Heritage Auctions Texana Auction Catalog #6067

TEXANA AUCTION
M A RC H 3 , 2012 | H O USTON

Front Cover Lots: 42123 & 42169
Back Cover Lot 42005
Inside Cover Lots 42015 & 42039

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Texana
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SESSION ONE
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42001 Thomas Affleck. Affleck’s Southern Rural Almanac, and Plantation and Garden
Calendar, for 1857; Being the First after Bissextile, or Leap Year; and Until the Fourth of July, the Eighty-
First Year of Independence of the United States. Galveston: Published [sic] at the Office of Civilian and
Gazette, [1857]. First edition. 12mo. 144 pp. Sewn wrappers. Covers somewhat wrinkled with light
folding and foxing. Bottom corner lightly folded for first 25 pp. Interior clean with light foxing, toning,
and occasional pencil marking. A very good copy of a scarce item. From the papers of B. A. Shepherd.

Articles in this issue include “The Kitchen Garden in the South,” “Fruit-Growing in the South,”
“Texas and Her Lands,” as well as features on “Bermuda Grass” and “The Rose.” Also included is the
1856 and 1857 Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, cultivated at The Southern
Nurseries, by Mr. Affleck, grown at his establishment in Mississippi. Affleck was instrumental in pro-
moting species better adapted for the climate and landscape of Texas. In addition, Affleck introduced
many rose varieties to Texas and the South which are now considered heirloom varieties. “He was a
great nurseryman and progressive agriculturist, and one of the greatest forces in the rehabilitation of
Texas after the Civil War” (Eisler, Horticulture & Horticulturists in Early Texas, pp. 31-32). From
the papers of B.A. Shepherd.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Starting Bid: $750

42002 [William Allen (attributed)]. Five Years in the West; or, How an Inexperienced Young Man
Finds his Occupation. With Reminiscences and Sketches of Real Life. By a Texas Preacher. Nashville: Southern
Methodist Publishing House, 1884. First edition. 12mo, 211 pages. Rebound in green leather over boards with
lettering gilt stamped to spine and five raised bands in a clear dust jacket. Marbled endpapers. Mildly toned
with light foxing scattered in places. Very light shelf wear. Fine.

The author chronicles his life in Kansas and Texas from 1856-1861, where, after being cheated out of a sum
of money, he turns to teaching school and preaching from horseback. Howes lists this title on page 203 with
the reference to “See Allen, Wm. M,” but no entry for the title is under Allen.
Estimate: $400-$500
Starting Bid: $200

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42003 Moses Austin Autograph Endorsement Signed “Moses Austin.” One
page, 8” x 5.25”, Mine au Burton [Louisiana Territory], October 24, 1806. Austin
writes three lines at the bottom of a promissory note by Mr. Whittlesey to pay
seventy dollars by May of 1809. Austin’s text reads in full: “On condition Mr.
Whittlesey should not be capable to pay the above I will on the condition pay the sum
of Seventy Dollars.” In 1796, Moses Austin (1761-1821) settled at the small Missouri
community of Mine au Burton (modern-day Potosi, Missouri), the first settlement
in Washington County and then part of Upper Spanish Louisiana. The com-
munity was established near lead deposits, which Austin mined and shipped from
the nearby Mississippi River port town of Ste. Genevieve. His Missouri lead busi-
ness venture was not successful, and he ran into trouble after 1812 for not paying
his debts, so he traveled to Texas in 1820 in search of other opportunities. After
receiving a grant to bring 300 colonists to Texas, he returned to Missouri to make
preparations for his new Texas colony. Just two months after arriving back in
Missouri, however, he died, but not before requesting his son Stephen to carry out
his plan to begin a colony in Texas. A portion of the right corner is detached, but
does not affect the text. Toned along the edges. Austin’s signature is bold with a beautiful paraph. Very good.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Starting Bid: $500

42004 [Moses Austin]. Message from the President of the United States to both
Houses of Congress. 8th November 1804. Read, and ordered to be referred to the
Committee of the whole House on the State of the Union. Washington City: Printed by
William Duane & Son, 1804. 12mo, 22 pages. Bound in plain wrappers. Containing the
extract of a letter from Don Pedro Cevallos to Charles Pinckney, with translation, and a
letter to Secretary of State James Madison from the Marquis of Casa Yrujo, with transla-
tion, assuring the president of Spain’s lack of opposition to the impending Louisiana
Purchase.

Also included is A Summary Description of the Lead Mines in Upper Louisiana: Also,
an Estimate of their Produce for Three Years submitted by Moses Austin informing
President Thomas Jefferson of “the number, extent and situation of the Lead Mines in Upper
Louisiana, with an estimate of the average quality of mineral produced, and the number of
hands employed at each mine; with the probable quantity which may be annually produced,
when the country becomes populated so as to afford workmen sufficient to occupy the mines
to advantage“ for ten mines: Mine á Burton, Mine á Robuna, Old Mines, Mine Ranault,
Mine á Maneto, Mine á la Plate, Mine á Joe, Mine á Lanye, Mine á la Mott, and Mine
á Gerbore. Each mine is given specific treatment concerning its geographical location,
the quantity and quality of mineral raised, a short history of each, and, in some cases,
the amount of manpower needed to work the mine. Austin states that “no country yet
known furnishes greater indications of an inexhaustible quantity of lead mineral, and so easily
obtained.” He concludes by providing an estimate for the production “of the several mines“
and adds: “This calculation, perhaps, by some, may be deemed incredible, but the riches and
extent of the mines justify the calculation.” This is believed to be the only printed item
containing original material by Moses Austin.

