DAVID G. BURNET, ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SIGNED DOCUMENT, GOVERNMENT BOND FOR $100, FOR CHARLES DEMORSE, AUSTIN, FEBRUARY 1, 1941, lithograph and ink manuscript on paper, No. 1932, "Government Bond payable to holder. Receivable for all Government dues. Eight percent fund of $1,500,000. Certified act of Congress Feb. 5th 1840. The Republic of Texas promises to pay to Charles DeMorse (1816-1887)...," signed by John G. Chalmers (1803-1847) as Secretary of Treasury, appointed by President Mirabeau B. Lamar and signed by acting President David G. Burnet, each coupon with John G. Chalmer's monogram and corresponding certificate number in ink, verso inscribed, "Charles deMorse." 7 5/8" x 9 7/8" Note: An unusual Texian document names Charles deMorse as the holder of the bond, while he concurrently also served as Stock Commissioner. A second curiosity is the presence of David G. Burnet's signature on the "President" line; herein he is serving as acting President of Texas during his tenure as 2nd Vice President of the Republic of Texas, while Mirabeau B. Lamar sought medical treatment in New Orleans. Provenance:

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