Republic of Texas Certificate of Stock, $500, 1840 [166999]
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Certificate No. 321, issued December 1840 to Edward Hall for $500. Signed by Charles Demorse. DeMorse, the Texas Stock Commissioner, was tasked with funding the republic's mounting public debt under President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Co-signed by Comptroller J.W. Simmons. Allegorical vignettes. Engraved by Endicott & Clark of New Orleans. Printed by Southern Bank Note Co. Ten coupons attached. 7.75 x 10" Multiple cut/spindle cancels. Edward Hall was a cartographer. In 1836, the Texas Commissioners appointed Edward Hall to purchase and ship all supplies needed by the provincial government. Date: 1840Country (if not USA): State: TexasCity: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection
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Republic of Texas Certificate of Stock, $500, 1840 [166999]
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