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A PAIR OF TEN DOLLAR REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (1836-1844) NOTES, SIGNED SAM HOUSTON (1793-1863) AND HENRY SMITH (1788-1851), signed (secretarial), hand scripted numbers 2657, dated January, and 2385, dated November 1838, mounted under UV protective glass with acid free matting and backing, single bill height: 3 1/16", width: 7 1/6". NOTE: Sam Houston was elected First President of Texas, serving October 22, 1836-Decembr 10, 1838. Henry Smith was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by Houston during his first administration.

  • Condition: Various cancelation stamps, lacerations, some wrinkles, small tears, folds, red and black ink marks, a large black mark at right of one example, some brownish color staining at left of one example, an apparent repair at center of the other example, some fading of the ink, one Henry Smith signature and the female figure has some losses, signatures possibly secretarial, but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use.

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October 14, 2017 1:00 PM CDT
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