Ten Dollar Note of The Republic Of Texas – Secretarial Signature of Houston

Description

Offering a Ten Dollar Note of The Republic Of Texas featuring the Secretarial Signature of Sam Houston as well as Treasurer Henry Smith.

This historic, early piece of currency is a actually a Treasury warrant issued in Houston by the Government of Texas. The note is payable in dollars of the Republic of Texas. The note is bordered on all sides by imprinted lines. The left edge of the note contains the imprinted image of a steamship with ’10’ imprinted above and below.

The right edge of the note contains the imprinted image of a woman with a pillar with ’10’ imprinted to the left. The upper edge of the note contains ‘No.’ imprinted to the left and right, followed by the handwritten ‘1311’ and the imprinted ‘B’ with ‘Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. Phila & NY’ in the center.

The body of the Ten Dollar Note of The Republic Of Texas contains the imprinted phrases, ‘The Government of Texas Promises to pay the Bearer at The Treasury Department in One Year from date, the sum of Ten Dollars and Interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per annum by virtue of an Act of Congress dated 9.th June 1837. Houston, Texas’ followed by the handwritten date April 1, 1838 with the digits ’18’ imprinted.

The lower center of the note contains the handwritten ‘Henry Smith’ followed by the imprinted title ‘Treas.r’ and the handwritten ‘Sam Houston’ followed by the imprinted title ‘Pres.t’

Some holes and ink burn through on this early historical Texas Republic piece and slit cancelled. Also edges are rough and missing in portions. Rarity 2. The Republic never minted any coinage and Houston never actually signed any notes. The signature is his secretary’s.