops". The brigadier generals were also "instructed to obtain a copy of General Order, No. 16 . . . and govern their camps according to the instructions therein contained." (General Order No. 16 stated that particular forms, inspections, and drills were mandatory.)

John B. Magruder (1807-1871) was given command of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, in November 1862. Six months before issuing these orders, "Prince John", as he was called for his elaborate uniforms, recaptured the port of Galveston in a great Confederate triumph at the Battle of Galveston. Lightly toned; fine.

Victor M. Rose. Ross' Texas Brigade, Being a Narrative of Events Connected with its Service in the Late War Between the States. Louisville: Courier-Journal, 1881. First edition. 8vo. 185pp. Illustrations. Original cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some bumping and bowing to boards. Rear hinge broken. In a beautiful full blue morocco clamshell box; rounded spine with gilt lettering. Overall, in very good condition.

"Has the organization of the Brigade; all its campaigns, including battles of Chastenahlah, Elk Horn, Iuka, Oakland, and capture of Holly Springs. Sketches and portraits of Gens. L. S. Ross, John S. Griffith, and sketches of Gen. J. W. Whitfield, Cols. Elkanah Greer, H. P. Mabry, D. W. Jones, and Hon. O. N. Hollingsworth; and sketches and portraits of Cols. Jack Wharton, John H. Brooks, and P. F. Ross. Also an account of the Battle of the Wichita; reminiscences of Camp Chase; and 'The South,' a poem of three stanzas. The author was a member of this famous Texas Brigade, whose history he narrates so well" (Raines).

References: Howes R444. Raines, p. 178.

[Nathan George Shelley] Texas Confederate General Orders No. 4. One page, 4.75" x 10.5", March 18, 1862, "Headquarters 26th Brigade T.[exas] S.[tate] T.[roops]". This general order gives guidelines to commanding officers on what to include in their personnel reports: the names of all soldiers and their companies; the names of those who had been "relieved from the liability of performing military duty"; and the names of those "who have left or removed from their respective precincts". At the end of the document, commanding officers were "earnestly urged to use all possible diligence to obtain correct information". The orders also include details of how soldiers were "to be relieved from the liability of performing military duty": "application must be made to Doctor A. H. Parish, Brigade Surgeon, or to his Assistant Surgeons . . . and certificates of disability obtained." On the verso is contemporaneously written, "Capt John Jones [a Texas Ranger]/ Enrolling Officer,/ Beat No. 9/ Webberville, Texas". The writing has bled-through. A few ink burns exist on the front of the document. Toned and near very good.

Before the Civil War, Nathan G. Shelley (1825-1898) was an Austin lawyer and a Texas state senator. At the start of the Civil War, he was elected attorney general. When his term was over, he served in the Confederate Army as a brigadier general of Texas State Troops.

[Joseph P. Blessington]. The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division. By a Private Soldier. New York: Lange, Little & Co., 1875. First edition. 8vo. 314pp. Frontispiece. Original green cloth over boards. Professionally rebacked with gilt lettering to spine. Early public school library markings to front and rear pastedowns. Tape repair to hinges. Overall, very good.

"The names of the officers and diary of marches also included, with an account of the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department. One of the best war histories written, as to the Texas troops" (Raines).

References: Basic Texas Books 17. Howes B533. Raines, p. 27.

[Stand Watie] Five Civil War Dated Letters to Stand Watie with Both Personal and Military Content. Includes:

Elias Cornelius Boudinot, two Autograph Letters Signed to Watie, total of 3 pages, 7.75" x 10", both written from Paris, Texas on October 16, 1864. The first, a single page letter signed "Boudinot" and marked "Private" at top regarding Watie's request for a favor of Major Thomas Lanigan for a family member and obtaining a house for Watie's family. Also advising that he has "obtained for Col Brooks authority to raise a brigade in N.W. Arks; he is placed by special order of Genl [Edmund Kirby] Smith in command of all forces raised..." The second letter, signed "Cornelius" is sent in an official capacity and notifies Watie that he is on his way to Richmond and will have appropriated $50,000 for medicines and cotton cords. Also, that the Arkansas legislature has appropriated "one million dollars in confederate money dollars for the purchase of medicines and cotton cords for the refugee destitute of that state..." He continues, "The whole country is loud in praise for Genl. Watie... they say that 'Stand Watie had 4000 men' and that their loss was over 300 men besides loosing [sic] 300 weapons &c..." Both letters in very good condition save a small stain on the second page of the second letter. Boudinot was the son of Watie's brother Elias Boudinot and served as Watie's second in command. He also served in the Confederate congress and would go into business with Watie after the war.

Jackqueline "Jack" Watie, two Autograph Letters Signed, total of 3 pages. The first is a letter (dated Nov. 4, 1863) dictated by Jack's mother and addresses Watie as "My dear" and relays news of the hardships suffered by the family as they try to safely relocate in Texas.Jack writes her mother's words, "I begin to think that there will never be any peace for me...I don't know what great sin that am guilty... yours till death S.L. Watie." Jacks adds a postscript signed "Jack" beneath her mother's name, and her sister Ninnie adds a second postscript signed "N Watie" on the margin of the first page. Letter has a few tears and a small chips of paper loss at the folds. Heavy wear, and dampstaining. The second letter, dated June 11, 1863, sending news of home. A few ink stains and spots of foxing.

The final letter is an ALS signed "Chas [surname illegible]", two pages, Smith's Point, Chambers Co. June 10, 1864. The letter advises Watie that he would prefer not to serve, but if called to service he will ask to be assigned to Watie's company: "Should the authorities call for me I shall demand transfer to the 'Indian Brigade'." Heavy wear and soiling, with a few chips of paper loss at the folds; however, the letter remains legible.

Stand Watie was the only Confederate General to remain undefeated and would not surrender to Union forces until June 23, 1865, more than two months after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

Confederate Texas: The Old Flag Civil War Prison Camp Newspaper. Four pages, 9.5" x 11.5", February 17, 1864, Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas. This early reproduction of the first of only three issues of the handwritten Confederate prison camp newspaper, the Old Flag, is truly fascinating. It includes a President Lincoln proclamation, discussions of prison affairs, short works of fiction, poems, and advertisements, all written with a touch of humor. Page three has a column headed "Editor's Chair" which begins, "We did think of naming this department of our paper the 'Editor's Easy Chair,' but as we seated ourselves upon our coarse, hard, sliver-bottomed stool, minus back and cushion, the absurdity of saying easy chair arrested our pen." Page four contains a "List of Prisoners" which records the names, ranks, and regiments of over 100 Union P.O.W.s in the camp.

Because there was no printing press at Confederate P.O.W. Camp Ford, near Tyler, Texas, the original three Old Flag newspapers were handwritten with a steel pen on un-ruled paper in imitation of print. Because of the laborious process of producing the newspaper in the prison camp, only one copy of each of the three issues was made. That one copy was passed around to be read aloud to groups of prisoners throughout Camp Ford. After the newspaper had circulated throughout the prison camp, it was returned to P.O.W. William May, a captain with the 23rd Connecticut, who produced the three issues. According to an accompanying letter written in 1962 by noted Texana dealer William M. Morrison of Waco, Captain May was "paroled and took [the] 3 [original] issues with him and had a plate made and a few copies run off, some say only 50 or so were made." This issue is possibly one of those original fifty reproductions.

The original February 17th copy had water damage along the right edge obtained when May smuggled the three original issues out of the prison camp. May wrote a note on the original which was reproduced with the fifty copies: "This portion of the pages got wet, and torn off in taking it from under my shoulder straps upon arriving in the Federal lines./ W. H. M." At the same spot on the verso, May wrote, "This enclosure was unavoidably torn out in removing it from under my shoulder-strap, having been wet through!/ W. H. M."

Camp Ford, named in honor of John S. "Rip" Ford, opened in 1862 as a conscript-training camp near Tyler. In 1863, the Confederate government ordered that it be transformed into a prison camp. Eventually, the camp became the largest Confederate prison camp west of the Mississippi River. After reports that some prisoners planned to escape, a stockade enclosing four acres was built. Inside the stockade, the prisoners were on their own to build shelters out of any available wood. Ambitious P.O.W.s also made baskets, furniture, chess pieces, pipes, and other objects which they traded with each other and with the locals. Many of these objects are advertised in the newspaper. This rare newspaper, which sheds light on the Civil War prison camp experience, has some chipping and tears along the edges; some stains. Pages one and two have separated along the center vertical fold from pages three and four. Very good. Included with the newspaper is the W. M. Morrison typed letter dated July 15, 1962, Waco, Texas.

Confederate Texas: The Old Flag Civil War Prison Camp Newspaper. Four pages, 9.5" x 11.5", March 1, 1864, Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas. This early reproduction of the second of only three issues of the handwritten Confederate prison camp newspaper the Old Flag includes articles on the celebration of George Washington's birthday, an "original poem from Lt. Col. A. J. H. Duganne" entitled "Washington", and colorful local news, all written with a touch of humor.

Because there was no printing press at Confederate P.O.W. Camp Ford, near Tyler, Texas, the original three Old Flag newspapers were handwritten with a steel pen on un-ruled paper in imitation of print. Due to this laborious process of producing the newspaper in the prison camp, only one copy of each of the three issues was made. That one copy was passed around to be read aloud to groups of prisoners throughout Camp Ford. After the newspaper had circulated throughout the prison camp, it was returned to P.O.W. William May, a captain with the 23rd Connecticut, who produced the three issues. According to an accompanying copy of a letter written in 1962 by noted Texana dealer William M. Morrison of Waco, Captain May was "paroled and took [the] 3 [original] issues with him and had a plate made and a few copies run off, some say only 50 or so were made." This issue is possibly one of those original fifty reproductions.

Camp Ford, named in honor of John S. "Rip" Ford, opened in 1862 as a conscript-training camp near Tyler. In 1863, the Confederate government ordered that it be transformed into a prison camp. Eventually, the camp became the largest Confederate prison camp west of the Mississippi River. After reports that some prisoners planned to escape, a stockade enclosing four acres was built. Inside the stockade, the prisoners were on their own to build shelters out of any available wood. Ambitious P.O.W.s also made baskets, furniture, chess pieces, pipes, and other objects which they traded with each other and with the locals. Many of these objects are advertised in the newspaper. This rare newspaper, which sheds light on the Civil War prison camp experience, has some chipping and tears along the edges; some stains. Pages one and two have almost completely separated along the center vertical fold from pages three and four. Very good. Included with this newspaper is a copy of the W. M. Morrison typed letter dated July 15, 1962, Waco, Texas.

Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Address of A. J. Hamilton, Military Governor, to the People of Texas. New Orleans: Printed at the Era Office, 1864. First edition. 8vo. 19pp. Later green cloth over boards. Original printed wraps bound in. Rear wrapper has portion of canceled stamp (postmarked New Orleans). Contemporary inked inscription: "Compliments JKH" (presumably J. K. Herbert, Acting Secretary of State under Hamilton). Some toning to wraps. Very good.

Dated January 1, 1864, Hamilton's speech was issued from New Orleans where Hamilton and his family were living in exile. Fiery pro-Union rhetoric appealing to the Texan sense of liberty.

Reference: Sabin 29993.