Having already established himself as a pioneer in lead industry while working in
Virginia, where he simultaneously immersed himself in debt, Austin set his sights on
the rumored lead deposits in what was then Spanish Upper Louisiana (modern-day
Missouri). Acquiring a grant to Mine á Burton, he quickly gained control of all smelting
in the area. Initially successful, he ran into trouble after 1812 for not paying his debts, so
he traveled to Texas in 1820 in search of other opportunities. After receiving a grant to
bring 300 colonists to Texas, he returned to Missouri to make preparations for his new
Texas colony. Just two months after arriving back in Missouri, however, he died, but not before requesting his son Stephen to carry out his plan to begin a
colony in Texas.

The booklet contains ink notations throughout the first portion titled President’s Message, November 8th, 1804. This copy once belonged to Congressman
Samuel W. Dana of Connecticut who has placed his signature on the title page. Moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Evenly toned. An overall fine copy.
TSHA member donation. All proceeds, including Buyer’s Premium, will go to support TSHA.

Reference: American Imprints, 7551. Graff 4405. Howes A401 (under Austin). Sabin 2419 (under Austin).
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Starting Bid: $1,000

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42005 Stephen F. Austin Land Transfer Document Signed “Estevan F. Austin.“ Two and one-half pages, 8.5” x 12”, on seal paper, in Spanish, Villa
de San Felipe de Austin, December 18, 1830. The deed states, in Spanish, “Estevan F. Austin, Empresario to establish Three Hundred Families within the ten
coastal leagues on the coast of the Mexican interior, between the La Baca River and the San Jacinto River; and special commissioner of the Supreme Government
of the State of Coahuila and Texas for the partition and possession of lands, and issuing of titles inside the empresario’s limits to the new Colonists...” to grant “one
sitio” of land situated on the Bay of Carancawa (Carancawa Bayou) to “Nancy Artemecia McFarland, the widow of Jose White.” Countersigned by W. T.
Lightfoot and C. C. Givens. The execution of this deed was one of the four steps required for an immigrant to obtain land in Austin’s Colony. Docketed
incorrectly to “Nancy A. Madison“ for “One League of land...on Carancawa Bayou.”

Joseph (Jose) White was a member of Stephen F. Austin’s Old Three Hundred. In 1821, the Spanish government granted Moses Austin, Stephen’s father,
a permit to settle three hundred families in present-day Texas. Moses died before he could see the plan to fruition, but the venture was taken up by his
son. White came to Texas via Georgia in 1824 and, by 1828, had been elected alcalde, a position whereby the holder is both mayor, head of the city coun-
cil, and judge rolled into one, of San Felipe de Austin. He died on June 14, 1830.

Reference: Streeter 14
Estimate: $6,000-$9,000

42006 [Stephen F. Austin] and [Nashville Company] and [Leftwich Grant] and
[Sterling C. Robertson] Manuscript Document Regarding the Original Grants
Issued to the Nashville Company Later Given to Stephen F. Austin and Samuel
Williams. Four pages of a bifolium, on seal paper of the state of Coahuila y Tejas, Sello
Tercero; 8.5” x 12.75”, San Fernando de Bexar, May 20, 1833. A period fair copy of
the cancellation of the empresario contract for the Nashville Company, in favor of a
new contract with Stephen F. Austin. Page one reads, in part: “the foreigner Sterling
C. Robertson, as agent for the company of Nesh=vville [sic] which in April of the year 1825
contracted with the Government of this state an empresa to Colonize the territories of Texas
conducted by the citizen of the United States of the North Roberto Leptvich, and whose con-
tract was annulled - in light of not having completed in the six years the plans that were pro-
posed...“ The document goes on to state that a new contract for colonization undertaken
by “Estevan Austin y Samuel M Williams“ is issued.

