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Stephen Austin Texian Loan Certificate Signed "S. F. Austin". One page, 8" x 10" (sight), New Orleans; January 11, 1836. A loan, "Certificate No. 167", printed by Benjamin Levy and issued to Robert Triplett less than three months before Texas declared its independence as a Republic. With beautiful ornate borders it reads 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." Signed as Commissioners on the Part of Texas are Stephen Austin, along with Branch Tanner Archer, and William H. Wharton. Robert Triplett was an authorized agent for Texas in the U.S. as well as one of the prime movers and contributors to the Texan cause. With two X-cancellation cuts at center, minimally affecting the signature. The document is framed to the overall size of 14.75" x 16.75".Condition: Two smoothed folds, with light uneven toning throughout. Slight bleeding of the signature at the "S". With a one-inch triangle of loss at the document's top-center where cancellation cuts were made.
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2018 October 25 Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction - Dallas #6204 (go to Auction Home page)
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