Confederate Printing: DeWitt County Civil War Authorization-to-Travel Forms, Uncut. One printed light blue page, 7.5" x 12", "186_", DeWitt County, containing three uncut forms issued from the Office of Provost Marshal. These lined authorization forms read:"The bearer hereof, [blank] has permission to go to [blank] upon honor not to communicate, either orally or in writing, for publication, any fact, which, if known to the enemy, might be injurious to the Confederate States." Some wrinkling with a few small holes and slight tears; most have been repaired by rice paper on verso. Also on verso are notes from the 1860s. Creases, near fine.

Confederate Broadside: Goliad County. One and one-half page, 7.75" x 12", June 1, 1864, revealing the names and traitorous activities of Goliad County Union sympathizers by Charles Crane, who fortuitously became aware of the activities while sitting in the Goliad post office.

The broadside begins, "Before me, the undersigned authority [Goliad County Justice of the Peace John R. Tally], comes Charles Crane, to me personally known, who states on oath, the following facts: About the middle of March last, affiant [Charles Crane] was setting near the back door of the Post Office, at Goliad, with his back to the door, when several persons met in the rear of the Post Office, and held a conversation in an under tone among themselves; but the wind was blowing towards the house, and he over-heard a part of what was said. . . . The party were discussing their plans of helping disloyal persons to leave the country and go to the Federals on Mustang Island." The broadside then reports that the confidential conversation ended when another Unionist sympathizer entered the post office and told the group that they might be overheard. The group left, except for "Dr. Porter", who came to Crane as he sat in his chair "and asked him what he had heard". Crane replied that "he hadn't heard much. Porter said he knew affiant must have heard some of the conversation. Affiant told him that he had over-heard something-that he could not help doing so, and that it was their own fault. Porter then told affiant that if he ever divulged anything he had heard of that conversation, he (affiant) would be put out of the way."

A few days later, Dr. Porter visited Crane, who had recently migrated to Texas from the north, and tried to convince him to "go down to the Federals . . . they would take him, free of charge, wherever he wished to go." Crane then made a quick decision to act "so as to obtain some of their secrets." Acting as though he might be a sympathizer, Crane learned that "all the people who live on the Blanco Creek, in Goliad County, and in that region, are favorable to the Federal Government." He also learned that a Confederate company was being raised in the area by "Capt. Maulding . . . for the purpose of avoiding the [Confederate] service." Crane was advised to join the company to "thereby avoid being Conscripted, and avoid the service."

Throughout the fascinating narrative, Crane reveals the names of Union sympathizers (Dr. Porter, Bill Looney, Dr. Lane, Charles Inman, and Isaac Franklin). His own name courageously appears at the end of the text, followed by Goliad County's Justice of the Peace John R. Tally, who had recently moved from Galveston where he also served as the justice of the peace. Interestingly, the broadside was printed by "Frank Brown, Printer, Austin", who, one year later, revived the Southern Intelligencer, an antebellum anti-secessionist newspaper in Austin. Printed on blue paper with rice paper repairs at the seams; repair also at top left. Very good.

Confederate Texas: Six Volumes of the Laws of the State of Texas Printed during the Civil War. Laws of the Eighth Legislature of the State of Texas. Extra Session. By Authority. Austin: Printed by John Marshall & Co., State Printers. 1861. First edition. 8vo. 70 pp. including indices. Disbound and stitched. Light age toning throughout; minor foxing on wrappers. During this extra session, the Congress passed An Act for submitting the Ordinance of Secession to the People, as well as acts for the disposition of runaway slaves, and authorization for border counties to organize a militia of forty "Minute Men," ten of whom could be used as spies.
Reference: Parrish, Confederate Imprints 4191. Winkler 228. Very good condition.

General Laws of the Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas. By Authority. Houston: Printed by E.H. Cushing, Telegraph Book and Job Establishment. 1862. First edition. 8vo. 64 pp., xii pp. Index. Disbound and sewn. Light age toning throughout; minor foxing on outermost leaves. This session of the Texas Legislature puts the State on a war footing by organizing State troops, and by organizing the government as part of the Confederacy. Joint Resolutions justify secession by Texas and the South and the establishment of a new government.
Reference: Parrish and Willingham 4181. Winkler 497. Very good condition.

General Laws of the Extra Session of the Ninth Legislature, of the State of Texas. Published by Authority. Austin: Printed at the Office of the Texas Almanac. 1863. First edition. 8vo. 44 pp. including Index. Disbound and stitched. Light age toning throughout; minor foxing on wrappers. This legislative session concerns itself with issues relating to the Civil War. The legislature defines the offense of inciting slave insurrections to include any Union officer's entry onto Texas soil: "Our enemies are seeking to bring upon us a servile war by arming our slaves and placing them in the ranks of their armies." Also included is An Act to provide against the hostile invasion of the State of Texas by persons of color, which treats as a criminal, and would sell into slavery, "any person of color invading or coming into the State of Texas for the purpose of waging war against the people of said State."
Reference: Parrish and Willingham 4182. Crandall 2172. Winkler 976. Very good condition.

General Laws of the Tenth Legislature of the State of Texas. Published by Authority. Houston: Printed at the Office of the Galveston News. 1864. First edition. 8vo. 60 pp. including Index. Light age toning; final leaf shows some foxing. Among other legislation, this session defines treason, sedition, and disloyalty to the State of Texas or to the Confederacy as: "Any act, the tendency of which is to give aid and comfort to the public enemy, committed with intent to aid his operations," including written and/or spoken words to that effect.
Reference: Parrish and Willingham 4183. Winkler 1243. Fine condition.

General Laws of the Tenth Legislature, (Called Session,) with the Provisional and Permanent Constitutions of the Confederate States; Also, the Constitution of the State of Texas. Houston, Texas. Printed at the Galveston "News" Book and Job Office. 1864. First edition. 8vo. 44 pp. including Index. Disbound and stitched, with separation of final three leaves. Light age toning throughout. In addition to publishing in their entirety the Constitution of the State of Texas and the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, this legislative session also enacted An Act to transfer the State Troops to the Confederate States service and another Act to provide for the protection of the Frontier, and turning over the Frontier Regiment to the Confederate States service. Very good condition.

General Laws of the Tenth Legislature (Second Extra Session,) of the State of Texas. By Authority. Austin: Printed at the "State Gazette" Book and Job Office. 1865. First edition. 8vo. 28 pp. including Index. Disbound and sewn. Lightly age toned; light to moderate foxing throughout. As the War Between the States continued, this session of the legislature enacted laws to finance the War through tax levies, to assist destitute families of Texas soldiers, and to guarantee the right to counsel in civilian and military courts. A Joint Resolution asserts that the Confederate States of America (not any separate Confederate State) should be the exclusive negotiator with the Union in any peace treaties.

Reference: Parrish and Willingham 4185. Crandall 2175. Winkler 1407. Very good.

The Constitution as Amended, and Ordinances of the Convention of 1866, Together with the Proclamation of the Governor Declaring the Ratification of the Amendments to the Constitution, and the General Laws of the Regular Session of the Eleventh Legislature of the State of Texas. By Authority. Austin: Printed at Gazette Office, By Jo. Walker, State Printer. 1866. 8vo. 54pp, plus index. Disbound and stitched. Light overall age toning. Very fine condition.

Reference: Winkler-Friend 1534.

Two Civil War Titles, including: Robert M. Franklin. Battle of Galveston, January 1st, 1863. [Privately printed: n.d., ca. 1911]. 8vo. 11pp. Frontispiece. "100 copies" written on final page. With inscription, "From Mrs. Carrie Franklin Kemp, Houston, Texas." Very good. [and:] Gertrude Harris. A Tale of Men Who Knew Not Fear: Sibley's Campaign of 1862. San Antonio: Alamo Printing, 1935. Signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. 97pp. plus [2pp] of notes. Illustrations. Gray wrappers, lightly soiled. Bookplate. Very good.

Thomas North. Five Years In Texas; or, What You Did Not Hear During the War From January 1861 to January 1866. A Narrative of His Travels, Experiences, and Observations, in Texas and Mexico by Thomas North. Cincinnati: Elm Street Printing Co., 1871. Second printing. Small 8vo. viii, 231pp. Full brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and blindstamped decorated covers. Light rubbing to extremities, particularly head and foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Very good.

"This account of Texas during the Civil War, by a Northern merchant turned preacher to evade the Confederate draft law, is written in a friendly spirit but contains some sharp criticism and incisive observations on the manners and customs of Texans. [...] [He] embarked for Galveston on a ship of the Morgan Line, went into Texas to Houston, and established himself as a merchant at Brenham. Driven out by violence near the end of the war, he went to Matamoros, Mexico, until Lee's surrender when he embarked with his family for New Orleans, returned to Galveston, and finally left Texas" (Coulter).

References: Coulter 346. Howes N193. Raines, p. 158.

McKenney & Hall: "Encampment of Piekann Indians, near Fort McKenzie on the Muscleshell River" Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1844(?). Hand-colored lithograph heightened with gum Arabic from an original painting by Karl Bodmer. This image is the frontispiece to Volume III of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America, generally regarded as one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians. Measures approximately 19.25" x 13.5". Overall toning and foxing. Water staining in upper left corner and chipping at edges, else near very good.

McKenney & Hall: "War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes" Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1834. (Philadelphia: E. C. Biddle, 1834) A beautifully hand colored stone lithograph from an original painting by Peter Rindisbacher, depicting the war dance of the Native American Sauks and Foxes. Lithographer's imprint present. This image faces page iii in Volume I of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America, generally regarded as one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians. Measures approximately 18.5" x 13".

The Sauks (Sacs) and Foxes are generally always mentioned together, as the language they spoke was identical. These Indian tribes are from the Great Lakes area near Lake Huron. In the early days, the French drove them out of that area to the Wisconsin Territory where they settled near the Fox and Wolf Rivers. Fine, light water stains and foxing does not affect image.

[Fourteenth Congress]. Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fourteenth Congress of the United States. [Washington]: [No publisher or printer listed], [n.d., ca. 1816]. First edition. 8vo. 198pp. Original blue paper wrappers with paper spine over stitched binding as issued. Wrappers have become tatty along the edges with some insect damage, and the contents are somewhat toned; else a historical document in good condition.

Covers the session from December 1815 through April 1816, during James Madison's presidency. Includes laws concerning leasing the "new building on Capitol Hill" and making appropriations to implement the treaty with the Cherokee nation. Also includes text of the Treaty of Algiers, the Convention of the Cherokees, and treaties with the Kickapoos, Jaways, Teeton, Sioux, Piankeshaw, Wyandots, Yancton, Sac, Fox, Great and Little Osages, Kanzas, Mahas and the Cherokee tribes. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Cherokee Nation]. Laws of the Cherokee Nation Adopted by the Council at Various Periods. Printed for the Benefit of the Nation. Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation: Cherokee Advocate Office, 1852. "Interesting as the laws of a civilized nation of Indians, printed by native hands, in the language of the government to which they acknowledge fealty" (Sabin 39413). [Bound together with:] The Constitution and Laws of the Cherokee Nation: Passed at Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, 1839-51. Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation: [n.p., likely Cherokee Advocate Office], 1852. First edition. "The first extensive compilation of the laws of this enlightened nation after the Union of the Eastern and Western branches in 1839. Probably printed at the office of the Cherokee Advocate" (Foreman, p. 36). Two 12mo volumes in one. 179, 248pp. Half red leather over marbled boards. Rebacked. Minor toning to the first half of the text. Binding worn. Hinges reinforced. Some offsetting to preliminary pages. Pencil notations to title page. Housed in a custom maroon cloth clamshell case with gilt titles. Overall, a very good copy of a fascinating volume comprising all the laws and constitutions of the Cherokees from 1808 through 1851.

