Auction Name: 2026 February 26 Historical Manuscripts & Texana Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 47016

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/6328*47016

Philip Dimmitt Autograph Document Signed, with a Second Signature in the Text. One page, 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches; Goliad; March 15, 1835. A promissory note written in Spanish in which "Felipe Dimmit" and company agree to pay Cipriano Ramirez within six months of the date of the note. Signed at the conclusion, "Dimitt y Comp" (Dimitt and Company). Although we have previously sold one other Dimmitt ADS in Spanish, this is the only instance we could find in which he has used the Spanish version of his name (Felipe).

Dimmitt was an early settler in Texas, arriving in 1823. He settled at Bexar and quickly established various successful trading posts including one at Goliad. He was an early and influential figure in the Texas Revolution, best known for his role as commander at Goliad (Presidio La Bahía), where he helped organize coastal defenses, secured arms and supplies, and asserted Texian authority in the critical months leading up to open conflict with Mexico. After the revolution, Dimmitt remained involved in frontier affairs and was captured during a Mexican expedition in 1841. While imprisoned in Mexico, he took his own life, and is attributed to have said, "I do not fear death but dread the idea of ending my life in a loathsome dungeon. Tell them I prefer a Roman's death to the ignominy of perpetual imprisonment, and that my last wish is for my country's welfare."

The promissory note was transferred three times, with endorsements on the back in the years 1839 and 1840. Cancelled perpendicularly by both administrators of Dimmitt's estate, stating that it was "Presented and disallowed" on March 13, 1844. With a second blank sheet containing a filing docket in pencil.

Condition: Heavy wear along the folds with small separations thereat in the bottom margin, one of which touches Dimmitt's paraph. Soiling and uneven toning.

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