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Anson Jones Republic of Texas Land Grant Signed "Anson Jones." One page on vellum, 15.5" x 13.5". Partially printed, the remainder in manuscript. "City of Austin," September 23, 1845. Boldly signed by Anson Jones as the last President of the Republic of Texas and "Thos Wm Ward" as commissioner of the General Land Office. A later State of Texas (March, 1875) certification is tipped onto the original document. Docketed on the verso.A land grant to Jasper A. Sargeant for land in Gonzales 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.
Condition: Creased along folds with minor staining to the lower left margin. Pencil notations at the top margin. Minor staining along folds.
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2023 September 21 Historical Manuscripts Signature® Auction #6272 (go to Auction Home page)
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