[Stand Watie] Four Letters Addressed To Stand Watie From Family and others After the Re-Settlement of the Cherokee Out West. Includes:

John Rollin Ridge Autograph Letter Signed "John Ridge". Three pages, 7.75" x 9.75", "Rich Bar, North Fork of Feather River, California", January 25, 1852, with the addressed cover postmarked "Sacramento City Cal. / 14 Feb" on the verso of the last page of the letter. Ridge writes to Watie, now in Arkansas, with news of the difficulties he is facing as he tries to prospect the mines.

In part: "California has much disappointed me, as it has many thousands... The mines in this vicinity are very hard to work. In most places from ten to twenty feet in depth, with rocks so large that one has to constantly blast them, and when you get down to near the Bed Rock, where in most cases you find the gold, the water rushes into the hole so fast, that in a great many cases it is too expensive to pump it out..." Ridge goes into some detail about the use of pumps, and the method he is currently employing and adding that an adjoining claim "paid big". A few splits at the folds, and paper loss due to tearing at time of opening the wax seal, however paper loss does not affect text. Soiling mainly affecting address cover, otherwise very good. Excellent gold mining content.

Ridge's true vocation was as a writer and is best known for his novel The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit.

John A. Bell Autograph Letter Signed "J A Bell", one page, "At Home Sunday" [Van Buren, Arkansas, circa 1850], addressed to "Mr. S Watie" responding to an accusation made against him. In part: "John Adair Esqr has just arrived from Van Buren with a letter from Jarred Bell saying that [Buck?] Starr had sworn that I was the plotter & instigator [sic] of Chambely death &c. Now what is for you to come down in the morning & go to Van Buren for me & c the thing must be... and you will have to assist me..." With a few stray ink stains and usual folds, otherwise very good.

D. Jarrett Bell Autograph Letter Signed "D.J. Bell". One page, 7.25" x 12", "At Home - March 11th 1850", to "Mr. Stand Watie / Honey Creek" on the address. Bell sends news of his family's well being and goings on and writes that he is "almost well of the California fever, at least for the spring..." Two spots of paper loss affecting two words as well as a third large chip at bottom edge, a few ink stains, otherwise good.

Autograph Letter Signed "Mrs Longnife", incomplete three pages, 7" x 9.75", Coloma, November 29, 1856. Content regarding the hardships experienced in California and the desire to move back "home" and the lack of funds to do so. Also tells of the hardships experienced by other Cherokees she is acquainted with. Very fragile, with some separations with paper loss, a quarter of the third page is not present.

John Henry Brown. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas. Austin: L. E. Daniell, [1896]. First edition. 4to. 762pp, in double columns. 124 plates. Index. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands. Blind lettering to spine. Later binding and endpapers. Very good.

"This is Brown's most important book and one of the best works on Texas Indian fighters and early pioneers. The information was gathered over his entire fifty years in Texas, and the text was completed shortly before his death. Although he felt his History of Texas was his major contribution, that work pales beside Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas for interest, information, and reliability" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books).

References: Basic Texas Books 23. Howes B857.

Capt. Robert G. Carter. On the Border with Mackenzie; Or, Winning West Texas from the Comanches. Washington D. C.: Eynon Printing Company, Inc., [1935]. First edition. xviii, [1]-418, [2], [419]-542pp. Three black-and-white photographic plates. Original red cloth with gilt titles and blind-ruled borders. Clear plastic dust jacket. Housed in a red cloth slipcase. Minor edge wear. Top front corner bumped; all corners lightly rubbed. Previous owner's ink signature on the front pastedown. Text tight and clean. A scarce volume in near fine condition.

"One of the best sources on the Federal cavalry campaigns against the Indians in the 1870s" (Basic Texas Books). Michael Tate describes Carter's account in The Indians of Texas: An Annotated Research Bibliography: "Perhaps the best first-hand description of Texas military life and campaigns against Comanches and Kiowas during the turbulent 1870s. As a captain in Ranald Mackenzie's Fourth Cavalry, Carter participated in some of the most important events, and he describes these in great detail."

References: Basic Texas Books 25. Howes C195. Rader 611.

George Catlin. Die Indianer Nord-Amerikas und die während eines achtjährigen Aufenthalts unter den wildesten ihrer Stämme erlebten Abenteuer und Schicksale. Nach der fünften englischen Ausgabe deutsch herausgegeben von Heinrich Berghaus. Brüssel, Leipzig und Gent: Carl Muquardt, 1851. Second printing of the German edition. 8vo. xi, 382pp. 24 Catlin plates. Contemporary cloth and buckram over boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards cracked and rubbed; edges and extremities worn. Ink stain to bottom page edges, not affecting interior. Foxing throughout. A few instances of minor dampstaining, and a couple of leaves repaired with tape. Contemporary inked name and small embossed monogram of previous owner to front free endpaper and title page; the name is "von Stockhausen" and the seal denotes a member of the nobility, presumably Baron von Stockhausen, Chamberlain of Prince Albrecht of Prussia. Good to very good condition.

Wright Howes, in U.S.iana, maintains that the German text here is a translation of Catlin's Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians. He praises the quality of the printing used for the Catlin illustrations: "As graphic delineations of Indian hunting and dancing scenes, these plates rank next to those of Bodmer" (Howes).

References: Howes C243. Sabin 11539.

[31st Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives]. Report No. 37. Intercourse With the Indian Tribes. [To accompany bill S. No. 293.]. [Washington]: Printed for the House of Representatives, [1851]. Presumed first printing. 8vo. 139pp. Recent maroon leather with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine, in a matching clamshell case. Fine condition.

This report, made in part by "Mr. Crowell, from the Committee on Indian Affairs," considered "the memorials of...citizens of Georgia and Alabama, and also of Florida and Texas, praying indemnity for Indian depredations, and bill No. 293 of the Senate, together with remonstrance of the Creek and Cherokee delegations against its passage...". Senate Bill 293 provided for restitution from Indian tribes for damages to settler's property. This rare document is rather unique in that the committee determined that claims of the complainants "ought not to be allowed" based on the mistreatment that the Indian tribes cited had received at the hands of the states wherein they resided. Numerous examples of this mistreatment are cited in the report. One of the Commissioners, T. Hartley Crawford, sums up the report in a most prescient way: "We cannot forget that what is now ours, was once theirs...It is late in the Indian's day, and his sun, it is to be feared, will soon set."

James T. DeShields. Cynthia Ann Parker. The Story of Her Capture at the Massacre of the Inmates of Parker's Fort; of her Quarter of a Century Spent Among the Comanches, as the Wife of the War Chief, Peta Nocona; and of her Recapture at the Battle of Pease River, by Captain L. S. Ross, of the Texas Rangers. Dallas: The Chama Press, 1991. First edition of a limited edition of 95 copies, quarter bound by hand in American bison hide and printed by W. Thomas Taylor. Signed by John Graves at the end of his foreword, and signed by W. Thomas Taylor on a special nota bene slip inserted at the back. 8vo. 60pp. A beautiful copy with only a trivial indention on the front board. Fine.

"A story of painful but absorbing interest" (Raines, on the original edition, p. 67).

John Frost. Indian Wars of the United States; from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Auburn and Buffalo: Miller, Orton and Mulligan, 1855. 12mo. 300pp, plus [22]pp of ads. Illustrated with numerous engravings. Frontispiece. Half leather modern binding over patterned paper boards. Gilt-stamped spine consisting of five raised bands and six compartments. Marbled endpapers. Significant foxing throughout. Contemporary penciled notations to a preliminary page. Very good.

Benjamin Hawkins. Letter from the Principal Agent for Indian Affairs, South of the Ohio. [Philadelphia; n.p., 1801.] First edition. 8vo. 11pp. Headed: "No. 1 of Documents Accompanying the President's Communications to Congress, the 8th day of December, 1801." Sewn printed wraps, as issued. Early inked notation on cover reading "Indian affairs." In cloth slipcase and chemise. Very good.

Hawkins served as the superintendent who oversaw Indian affairs in the jurisdiction south of Ohio. He took up residence in a wilderness region in Creek country which later became Hawkinsville, George. This short publication concerns an overview of Indian governance, agriculture, and trade.

George Henry Loskiel. History of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Indians in North America. London: The Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, 1794. First English-language edition. Three parts in one volume. xii, 159, 234, 233pp. Unpaginated index. Large folding map. Contemporary full calf over boards. Professionally rebacked to match boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good.

"Official account of work among the Indians on the New York, Pennsylvanian and other frontiers, 1735-87" (Howes).

References: Howes L474. Sabin 42110.

Judson Elliott Walker. Campaigns of General Custer in the North-West and the Final Surrender of Sitting Bull. New York: Jenkins & Thomas, Printers, 1881. First edition. 8vo. 139pp, plus 10 pages of advertisements. Illustrated with seven plates including frontispiece of author, Custer, and several Indian chiefs. Original printed wraps with portrait of Sitting Bull on the rear wrapper. Small portion of the corner of the front wrapper missing, a few areas of loss to the spine panel, else with only soiling and darkening to the front wrap. Contents sound. A very good copy of this scarce work.

References: Graff 4513. Howes W40.

John Wesley Wilbarger. Indian Depredations in Texas. Austin: Hutchings Printing House, 1889. First edition. 8vo. xii, 672pp. 37 woodcuts. Original decorative cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Rebacked, using original backstrip. Professionally reinforced hinges. Some rubbing to the boards. In custom clamshell box. Very good.

"It tells of nearly all the Indian fights and battles in Texas, with sketches of many of the most noted Texan Indian fighters and frontiersmen" (Raines, Bibliography of Texas). The illustrations in this book, attributed to T. J. Owen, are believed to have been the work of William Sydney Porter, better known as "O. Henry."

References: Basic Texas Books 218. Howes W407. Raines, p. 219.

[Samuel Hull Wilcocke]. A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries of North America, Since their Connexion of the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk with the Hudson's Bay Company, and His Attempt to Establish a Colony on the Red River; with a Detailed Account of His Lordship's Military Expedition to, and Subsequent Proceedings at Fort William, in Upper Canada. London: McMillan, 1817. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 152, 87pp. Later polished morocco over marbled boards. Leather title label with gilt lettering to spine. Very good.

The fierce competition between the Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company came to a head in 1816 with the Battle of Seven Oaks, essentially a land and trade dispute. Samuel Hull Wilcocke was hired as a publicist for the North West Company. This book was a reply to a pro-Hudson Bay treatise from earlier in the year: Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kingdom, Upon the Red River. These skirmishes became moot when, in 1821, the two companies decided to merge, retaining the name Hudson Bay Company.

Reference: Sabin 20699.

[Indian Captivity]. "Rescue of Tula" 1861 Almanac. [New York]: B. L. Judson & Co., [n.d., most likely 1860]. 12mo. 18pp. Original yellow printed wrappers. Small pencil notation on the cover. Each wrapper almost completely detached. Minor chipping to the edges, with a small amount of paper loss at the top edge of the front cover. Small tears to covers. Internal contents somewhat toned but overall clean. An about very good copy.

