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Houston, Sam (1793-1863) First Texas loan, scrip no. 206 for 640 acres to Thomas D. Carneal

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01860.10 Author/Creator: Houston, Sam (1793-1863) Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Document signed Date: 1838/06/20 Pagination: 1 p. 34 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed as President of the Republic of Texas and countersigned by Henry Smith, Sec. of Treasury. Title given to Carneal of Cincinnati, for a loan to Texas.

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