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Auction Name: 2025 November 8 Historical Manuscripts including Texana Showcase Auction

Lot Number: 67025

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/30152*67025

[Republic of Texas]. Bill of Sale for One Share in Shackleford. One page, 7 7/8 x 10 inches, Shackleford; July 21, 1838. A bill of sale made out to Horatio Wright for one share of the town of Shackleford in Sabine County, Texas. In part:

"Know all men by these presents: That we, Andrew D. Bateman [et al.] have this day sold to Horatio Wright one share in the town of Shackleford, containing six lots on the known plat of said town, viz: 44 for the sum of one hundred dollars." Signed by Bateman as "One of the Proprietors." On the verso, Wright transfers the share to a new owner "for values Received."

Condition: Age-toned with smoothed folds. Some edgewear, including chips and short tears, not affecting text. Light, scattered staining throughout. Minor ink bleed-through from verso; docketed on verso.

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