This seems to be a reprint of an extremely rare 1859 pamphlet by the same publisher (Eberstadt 127:215) recounting the story of the "wealthy herbalist, Dr. Cunard who, with a trapper named Du Bois or Hawk Eye, spent seven years trapping and travelling throughout the Far West. The doctor had a number of unusual experiences, not the least of which was his single-handed defiance of the Navajo Tribe as they were about to burn Tula, the Aztec princess, at the stake. This was accomplished by capitalizing on the fortuitous imminence of a total eclipse, of which the good doctor knew after consulting his handy little almanac. The Navajo chief was as confounded as Merlin in an earlier day and promptly gave up not only Tula but also his secret mountain-herb recipe. A trapper's testimonial direct from St. Louis concludes this 'True Account.'" A harrowing tale of Indian encounters rarely available in any form.

Reference: Eberstadt 127:215.

The Constitution of the State of Colorado, Adopted in the Convention, March 14, 1876; also the Address of the Convention to the People of Colorado; Election, Saturday, July 1, 1876. Denver: Tribune Book and Printing House, 1876. First edition. Inscribed presentation from William M. Clark, convention chairman (and, later, the first Colorado Secretary of State). 8vo. 65pp. Printed wrappers. Missing rear wrap. Stain to base of spine not affecting the text. Custom box decorated with marbled paper. Very good.

A crucial document which helped to push Colorado into statehood later that year.

H. W. Graber. The Life Record of H. W. Graber, a Terry Texas Ranger; Sixty-Two Years in Texas. [Dallas], 1916. First edition. 8vo. 442pp. Index. Frontispiece. Half leather over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Front hinge detached. Some amateur repair to rear hinge and head of spine with fabric tape. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Overall, a very good copy.

One of the scarcest personal accounts of the 8th Texas Cavalry. The author also relates his life during Reconstruction in Rusk County, Texas, and, later, Dallas.

Reference: Howes G280.

Isaac B. Hammond. Reminiscences of Frontier Life. [Portland]., 1904. First edition. 8vo. 134pp. Illustrations. Original printed gray wrappers. Small fold and shallow closed tear to rear wrapper. Near fine.

Ramon Adams calls this book "rare," and Howes notes that "[m]ost of the edition 'scrapped' to a paper mill." The author's exploits crossing the plains and traveling the Pacific Northwest, with excursions to Alaska. Much information on the mining industry.

References: Graff 1760. Howes H142. Six-Guns 912.

[Anonymous]. Jesse James: The Life and Daring Adventures of This Bold Highwayman and Bank Robber and His No Less Celebrated Brother, Frank James. Together With the Thrilling Exploits of the Younger Boys Written by ****** (One Who Dare Not Now Disclose His Identity.) The Only Book Containing the Romantic Life of Jesse James and His Pretty Wife Who Clung to Him to the Last! Philadelphia: Barclay & Co., 1883. Second edition (first published the preceding year). 8vo. [2], 19-96pp. With eight full-page wood engravings captioned in English and German. Printed pictorial wraps. Covers fragile, contents sound with some scattered light foxing, else a very good copy, considering the fragility of pulps of this vintage.

All early editions of this anonymous work are scarce. Adams notes that neither the portrait alleged to be Jesse James on the front wrapper, nor that of his father on the rear wrapper, is correct.

References: Howes J47. Six-Guns 1148.

John W. Monette. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by the Three Great European Powers, Spain, France, and Great Britain, and the Subsequent Occupation, Settlement, and Extension of Civil Government by the United States, Until the Year 1846. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First edition. Two 8vo volumes. xxiii, 567; xv, 595pp. Two hand-colored maps. Engravings. Later quarter calf over buckram. Gilt lettering to spines. Decorative endpapers. Foxing throughout. Very good.

Final chapter concerns the re-annexation of Texas. The colored map at the beginning of Volume II is Texas of 1836, engraved by W. Kemble. "Probably the best of the numerous books on western history" (Sabin).

Reference: Sabin 49966.

[John A. Murrell] The Life and Adventures of John A. Murrell, the Great Western Land Pirate, With 22 Elegant and Spirited Engravings. New York: H. Long & Brother, 1847. 8vo. 126pp. Twenty-two engravings in text. Printed wraps. Roughly bound in a folder. Front wrap toned and brittle. Back wrap missing. Edges chipped with a small area of loss on the front wrap at the corner and on several preliminary pages. A former owner has neatly numbered each illustration with a colored pencil. Foxing throughout. An exceedingly scarce book in any condition; all things considered, this copy is in very good condition.

This edition is a reprint of the first edition of 1845, published in Philadelphia by T. B. Peterson and Brothers. Rarely is either edition offered for sale. The legendary bandit John Murrell operated along the Mississippi River in the mid-19th century. His exploits so captured the public fancy that they found their way into Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Murrell was ultimately caught and imprisoned and died of tuberculosis nine months after he was released.

References: Howes M921. Sabin 51553. Six-Guns 1583

W. S. Nye. Carbine and Lance. The Story of Old Fort Sill. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1937. First edition. 8vo. 441pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Light soiling to boards; corners slightly bumped. Signature of a former owner (a colonel in the 1st Field Artillery) on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in a scarce, slightly chipped dust jacket.

Accompanying this excellent volume is a one-page typed letter, with the original transmittal envelope, dated January 8, 1938 to R. W. Strauss of New York, signed by the author "W. S. Nye." The letter relates a colorful episode experienced by Nye at a Lawton, Oklahoma bus station "conversing" with a Comanche Indian in sign language. He also informs the letter's recipient that he "would find a tremendous change in Fort Sill since your last visit. Since 1934 the government has spent millions of dollars building it into a modern large post. There are about 4,500 troops there today, nearly ten times as many as in the old days." After Fort Sill's historic part in the Indian Wars of the late 19th century it became the army's Field Artillery school. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

C. S. Peterson [compiler]. Representative New Mexicans. The National Newspaper Reference Book of the New State Containing Photographs and Biographies of Over Four Hundred Men Residents of New Mexico. Denver: C. S. Peterson, 1912. First edition. 8vo. 339pp. Illustrated with full-page photographic portraits of eminent New Mexicans. Original half -binding with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. A beautiful volume, excellent for research, in near fine condition. An indispensable book, a veritable "who's who" of New Mexico's first year of statehood. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Charles Schreyvogel. My Bunkie and Others. Pictures of Western Frontier Life. New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1909. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Oblong folio. 36 plates reproduced from Schreyvogel paintings. Publisher's pictorial cover on white paper boards shelf-backed in orange cloth with black and red lettering. Mild soiling of the boards. Some edge wear with bumped corners. Binding a bit shaken. A very good copy.

Charles Schreyvogel gained early exposure to the western United States from sketching horses, cowboys and Native Americans in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He made his first trip west in 1893, but it did not result in popular success for his art. Only after winning first prize at the National Academy of Design in 1901 was Schreyvogel's reputation secured. "Schreyvogel was a fine artist and while he was by no means as productive as Remington, he was his equal on frontier military art" (Dykes, Western High Spots).

References: Dykes, Western High Spots, p. 50. Howes S199.

G[ustave]. F[erdinand]. von Tempsky. Mitla: A Narrative of Incidents and Personal Adventures on a Journey in Mexico, Guatemala, and Salvador in the Years 1853 to 1855 With Observations on the Modes of Life in Those Countries. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858. First edition. 8vo. xv, 436pp. Five color lithographic plates, one fold-out; eleven woodcuts; and one large colored folding map (Route Through Mexico, Guatemala & S. Salvador) at rear. Original publisher's red blind-stamped cloth with titles printed in gilt on the spine. Boards display only minor shelf wear with bumped corners and slightly faded spine panel. Some toning to the edges of the pages, folding map with a tear in one of the folds, else a sound copy in very good condition.

G. F. von Tempsky (1828-1868) traveled from San Francisco to Mazatlan, Durango, Mexico City, Puebla, Mitla, Tehuantepec, Guatemala, Santa Catarina, Salvador, and well over one hundred smaller towns. His account provides excellent descriptions of the locations, the people, conditions, and geography of the regions in which he traveled. The plates are excellent examples of the then-new process of chromolithography.

References: Abbey, Travel 665. Humphreys 1745. Palau 329979.

John West. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America; and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. London: L. B. Seeley and Son, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xi, 210pp. Three engravings, inclusive of frontispiece. Errata sheet. Later quarter morocco over marbled paper. Title label to spine. Very good.

Reference: Wagner-Camp 27:1.

Henry T. Williams [editor]. The Pacific Tourist. Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. New York: Henry T. Williams, Publisher, 1877. 1877 edition. 8vo. 278pp; [3]pp index, with [6]pp advertisements. Profusely illustrated. Bound in beautiful full brown calf over pliable boards with twin-ruled borders and corner rosettes stamped in gilt on the boards, and titles stamped in gilt in six compartments between five raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Trivial wear to the boards with some equally trivial scattered foxing, else very good condition.

From the subtitle: "Containing full description of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the far west, also of all cities, towns, villages, U.S. forts, springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment with all needful information for the pleasure traveler, miner, settler, or business man. A complete travelers Guide for The Union and Central Pacific Railroads, and all points of business or pleasure travel to California, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Montana, the mines and mining of the Territories, the Pacific coast, the wonders of the Rocky Mountains, the scenery of the Sierra Nevadas, the Colorado Mountains, the big trees, the geysers, the Yosemite, and the Yellowstone."

Contemporary owner's note written in ink on the preface page reading: "I bought this book on the cars soon after leaving San Francisco on my journey to New York. C. T. Lombarde, June, 1887." Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Two Grabhorn Press Books Concerning Life on the Early Frontier, including: [Nicholas "Cheyenne" Dawson]. Narrative of Nicholas "Cheyenne" Dawson (Overland to California in '41 & '49, and Texas in '51). San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1933. First edition. Number 7 in the Rare Americana series. 8vo. [i-ix], [1] blank, 100pp, [6]pp notes by Charles L. Camp. Illustrated with colored drawings by Arvilla Parker. Publisher's original quarter-cloth binding and pictorial boards. Titles on paper label on the spine. In the original dust jacket. A fine copy. References: Graff 1027. Herd 661. Howes D159. [and:] Lewis H. Garrard. Wah-to-Yah & the Taos Trail: Prairie Travel and Scalp Dances with a Look at Los Rancheros From Muleback and the Rocky Mountain Campfire. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press: 1936. First edition limited to 550 copies. Number 3 in the Rare Americana series. 8vo. [xii], 289pp. Illustrations from blocks designed and cut by Mallette Dean. Map laid in. Publisher's quarter cloth and decorated paper over boards. Titles printed on paper label on spine. Remnants of onion skin protective jacket remain, else a near fine copy. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Three Books on the American West, including: Andy Adams. Wells Brothers, the Young Cattle Kings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911. First edition. 8vo. vi, 355pp. Frontispiece. Photographs. Decorative boards. Binding slightly cocked. Very good. [and:] Francis Hardman. Frontier Life, or Scenes and Adventures in the South West. Buffalo: Derby, Orton and Mulligan, 1853. First American edition. 8vo. 376pp. Bookplate and inked name of previous owners. Cocked binding. Good. [and:] R. B. Marcy. Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 442pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Red cloth over beveled boards. Some slight soiling to boards. Bookplate and inked signature of Edwin Willard Deming, noted artist of the West. Very good.

References: Dobie, p. 155. Graff 2679. Howes M280. Sabin 30344.

