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Asahel Langworthy. The Constitution of the Republic of Mexico, and of the State of Coahuila & Texas. ...
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"An extremely early and important work on Texas" -- Eberstadt
Asahel Langworthy. The Constitution of the Republic of
Mexico, and of the State of Coahuila & Texas. Containing
also an Abridgement of the Laws of the General and State
Governments, Relating to Colonization, with Sundry Other Laws and
Documents not before Published, Particularly Relating to Coahuila
and Texas. The Documents relating to the Galveston Bay and Texas
Land Company; the Grants to Messrs. Wilson and Exter, and to Col.
John Dominguez. With a Description of the Soil, Climate,
Productions, Local and Commercial Advantages of that Interesting
Country. New York: Ludwig and Tolefree, 1832.FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 113 pages. Disbound with new stitching. Housed in a quarter morocco clamshell case.
According to the Mexican Constitution of 1824, each of the United Mexican States was required to have its own state constitution. The Constitution of Coahuila and Texas was first issued in Spanish in 1827 when the two respective states were merged together. It was translated into English that same year and first published in Natchitoches.
Eberstadt writes, "An extremely early and important work on Texas, including documents relating to the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company, the grants to Wilson, Exter, and Domínguez, and a description of the grants made in 1831 to the Arkansas and Texas Land Company. Colonel Langworthy's extensive observations on the resources and commercial advantages of Texas were derived from personal travels there in 1831."
Likewise, Jenkins writes, "An excellent book...a rare and useful compilation of documents relating to Texas colonization."
Though little is known about Langworthy, a surviving letter written to Stephen F. Austin on January 5, 1831 indicates that he had bought 100,000 acres of land in Galveston Bay and planned to set sail from New York to Texas.
Condition: Some very light spotting to title-page, some minor wrinkling or creasing, some upper fore-corners torn slightly from a cut to the top edge of the text block.
References: Eberstadt Texas 162:478; Howes C-504; Jenkins Basic Texas Books 209n; Streeter 1130.
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