Judge Roy Bean Court Document Signed. One page, 8" x 9.5", Pecos County, Texas, n.d. [ca. 1880s], a commitment in the case of the State of Texas v. A. A. Durham. In part: "To John Edgar, Sheriff of Pecos County, State of Texas, I Roy Bean a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, Precinct No. 6, herewith commit into your custody for safe keeping one Martain Nester, a witness for the State in the above entitled cause. He, the said Nester, not being able or willing to Enter into bond for or to give his testimony in the same."

The legendary Roy Bean (ca. 1825-1903), who lived on the wrong side of the law until he was appointed justice of Pecos County in 1882, was known for his unusual applications of that law. Once he fined a corpse the $40 that it had in its pocket for concealing a pistol; the money was used to pay for the burial. This document is on lined paper with some thumbtack holes; docketing on verso. Nicely repaired along fold separations. Bottom right corner has been torn, though no paper is missing. Near fine.

[Pat Garrett] Pat Garrett's Insurance Policy. Four pages, 12.5" x 18.5", September 10, 1903, El Paso, Texas. Issued by the New York Life Insurance Company for "Patrick F. Garrett, No. 3479366, Age 53, Amount $5000." The annual premium of $276.75 was due every year on September 10 and the policy was payable to Garrett's second wife Apolinaria, whom he married in 1880, "immediately upon receipt and approval of proofs of the death of Patrick F. Garrett." Proof of that death was only five years away.

Pat Garrett (1850-1908) was a young law officer when he became famous by tracking Billy the Kid and gunning him down in a late night arrest attempt - some reports say the twenty-one-year-old outlaw was unarmed. In 1902, Garrett received an appointment from his friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, as customs collector in El Paso. One year later, Garrett bought this policy. After a minor feud with the president a few years later, Garrett lost his El Paso position and, subsequently, moved to his ranch in New Mexico, which happened to be in the vicinity of some of his old adversaries. One day, while sitting in a wagon, Garrett began arguing with one of his tenants. As the argument escalated, Garrett reached for his shotgun in the floorboard, but was shot twice and killed. The policy, in fine condition, is housed in its original envelope, which is lightly soiled.

Reference: Leon C. Metz, Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman (University of Oklahoma Press, 1983).

[John Wesley Hardin] E. L. Shackelford Signed Testimony of the Shooting of Wes Hardin. One and one-half pages, 8" x 12.25", [August 20, 1895]. On August 19, 1895, John Wesley Hardin, noted gunfighter, was gunned down in the El Paso Acme Saloon by Constable John Selman. The day after the shooting, the coroner's investigation took the testimony of several witnesses, including E. L. Shackelford, who had tried to calm Selman following an argument between the constable and Hardin. Shackelford's testimony is headed, "E. L. Shackelford being duly sworn by me testifies as follows." In full: "My name is E. L. Shackelford - am in the general brokerage business. When I came down the street this evening I had understood from some parties that Mr. Hardin had made some threats against Mr. Selman who had formerly been in my employ and was a friend of mine & I came over to the Acme saloon, where I met Mr. Selman. At the time I met Mr. Selman he was in the saloon with several others & was drinking with them. I told him I had understood there was occasion for him to have trouble, & having heard of the character of the man with whom he would have trouble, I advised him as a friend not to get under the influence of liquor. We walked out on the sidewalk and came back into the saloon, I being some distance ahead of Selman, walking towards the back of the saloon. Then I heard shots fired. I can't say who fired those shots, as I did not see it. I did not turn around but left immediately. The room was full of powder smoke & I couldn't have seen anything anyhow."

John Wesley Hardin became a gambler and gunman at a young age. He was able to escape capture until 1877, when he was sentenced to twenty-five years for killing a sheriff. While in prison, he studied law and, after being pardoned in 1894, began a law practice in El Paso. Despite efforts to lead a decent life, he quickly found trouble and was killed by Constable Selman. John Selman, known for being a gambler, was tried for the shooting, but was released after pleading self defense. (Shackelford's testimony wasn't much help to Selman since he didn't know who fired first.) Eight months later, Selman was shot and killed by a deputy following an argument during a card game. Shackelford's testimony is written on toned paper with weakened folds, resulting in some paper loss, as well as the minor loss of text. Subsequently, both pages have been stabilized on rice paper. Good condition.

[John Wesley Hardin] Letter to Hardin Dictated by James "Killing Jim" Miller. One page, 8.5" x 11", February 13, 1895, Austin, Texas. As written: "I received your letter of the 5 and was glad to hear from you telegraph me at this Place when you start and I will meet you at Sirrablanco [Sierra Blanca, Texas] come over the sun-set rout come at once without fail will close/ J. B. Miller". The letter is written on the letterhead of "T. J. Coggin, General Merchandise, Staple and Fancy Groceries . . . Lordsburg, N. M."

The son of a preacher and named after the founder of the Methodist church, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) claimed to have killed forty-four men. He was arrested in 1877 at the age of twenty-four, and while serving a seventeen year prison sentence, he finished a law degree. When he was released from prison in March 1894, he began practicing law. But he never strayed far from the wrong side of the law.

Hardin's cousin, James B. Miller (1866-1909), also lived a criminal lifestyle, eventually becoming a successful hired assassin who worked mainly in west Texas. (It is believed that in 1908, he murdered Pat Garrett, the lawman who had killed Billy the Kid twenty-seven years earlier.) In 1895, Miller curiously asked the newly-released Hardin to prosecute a man who had tried to kill him. Hardin accepted and went to El Paso to participate in the trial. Miller's urgent desire in this letter to meet Hardin at Sierra Blanca was certainly to discuss the upcoming trial. After the trial started, it moved slowly, so Hardin rented a room at Mrs. William Herndon's Lodging House and soon began frequenting many El Paso saloons. He was soon arrested at the Gem Saloon in April 1895 for cheating at a card game. Later on August 19, 1895, at the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Hardin was shot in the back of the head and killed by John Selman. Miller continued his nefarious activities, finally meeting his doom in 1909 at the hands of a lynch mob. The document, which has weakened at the folds, is reinforced on the verso with rice paper and encapsulated in Mylar. Age-toned; very good.

[John Wesley Hardin] Envelope Addressed to Hardin by James "Killing Jim" Miller. One envelope, 6" x 3.5", postmarked June 4, 1895, El Paso [Texas]. The letter is addressed in large handwriting to "Mr. John W. Hardin/ El Paso Tex". In the top left is printed, "Return to Buchholz & Comparet,/ PECOS, Texas,/ If not delivered within 10 days." "Buchholz & Comparet" have been crossed out and replaced with the handwritten, "J. B. Miller".

The son of a preacher and named after the founder of the Methodist church, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) claimed to have killed forty-four men. He was arrested in 1877 at the age of twenty-four, and while serving a seventeen year prison sentence, he finished a law degree. When he was released from prison in March 1894, he began practicing law. But he never strayed far from the wrong side of the law.

Hardin's cousin, James B. Miller (1866-1909), also lived a criminal lifestyle, eventually becoming a successful hired assassin who worked mainly in west Texas. (It is believed that in 1908, he murdered Pat Garrett, the lawman who had killed Billy the Kid twenty-seven years earlier.) In 1895, Miller curiously asked the newly-released Hardin to prosecute a man who had tried to kill him. Hardin accepted and went to El Paso to participate in the trial. But Miller's trial moved slowly, so Hardin rented a room at Mrs. William Herndon's Lodging House. As the trial dragged on, Hardin began frequenting many El Paso saloons and was soon arrested at the Gem Saloon in April 1895 for cheating at a card game. Two months after the arrest, Hardin received this envelope (the letter is not included). Later on August 19, 1895 at the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Hardin was shot in the back of the head and killed by John Selman. Miller continued his nefarious activities, finally meeting his doom in 1909 at the hands of a lynch mob. The envelope, encapsulated in Mylar and originally opened from the right side, is age-toned. The postmark on the front is unreadable while the two cent stamp has been cancelled with black ink. Near fine.

Four West Texas Warrants signed by El Paso County Deputy William J. Ten Eyck. Each is one page (front and back), partly printed, 8" x 6.75" (one is 8" x 8"), all dated 1895, El Paso County, Texas. These arrest warrants are for F. M. McMahon (murder); Charles Baker ("Exhibiting a gaming table and bank for the purpose of gaming on or about May 1st 1895."); Jim Beverley ("unlawfully keeping and Exhibiting a gaming Table"); and Victoriano Calderon ("unlawfully carrying a pistol"). All are signed by El Paso County Deputy William J. Ten Eyck. The versos contain handwritten information about the arrests of each.

After the railroads arrived in the early 1880s, El Paso became a boomtown replete with gambling houses, dance halls, brothels, and saloons and was known for its lawlessness. During the 1890s, this border town attempted to clean up its image. These warrants were part of that attempt. Three have blind embossed seals of El Paso County, Texas. All are fine.

Republic of Texas $500 Stock Certificate. One page, 10" x 7.75", June 15, 1840, Austin, issued to Edward Hall. Signed by Stock Commissioner Charles DeMorse, whose job was to fund the public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar; countersigned by the comptroller. Contains several "X" cut cancellations and ten coupons, each signed by DeMorse, Fine.

Three Texas Oil Certificates, each 10.5" x 8.25", issued by separate companies (Hester-Griffin Oil Company of Cleburne, Texas [1919]; San Jacinto Oil, Refining and Tank Car Company of Dallas [1902]; and San Jacinto Oil Company of Beaumont [1901]). Also includes colorful stationery from the Lone-Star Brewing Association of San Antonio. All are in fine condition. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Postcard: Reward for the Capture of a California Outlaw, 5.5" x 3.25", postmarked April 14, 1900, addressed to A. C. Busch, the sheriff of Downieville, California, offering $10 reward for the capture of John Greaney. The printed postcard contains a description of the outlaw and bears the printed name of Sheriff Frank T. Johnson of Sacramento. Toned; fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Stephen F. Austin]. The Austin Papers, Edited by Eugene C. Baker. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1924. First edition. Two 8vo volumes. vii, 1008; 1009-1824pp. Index. Blue cloth over boards. Some shelf-wear and fading to boards. Bookplates of previous owner on front pastedowns. Very good. " [A]n essential source on the beginning of Anglo-American Texas" (Basic Texas Books 4). This, the first part of the Austin Papers, complete in itself, appeared in Vol. II (which was printed in two books) of the 1919 Annual Report of the American Historical Association. [with:] Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905. 4to. 143pp. Two plates. Green cloth over boards. Inked sentiment from previous owner to front free endpaper. Very good.

[Samuel A. Hammett] writing as Philip Paxton (pseudonym). A Stray Yankee in Texas. New York: Redfield, 1853. First edition. 12mo, [4] vi, 9-416 [14, ads] pp. Engraved frontispiece and title. Original plum cloth, now faded. Gilt title and publisher on spine; gilt dulled. Heavy wear to top and bottom of spine, bumped corners. Pages lightly toned. Binding tight. Very good.

[Rev. James W. Hill]. Amateur Etchings of Texas Characters and Else, by Gulliver. Greenville, Texas: H. S. Ellis, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, 170pp. Blue cloth over boards. Gilt lettering to front board. Bookplate of previous owner. "Clerical anecdotes and experiences" (Raines).

Reference: Raines, p. 112.

John M. Niles. History of South America and Mexico; Comprising Their Discovery, Geography, Politics, Commerce and Revolutions. Hartford: H. Huntington, 1838. Later edition. 8vo. 230pp. Frontispiece etching of the Battle of San Jacinto. Vignette etching on the half-title page of the Battle of the Alamo. Folding hand-colored map of South America. Contemporary full calf over boards. Morocco title label with gilt lettering to spine. Some foxing throughout. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Some shelf wear to binding. Very good.

Reference: Howes N156.

Harold William Rickett. Wild Flowers of the United States. Texas. Volume Three. Parts One and Two. William C. Steere, editor. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1969]. First edition. Two small folio volumes. 553pp total. Profusely illustrated with color photographic plates, drawings, and maps. Housed together in the publisher's slipcase. Minor edge wear. Significant portions of the original glassine wrappers missing, with some tearing and creasing to remaining glassine. Otherwise, a near fine set.

[Justin Boots] Irvin "Shorty" Shope. Stirrup Stories. Fort Worth: Bunker Press, [n.d., ca. 1930]. 16mo. 36pp. Printed wraps. Illustrations. Bookplate to inside of front wrap. Near fine.

A promotional pamphlet from the H. J. Justin & Sons Company. Includes four short stories with illustrations by the author, a Montana cowboy who later went on to minor renown providing the artwork for the Rusty Rawlins comic strip.

Very Early Extra Issue of the Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association with a Letter of Transmittal. The "Extra", printed in Austin (7pp.) and dated May 1899, is in beige wrappers. The typed letter, dated May 25, 1958, provides some important provenance for the extra issue. Both are in fine condition.

The Texas State Historical Association was organized in March 1897 with former governor Oran M. Roberts as its first president. This "Extra Edition" contains the Association's constitution, list of members, and advertisements for Texas books and the University of Texas. The provenance letter reads in part: "This extra issue of the quarterly from the library of Major A. J. Rose, one of the ten founders, was the first organized attempt of the charter members to extend the influence of the Association and the Quarterly. I do not know of any other copy extant, certainly it would be impossible to even think of one in better condition." Signed by Herbert Fletcher, a notable Texas bookseller and founder of Anson Jones Press.

Three Books on Texas, including: M. E. M. Davis. The Story of Texas Under Six Flags. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1898. 8vo. ix, 187pp. Red cloth over boards. Very good. [and:] Alex E. Sweet and J. Armoy Knox. Sketches from "Texas Siftings." New York: Texas Siftings, 1882. 8vo. vii, 228pp. Green cloth over boards. Bookplate of previous owner. Some wear to boards. Very good.[and:] Alex E. Sweet and J. Armoy Knox. On a Mexican Mustang, Through Texas, From the Gulf to the Rio Grande. Hartford: S. S. Scranton, 1883. 8vo. 672pp. Hinges weak; binding shaken. Bookplate of previous owner. Good.

Four Texas Pamphlets, including: J. M. Franks. Seventy Years in Texas: Memories of the Pioneer Days, Indian Depredations and the Northwest Cattle Trail. [N.p.]: Gatesville, 1924. 8vo. 133pp. Buff stapled wrappers. Short tear to head of spine. [and:] Henry C. Fuller. A. J. Spradley, A Texas Sheriff. Nacogdoches, 1931. 8vo. 80pp. Orange side-stapled wrappers. Wrappers separating at staples; short tear to foot of spine. [and:] M. L. Johnson. Intensely Interesting Little Volume of True History of the Struggles with Hostile Indians On the Frontier of Texas. Dallas: [privately printed], 1923. 16mo. [37]pp. Includes material added since the first edition. Slim stapled blue wrappers. [and:] Boss Neff. Some Experiences of Boss Neff in the Texas Oklahoma Panhandle. Amarillo: Globe-News Publishing Co., 1941. Inscribed by Dudley Dobie. Quarto. Unpaginated [28pp]. Illustrations. Pale blue stapled wrappers. Wrappers toned along edges. Foxing throughout. Contents bright. All items in very good condition.

Six Pamphlets on Texas and the West, including: Fred Carey. Mayor Jim. Omaha, 1930. [and:] Chris Emmett. Texas as it Was Then. San Antonio, 1935. [and:] Henry C. Fuller. Adventures of Bill Longley. Nacogdoches, n.d. First edition. Near fine. Scarce. [and:] J. L. Hill. The Passing of the Indian and Buffalo. Long Beach, n.d. [and:] Joe M. Evans. The Cow. El Paso, 1944. Second edition. [and:] The San Jacinto Campaign. N.p., 1925. All items bound in wraps. All in very good or better condition.

Three First Hand Accounts of the American Frontier, including: James W. Steele. The Sons of the Border. Sketches of the Life and People of the Far Frontier. Topeka: Commonwealth Printing Company, 1873. First edition. 8vo. 260pp. Original reddish brown pebbled cloth with coyote vignette stamped in gilt on the front board and titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Bumped corners, otherwise modest shelf wear. Very good. References: Graff 3961. Howes 5922(aa). [and:] James W. Steele. Frontier Army Sketches. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1983. First edition. 8vo. 329pp. Original pictorial brown cloth. Modest shelf wear with light scattered foxing, otherwise very good. References: Graff 3960. Howes 5922. [and:] Martha Summerhayes. Vanished Arizona. Recollections of My Army Life. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908. First edition. 8vo. 270pp. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with titles and vignette stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Light shelf wear, missing terminal endpaper, else a solid copy in very good condition. References: Graff 4028. Howes S1132. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Tales of Texas Cowboys and Cowgirls, including: Howard Seely. A Lone Star Bo-Peep and Other Tales of Texan Ranch Life. New York: W. L. Mershon & Co., 1885. First edition. 16mo. 285pp. Original blue cloth with titles and decoration stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Modest shelf wear to the boards, mainly at the edges and corners. A few loose pages and a few light pencil margin notes; else very good. [and:] O. C. Fisher with J. C. Dykes. King Fisher, His Life and Times. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. Second printing. Inscribed by Fisher on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 157pp. Original publisher's maroon paper over boards and in the original price-clipped dust jacket. Fine in a very good jacket. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

[Stephen F. Austin] Republic of Texas Consolidated Fund Certificate Issued to Henry Austin and countersigned by Comptroller E. M. Pease and Stock Commissioner William G. Cooke. Partly printed, 6.75" x 3.25", September 1, 1837, "City of Houston". With cancellation cut in the center; fine.

Charles Baudin Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages, 5.25" x 8.25", December 16, 183[?], Paris, to "My dear Mr. [John M.] Allen," the first mayor of Galveston, recommending "Mr. Emmanuel Tirsandien . . . [who] wishes to become a useful member of your community." With separation along some folds. Near fine.

Asa Brigham Treasury Warrant Signed "A. Brigham" as the first treasurer of the Republic of Texas seven days after Sam Houston was elected the first president. One page, 7" x 3.5", October 29, 1836, Columbia [Texas]. Issued to John Morris. With some foxing; very good.

Republic of Texas: Benjamin Goodrich Legal Document Signed "B. B. Goodrich". Two pages, 7.75" x 12.5", February 27, 1839, Montgomery County, concerning a debt complaint. Toned paper with some chipping and small tears along folds. Near very good.

[Sam Houston] Life of General Sam Houston. Washington, D.C.: J. T. Towers, n.d. 8vo. 15pp. The final paragraph asserts that Houston should be made U.S. president. Light foxing; toned throughout. Very good.
Reference: Sabin 33192.

[Sam Houston] The Globe Newspaper Announcing the Appointment of Sam Houston as General of the Texian Army. Four pages, 18.25" x 24.5", January 6, 1836, "City of Washington". Also includes other news of Texas during the Texas Revolution. With folds and some weakness at the seams. Very good.

Andrew Jackson. "Condition of Texas" 1836 Message to House of Representatives, Washington: Blair & Rives, printers, 1836. 8vo (5.75" x 8.75"). "Doc. No. 35/Condition of Texas/Message/ from the/President of the United States,/Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas./December 22, 1836./Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs." Trimmed, gentle toning at margins, minor dampstaining affecting top page only.

Reference: Streeter 1255.

Francis Lubbock Consolidated Fund of Texas Certificate Signed as controller. One certificate, 6.5" x 3.25", September 1, 1837, "City of Houston", entitling Moseley Baker to "one share of the sum of one hundred dollars". With cancellation cut in center.

Civil War: Group of 6 Texas Treasury Warrants. All 6.75" x 3", dated 1862, and issued from the comptroller's office in Austin (and signed by Comptroller Clement R. Johns). Four of the five warrants have a cancellation "X" marked across the front. All are endorsed on verso; very good.

Six Mirabeau B. Lamar Engraved Republic of Texas Notes Signed (Three $10 and Three $20) as president of the Republic of Texas, 7.25" x 3". All are dated between 1838 and 1840 and countersigned by the treasury secretary. With various Greek mythological or native American vignettes. Some light soiling and "X" cut cancellations. Very good.

Republic of Texas $100 Stock Certificate, partly printed, 10" x 7.5", June 15, 1840, Austin, with ten coupons attached. Signed by Stock Commissioner Charles DeMorse, whose job was to fund the public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Contains several "X" cut cancellations. Toned; very good.

Mexican War Occupation Letter: John G. Reynolds Autograph Letter Signed on Mexican Stationery with "Direccion General de Alcabalas" printed at the top. One page, 6" x 8.5", January 22, 1848, "City Mexico", to Captain John B. Grayson, concerning a debt. Toned and fine with usual folds.

Mexican War Related: Three Letters, written by William W. Bliss and Thomas Spencer to Aristarchus Champion, all dated 1849 or 1850, concerning Mexican claims, New York real estate prices, "the road to Lake Erie", and art purchases. Very good condition.

Mexican War: The Philadelphia Grays' Collection of Official Reports of Brigadier-General George Cadwalader's Services during the Campaign of 1847, in Mexico. Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins, Printers, 1848. Presumed first edition. 12mo. 63pp. Sewn wrappers; disbound. Occasional penciled notations. Pages lightly toned. Near fine. Scarce.
Reference: Sabin 9835.

Francis Baylies. A Narrative of Major General Wool's Campaign in Mexico in the Years 1846, 1847 & 1848. Albany: Little & Company, 1851. First edition. 8vo. 78pp. Printed wrappers. Some soiling and mild fixing. Modern custom box. Very good. Rare account of General John E. Wool's Chihuahua Expedition during the Mexican War. Much material on the capture of Saltillo, as well as the Battle of Buena Vista. Reprinted by the Jenkins Company in 1975 but not often encountered in the original edition offered here.
Reference: Howes B262.

[Map of] Texas: Corrected to 1846, by T. G. Bradford, 12" x 14.75" (sight), showing land grants in eastern Texas in original colors (pink, blue, green). Engraved by G. W. Boynton. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1833, by T. G. Bradford, in the Clerks Office, of the District Court of Massachusetts." Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5" x 19.5". Light toning; fine.

Ohio and Mississippi Railway Schedule, "To all points in Texas, from November 15, 1877." Folds out into four panels (13.5" x 6.25") promoting "Reduced rates! Cincinnati to Texas". With schedule (miles and times) from Cincinnati to San Antonio. Slight dampstaining along two folds; one fold has tape repairs. Very good.

Texas Governors: Group of Three Signed Land Grants Including Elisha M. Pease, Hardin R. Runnels, and John Ireland dated from 1856 through 1886. All are one page with blind embossed General Land Office seal; very good to near fine.

San Antonio Album. San Antonio: Paul Wagner's Bazaar, circa 1880s. Twelve folding leaves, 9.25" x 5.75", gilt boards. A lovely picture book showing San Antonio scenes as well James Bowie and Benjamin Milam. Near fine. Ex Ben E. Pingenot.

Bernal Diaz del Castillo. The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1942. First edition, thus. Limited to 1,500 copies of which this is number 610. The limitation page is signed by artist Miguel Covarrubias, who provided the illustrations; also signed by the editor and the printer. 4to. xxii, 263pp. Index. Original full marbled calf over boards. Original box is chipping, splitting, and missing the top edge panel. Very good.

John Henry Brown. History of Texas, From 1685 to 1892. St. Louis: L. E. Daniell, 1892, 1893. First edition. Two 8vo volumes. 631; 591pp. Illustrations. Contemporary full leather. Inked name of previous owner to front flyleaves. Very good. "...Brown's history is replete with historical facts presented for the first time, and with incidents that would not have been remembered without Brown's work" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books).
References: Basic Texas Books 22. Howes B856. Raines, p. 32.

A. G. Clopton. An Eulogy, on the Life and Character of Dr. Ashbel Smith. Jefferson, Texas: Iron News Print, 1886. First edition. 12mo. 15pp. Rose-colored printed wraps. Near fine. The eulogy delivered for Dr. Ashbel Smith, the pioneer doctor and diplomat who is known as "the father of the University of Texas" and whom John H. Jenkins referred to as "one of the wisest men of early Texas."

A. G. Clopton. An Eulogy, on the Life and Character of Dr. Ashbel Smith. Jefferson, Texas: Iron News Print, 1886. First edition. 12mo. 15pp. Terracotta-colored printed wraps. A few light dampstains affecting only the wraps, otherwise very good. The eulogy delivered for Dr. Ashbel Smith, the pioneer doctor and diplomat who is known as "the father of the University of Texas" and whom John H. Jenkins referred to as "one of the wisest men of early Texas."

[Richard Penn Smith]. Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas. New York: William H. Graham, 1848. Later printing. 8vo. viii, 216pp. Contemporary full calf over boards. Very good. The preface asserts the text to be from a manuscript by Crockett discovered in his effects after the fall of the Alamo, but, in fact, the whole narrative was entirely created by little-known author and playwright Richard Penn Smith who had enjoyed only a modicum of fame in his life-time.

[John Wesley Hardin] Promise to Pay Note Signed by Mannen Clements, Columbus C. Carroll, and George C. Tennille following 1871 cattle drive to Kansas. One page, 8.25" x 3.5", March 21, 1871, Gonzales. Light dampstaining; very good.

J. Evetts Haley. Rough Times - Tough Fiber: A Fragmentary Family Chronicle. Canyon: Palo Duro Press, 1976. First edition. The Midland Edition, limited to 150 numbered copies, this being number 85, signed by J. Evetts Haley, his son, and his grandson. 8vo. ix, 196pp. Designed by Hertzog. Illustrated with many photographs. Index. Quarter leather over cream cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Original green cloth slipcase with title label. Fine.

J. Frank Dobie. Coronado's Children. Dallas: The Southwest Press, 1930. First edition, first printing, with the word "clean" omitted from the dedication page. Signed by Dobie on the dedication page. 8vo. xv, 367pp. Illustrations. Maps and charts. Black cloth over boards. Professional restoration to backstrip. Some loss to the gilt design on front board. Very good.
Reference: McVicker A2 a(1).

J. Frank Dobie. Tongues of the Monte. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. First edition. Warmly inscribed by Dobie to fellow member of the Texas Folklore Society, Mrs. W. S. Randall. 8vo. vii, 301pp. Decorative yellow cloth over boards. Some offsetting from material once laid in. Very good.

J. Frank Dobie. John C. Duval, First Texas Man of Letters. Dallas: Southwest Review, 1939. First edition. 8vo. 105pp. Limited to 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Tan cloth over boards with rust backstrip. Some chipping and staining to dust jacket. In striking quarter leather clamshell box by the Adolphus Bindery. Very good.
Reference: McVicker A8 a(1).

J. Frank Dobie. The Longhorns. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1941. First trade edition. Signed by Dobie on the half-title page, with a hand-drawn brand. 8vo. xxiii, 388pp. Many illustrations by Tom Lea. Photo section. Cloth over boards, decorated with the same colored illustration of the frontispiece. Crisp, clean dust jacket. Near fine. "One of the true classics of range cattle literature" (Reese, Six Score).
References: Graff 1100. Herd 696. McVicker A9 a(2). Six Score 33.

J. Frank Dobie. The Mustangs. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1952. First trade edition. 8vo. 376pp. Colored frontispiece. Illustrations by Charles Banks Wilson. Index. Blue and tan decorative cloth over boards. Illustrated endpapers. Some rubbing to spine. Chipped dust jacket. Very good.

J. Frank Dobie. Eleven Books, Two Signed, including: Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver. [and:] The Ben Lilly Legend. First edition. Signed by Dobie. [and:] Cow People. First edition. [and:] Coyote Wisdom. First edition. [and:] Legends of Texas. Second edition. Signed by Dobie. [and:] The Longhorns. [and:] Rattlesnakes. First edition. A Texan in England. [and:] The Voice of the Coyote. [and:] The Voice of the Coyote. First English edition. [and:] [Judson S. Custer, editor]. Dobie at Southwestern University. First edition. All in very good or better condition.

Charles Anderson Autograph Letter Signed. Four pages, 8" x 10", April 9, 1860, Salado Creek [Texas] to Nathaniel McLean, son of Supreme Court Justice John McLean, concerning Texas (climate, ranching, people, etc). Toned with folds. With transmittal envelope. Fine.

Francis R. Lubbock Land Grant Signed "F. R. Lubbock" as Civil War governor of Texas. One partly printed page, 14.75" x 12.5", December 16, 1861, "City of Austin". Countersigned by General Land Office Commissioner Francis M. White, this document contains docketing on verso which has bled through. With folds, near fine.

Civil War: Locks of General & Mrs. Samuel B. Maxey's Hair. One full lock of dark brown hair belonging to the Texas general and U.S. Senator and one full lock of light red hair belonging to Marilda Maxey. Obtained directly from the family in envelope reading, "1869/ Mrs. S. B. Maxey,/ Paris,/ Texas".

Civil War Newspaper: The Tri-Weekly News. Two pages, 12" x 17.75", July 23, 1863, Houston, Texas, "Morning Edition", containing Texas war reports. This rare surviving copy is toned with a horizontal fold; fine.

Confederate Texas: Muster Roll for Company A, 1st Regiment Texas Cavalry. One partly printed page (front and back), 15.75" x 12", November 30, 1864, Holly Spring[s], Arkansas, with the names and "Remarks" of Confederate Company A soldiers. Fold separations have been repaired on verso. Very good.

Civil War: Jeremiah Y. Dashiell General Orders No. 34 Signed "J. Y. Dashiell" as Adjutant and Inspector General. One page, 5.5" x 7.5", August 5, 1863, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Austin. Some foxing. Very good.

Confederate Broadside: General Orders No. 153. One page, 5" x 8", August 8, 1864, Houston, Texas, "Head Quarters, District Texas, New Mexico and Arizona," issued by Major General J. Bankhead Magruder concerning currency, work applicant instructions, proper communications, harvesting assistance to plantations, and the assignment of skilled workers. Toned; fine.

Confederate Texas: Registered Bond. One partly printed bond, 7.75" x 4", June 29, 1864. "San Antonio" is handwritten over the printed "Houston". Issued to L. J. Moore for $500 and signed by "Geo. W. Palmer/ Depositary." Toned; fine.

Civil War Exchange Certificate, partly printed, 5.5" x 3.5", December 28, 1864, Jefferson, Texas. Endorsed on verso. Very good.

Civil War Oath of Amnesty Signed by County Clerk Louis Kessler. One page, 7.75" x 9.75", October 4, 1865, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Certifying that Philip Butz "has taken the oath of amnesty". Toned; very good.

Confederate Texas: Receipt for use of "Negro Quarters". Two pages, partly printed, 8.25" x 10.5", September 30, 1864, [Paris, Texas]. On blue paper with "Confederate States" boldly printed at top, signed by Major William B. Wright. Some weakness at folds; near fine.

Slave Tax Receipt. One partly printed receipt, 7.75" x 4", August 10, 1863, Houston, Texas, signed by the city assessor and collector for "5 negroes . . . 8000.00". Some foxing and light dampstaining. Very good.

[U.S. War Department]. Cherokee Indians. Letter From the Secretary of War Transmitting Information Relative to Outrages Lately Committed in the Cherokee Nation. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 92. [Washington]: Ritchie & Heiss, Printers, 1846. 8vo. 69 pp, extracted from larger bound volume. First page detached (easily repaired), some offsetting to the pages, else a sound copy in very good condition. Offered in a custom blue cloth covered portfolio with titles stamped in gilt on a morocco spine label. Withdrawn from the Yale University Library, originally donated from the Western American Book collection of Frederick William Beinecke and Carrie Sperry Beinecke.

This report to the House of Representatives by then Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, compiles lurid reports of Cherokee attacks on settlers in Arkansas and other reaches of the Cherokee nation.

Objections by Representatives of the Five Civilized Tribes Against Organizing the Territory of Oklahoma. [Washington]: [No printer or publisher indicated], [1885]. First edition. 8vo. 22pp. Beautifully quarter-bound with marbled paper over boards in a style reminiscent of the period. Fine condition.

A bill for the organization of the Territory of Oklahoma was introduced in the House of Representatives on December 21, 1885. The bill established fourteen cardinal provisions by which a territorial government would operate, including the governance of the country of the five civilized tribes included in the territory. This then, became the subject of a series of arguments by delegations representing the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole and Chickasaw nations, who opposed such legislation, knowing by experience what the likely outcome would be. They knew that, should the legislation pass "the clamor of the greedy speculators and adventurers who seek to stimulate such a public sentiment as shall result in the removal of the treaty bars which separate them from their coveted prey." They forecast if "the territorial government of Oklahoma shall be organized, as provided in this bill, the ruin of our tribes and people will be speedy and complete. First will appear the scum of white vagabondage, which is always borne on the surface and at the front of the wave of westward emigration of the American people. Then will come the horde of railroad hirelings, organized raiders of the tribal rights of the Indians, backed up by corporate powers, whose all-pervading influence is stealthily at work, by day and by night, upon congress, courts and executive departments. . . . They will be followed by the grand army of sharp-witted, desperate land sharks, encouraged and emboldened by the ill-concealed sympathy of respectable citizens of neighboring states. . . . . The legislature after the first election will be chosen, not by the Indians, but by the railroad hirelings and land speculators. Its mission will be, not to guard the rights and interests of the Indians, nor to foster their moral, political and material progress, but to register and legalize the decrees of the men and corporations who will grasp and hold the reins of government. The only hope of the Indians would be in Congress and courts of the United States."

Major Horace Bell. Reminiscences of a Ranger or, Early Times in Southern California. Los Angeles: Yarnell, Caystile & Mathes, Printers, 1881. First edition of the first cloth-bound book to be printed and published in the city of Los Angeles. 8vo. 457pp. Text vignettes. Publisher's brown gilt-pictorial cloth ruled and decorated in black, beveled edges. Front hinge cracked but the board remains firmly attached. Missing first front free endpaper. Faint library mark on spine and additional small inked library numbers on the title page. J. A. Munk presentation bookplate on the front pastedown. Moderate shelf wear to the edges of the boards and spine ends, titles slightly faded on the spine, else a very good copy.

This is possibly the most important chronicle of Los Angeles during the heady days of the early 1850s as it transitioned from being primarily a Mexican town to becoming an Anglo stronghold. Horatio Bell came to California in 1850 as a gold seeker, failed to strike it rich, and headed to Los Angeles in 1852 in search of better prospects. His journalistic skills permeate the volume allowing him to capture the flavor of Los Angeles during the violent and raucous early 1850s when his rangers struggled to bring peace to a town better known as "Los Diablos." While much of the volume focused on brawls, lynchings, drinking, gambling, and other assorted vices, it also offered a wonderful view of the mixing of cultures in Southern California. His eloquent accounts of fandangos, fiestas, a stagecoach race, and a cattle stampede demonstrate another side of life in Los Angeles.

References: Graf 240. Howes B325. Streeter 2971.

John Wesley Hardin. The Life of John Wesley Hardin. Seguin: Smith & Moore, 1896. First edition. First state, with the inset portrait on page three of Hardin's brother, Joe, mislabeled as John Wesley Hardin. 8vo. 144pp. Illustrated by Robert Jenkins Onderdonck. Printed wrappers. A bright copy in near fine condition. Due to objections from Hardin's family, the book was withdrawn from circulation and stored in a warehouse in San Antonio, and only 400 copies are thought to have survived a warehouse fire.
References: Basic Texas Books 84. Graff 1780. Howes H188. Six-Guns 919.

John McDonald. Biographical Sketches of General Nathaniel Massie, General Duncan McArthur, Captain William Wells, and General Simon Kenton: Who Were Early Settlers in the Western Country. Cincinnati: Published for the author by E. Morgan and Son, 1838. First edition. 8vo. 267pp. Later half-binding with titles stamped in gilt in compartments between five raised bands on the spine. Top edge gilt. Front joint just starting to crack. Otherwise, with the exception of some internal offsetting and scattered foxing, most prevalent at the preliminary and terminal pages, this is a sound copy in very good condition.

A rare account of early settlers in Ohio and Kentucky in what was then called the Western Country. The author personally knew the men he describes and participated in many of the chronicled events.

References: Eberstadt 107:242. Howes M83. Sabin 43160.

John M. Allen French Passport Signed. One page, 9.5" x 13.75", March 13, 1831, Marseille, France. The partly printed passport (in French) bears U.S. Consulate stamp on recto and French Interior Minister stamp on verso. Toned and lightly stained with some separation at folds. Near fine.

[John M. Allen] John Appleton Letter Signed as Chief Clerk of the U.S. Navy Department. One page, 7.75" x 10", August 20, 1845, "Navy Department", to Galveston's first mayor, J. M. Allen, concerning the pending appointment of D. L. Braim[?] to the U.S. Navy. Some minor ink blotches. Smoothed folds; near fine.

[John M. Allen] Two Galveston-Related Ribbons. (1) "Debating Society of Galveston. Honorary Members" (2.5" x 7.25"). (2) "Grand Council of Equal Fellows" (2" x 5.75"), containing the Freemason's Eye of Providence in the clouds emanating rays of glory. Both are tan and affixed to slightly larger pieces of paper (glue bleed-through at top and bottom of both). Good condition.

Republic of Texas Land Transaction Signed by Daniel Montague. Three pages, 7.75" x 9.75", August 5, 1847, "Republic of Texas Fannin County". Toned with some foxing; some weakness at the folds. Good.

Republic of Texas: Two Payment Certificates with Cancelled Signatures of Francis Lubbock. Both near 6" x 3", 1838, Houston. One payment was used for military rations and the other for military supplies. Light soiling; one has tape repairs. Both very good.

Two Republic of Texas Documents: One Auditor's Certificate and One Treasury Warrant, Both Signed by Comptroller James B. Shaw. Each is near 6" x 3.5", December 5, 1840, and December 18, 1844. Both are numbered and fine.

Two Republic of Texas Naval Appropriation Certificates, 7" x 3.25", April 23, 1841, Austin. One, with a value of $25, has cancellation cuts and is wrinkled; the other, with a value of $50, has "Cancelled" written twice across the front. Both are in near fine condition.

[John Durst] Republic of Texas Land Transfer. Four pages, 7.5" x 12.5", May 24, 1843, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas, between Durst, known as the Paul Revere of Texas, and fellow Texas revolutionist Ira R. Lewis. Fine, save for two repaired fold separations.

Republic of Texas: Mercantile Record. Four pages, 8" x 12", with dates recorded between January 6, 1837, and October 15, 1838. These are very early original account sheets of Baily, Gay, & Hoxie, merchants at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Some weaknesses at the folds have been repaired with tape. Toned; near very good.

Civil War Era Business Letter to T. W. House with Cover and Postage. One and one-half pages, 5" x 8.25", December 16, 1864, [?] Texas, concerning business between House of Houston and J. B. Wells. Some paper loss to top right corner of page two. Lightly soiled and stained; very good.

Slave Bill of Sale. One page, 7.75" x 10", February 5, 1848, n.p., recording $550 for "a negro Boy Jim. Age eighteen." Large, bold text with many grammatical errors. Docketing and ciphering on the verso. Toned with light foxing; near fine.

Benjamin Franklin Benton Two Court Documents Signed (One Signed Twice) "B. F. Benton" as clerk of the district court of San Augustine County, Texas. Six documents (eight total pages), all involving the same debt case, 7.25" x 11.75", with dates ranging from February 6, 1861, through March 14, 1861. Some light stains; very good.

Paris, Texas, Fire Department Petition. Four pages, 8" x 12.5", April 8, 1884. Eighty-three residents donate money to "aid the fire Dept" by buying horses to "convey [the] apparatus" of the "Engine & Hose Co." On lined paper; toned with some separation at the folds. Near very good.

Franco-Texan Land Company Manuscript Signed by President A. Chaptive. Two and one-half lined pages, 8" x 14", September 4, 1882, n.p., outlining the arrangement of voiding a contract entered into eight months earlier which had authorized the "erection and operation of a Plaster of Paris factory in Nolan County Texas". Repairs to upper margin tears with the company's embossed seal on page three. Very scarce and in very good condition.

State of Texas Resolution Concerning the Lone Star Cut. Two pages, 8.5" x 12.75", May 20, 1977. H.C.R. No. 97, signed by Governor Dolph Briscoe, President of the Senate W. P. Hobby, Speaker of the House Bill Clayton, et al designating the Lone Star Cut "as the official State Gemstone Cut of Texas". With the seal of the senate of Texas. On tan paper; very fine.

Texas 1881 Military Appointment. One partly printed vellum page, 14.75" x 9.75", July 4, 1881, Fort Davis, Texas, appointing William Chalker "Sergeant in Company "K" of the First Regiment of Infantry". Some discoloration along central vertical fold; light stains elsewhere. Very good.

Ole Bull Concert Advertisement, Omaha, Nebraska. One page, 3.75" x 7.75", affixed to a larger backing (4.75" x 8.75"), promoting "Ole Bull's Second Grand Concert! at Simpson's Hall, Omaha, March 15th, 1870." Toned; very good.

Pampa: White Deer Pasture Report of the Committee and Balance Sheet. Three pages, 8.5" x 13.5", July 25, 1907, London, "Presented at the Annual Meeting". This scarce White Deer Land Company document has minor separation along some folds. Toned; near fine.

Ogalallas Annual Dog Feast, a Satirical Menu and Program. Four pages, 3.75" x 6.75", January 11, 1893, "Spotted Tail's Tepee, at Odell". Members of the Grand Council are listed on page four. Toned, though near fine.

New Mexico: Early 20th Century Manuscript Titled "Memorandum of Pueblo Insurrection". An unpublished composition in an unknown hand, 14 pages, 5.75" x 8.75", circa early 1900s. Content regarding the revolt of the Pueblo Indians against the Franciscan missions and Spanish colonization. Although the Spanish had established colonization at the turn of the Century, it was not until 1680 that the continued oppression and forced conversion to Catholicism finally pushed the Pueblo Indians to take up arms against the Spanish. Excellent content and in near fine condition save a single tear at the top of page one.

Alex Dienst. The Navy of the Republic of Texas. Austin: The Texas State Historical Association, 1909. First edition. 8vo. Bound together from two issues of The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association. Recently bound in blue cloth over boards. Morocco title label with gilt lettering to the spine. Fine. The first appearance of what Jenkins calls "the first, and still best, history of the Texas Navy in the revolution and republic" (Basic Texas Books).
Reference: Basic Texas Books 42.

Albert S. Gatschet. The Karankawa Indians, The Coast People of Texas. Cambridge: Peabody Museum of American Archæology and Ethnology, 1891. First edition. 8vo. Disbound section from Vol. I, No. 2 of Archæological and Ethnological Papers of the Peabody Museum. 69-103pp. Map. Index. Plain wraps; sewn signatures. In half morocco custom clamshell box. Near fine.
Reference: Raines, p. 89.

J. Marvin Hunter. The Boy Captives, Being the True Story of the Experiences and Hardships of Clinton L. Smith and Jeff D. Smith Among the Comanche and Apache Indians During the Early Days-The Only Two Brothers Ever Known to Endure the Same Hardships of Captivity and Get Back Alive. Bandera: Frontier Times, 1927. First edition. 8vo. 219pp. Original printed green wrappers. Some slight sunning to spine with slight chipping. In custom clamshell box; rounded morocco spine with gilt lettering. Very good.

John W. Hunter. Rise and Fall of the Mission San Saba, to Which is Appended a Brief History of the Bowie or Almagres Mine, also a Sketch of Summerland and its Builders. [Mason, 1905]. First edition. 8vo. 84pp. Illustrations. Folding plan of Mission San Saba. Original printed green wrappers. Some chipping to spine. In custom folding box; rounded morocco spine with gilt lettering. Very good.
Reference: Howes H817.

F. S. Millard. A Cowpuncher of the Pecos. N.p.: n.d. [1928]. Presumed first edition. 8vo. 47pp. Illustrated. With introduction by J. Marvin Hunter. Wrappers splitting at spine. Bookseller label on inside rear wrapper. Corners chipped. Very good.
Reference: Herd 1483.

E. W. Swindells, Texas State Printer, "Report of the State Sewer Board." Austin: E. W. Swindells, 1883. 5.75" x 9.25". 18pp. Original staples, with toned pages. A stray, heavy-handed cut exists through the lower margin of the imprint, though no text is lost. Very good.

Three Texas Items, including: Paul Horgan. Great River. New York: Rinehart & Company, 1954. First trade edition. Two volumes. Very good. [and:] Mary Lasswell. John Henry Kirby: Prince of the Pines. Austin: The Encino Press, 1967. First edition. Limited to 150 copies; signed by Mary Lasswell. Quarter polished calf. Near fine. [and:] [Walter F. Long, editor]. Stonewall's "Foot Cavalryman": Andrew Davidson Long. Austin, 1965. First edition. Inscribed by the editor. Blue paper over boards. Fine.