Pages two and three of the agreement outline the lands to be used, and states that
Austin and Williams will bring 800 families, Mexican and foreign, to colonize the lands
that are being awarded. Of particular note is Article 7 which states that the Empresarios will not allow criminals or derelicts, and explicitly forbids the
trade of arms with the Indians. Manuscript ends abruptly on page four. Overall condition is excellent, with uneven toning and a few spots of paper loss
occurring at the folds or as a result of ink-burn.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Starting Bid: $400


42007 D. W. C. Baker. A Texas Scrap-Book. Made Up of the History, Biography and Miscellany of
Texas and Its People. New York, Chicago, and New Orleans: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1875. 8vo, 639 pages.
Appendix. Portrait of Stephen F. Austin as frontispiece. Thirty-three illustrations. Publisher’s original brown
cloth, stamped in black on the boards and spine, title gilt stamped on the spine. Signatures are oversewn.
Bumped corners and shelf wear. Raines calls it, “An invaluable book of reference as to information about Texas.”
Reference: Raines, p. 18.
Estimate: $500-$700
Starting Bid: $250

42008 W. P. Ballinger. To the Citizens of the Counties of Galveston, Harris, Liberty and Chambers.
One page broadside, 7.5” x 11.75”, printed on blue paper, Galveston, October 29, 1861, regarding a law passed
under an Act of the Confederate Congress on August 20, 1861, whereby “All the lands, tenements and heredita-
ments, goods and chattels, rights and credits, within the Confederate States, and every right and interest therein,
held, owned, possessed or enjoyed, by or for any alien enemy, since 21st May, 1861...are thereby sequestrated by the
C.S., and shall be held for the full indemnity of the citizens or residents of, or other person aiding the Confederate
States in the present war, against losses by the seizure, condemnation or confiscation of their property, under any act
of the United States, or any State thereof, authorizing the same.”

The law describes “alien enemies“ as “All persons...who have a domicil in any of the United States, whether citizens
or not. Thus, ‘the subjects of Great Britain, France and other neutral nations who have a domicil, or are carrying
on business or traffic, within the States at war with this Confederate States, or aid or abet the United States in the
existing war.’”

W. P. Ballinger was appointed Receiver by “the Judge of the Confederate Court of this District“ to carry out the execution of the law. All citizens were re-
quired to report “all such property, rights, credits, &c.”Grand Juries of the Confederate Courts were obliged to “report all property, &c., held by or for alien
enemies.” In addition, those persons “indebted to alien enemies become the debtors of the Confederate States, and are required to render a written statement of all
such indebtedness.”

Mildly toned along the folds with one half inch tear at the top edge. Light staining at the bottom left corner. Else fine. From the papers of B.A. Shepherd.
Estimate: $600-$800
Starting Bid: $300

42009 John Russell Bartlett. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New
Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary
Commission, During the Years 1850, ‘51, ‘52, and ‘53. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1854. First edition.
Two 8vo volumes, xxii, 506 pages; xvii, 624 pages. Index. Six pages of ads in Volume I. Illustrated with two
folding frontispieces, large folding map of the U.S. and Mexican border area. Sixteen tinted lithograph plates
(with an unlisted plate facing page 292 of Volume II); many other black and white plates and smaller text
cuts throughout. Original dark green, blind stamped ruled cloth over boards. Gilt lettering and cactus design
to spines. Blue endpapers. Two bookplates each on the front pastedowns of both volumes from the library
of Mrs. Moye Wicks. Page edges untrimmed. Moderate to heavy toning and foxing to text and some plates.
The map has a small tear on the right; staining on pages opposite plates. Wrinkling of the spine on Volume I.
Some bumping to the corners. Head of spine on Volume II shows some slight chipping. Small pencil scribbles
on half title page of Volume I. Overall, a set in very good condition.

References: Abbey 658. Basic Texas Books 12. Graff 198. Howes B201. Raines, p. 22. Sabin 3746. Wagner-
Camp 234:1.
Estimate: $700-$900
Starting Bid: $350


42012 Town of Bolivar Stock Certificate. One page, 6.5” x 3.75”
(sight), December 3, 1838, number 52. “Certificate of Stock in the Town of
Bolivar“ certifying “A. Wynns & Wm. Lawrence“ as holders of one share,
“being the one thousandth part of the Stock of said Town, which is situated on
Point Bolivar on Galveston Bay.“ Printed by “Telegraph Press.” Matted and
framed to an overall size of 12.75” x 10.75”.
Estimate: $400-$600
42010 [Joseph P. Blessington]. The Campaigns of Walker’s Texas Starting Bid: $200
Division. By a Private Soldier. New York: Lange, Little & Co., 1875.
First edition. 8vo, 314 pages. Green, blind stamped cloth over boards with
lettering and Lone Star gilt stamped to spine. Bookplate of R. E. Lee
Glasgow to front pastedown. Boards lightly scuffed and stained; edges are
fraying in places. Chipping at the head and foot of spine. Small hole in
spine covering. Cloth is wrinkling on the rear board. Small stain on page
14. Volume contained in a clear dust jacket. Near very good.

“The names of the officers and diary of marches also included, with an ac-
count of the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department. One of the
best war histories written, as to the Texas troops” (Raines).

References: Basic Texas Books 17. Howes B533. Raines, p. 27.
Estimate: $400-$500
Starting Bid: $200

42013 [Colonial Texas Military Commander]. Bernardo Bonavía y
Zapata Manuscript Edict Signed Signed on seal paper. One page, 12” x
17”, Durango, dated July 7, 1802. Untranslated, but content regarding land
values, and mandating that land claims be settled and cultivated within a
year. With seals from the reign of both Carolus IV and Carolus III along
the left margin, and signed “Berndo Bonavía“. With dockets beneath and
on verso indicating that edict has been copied and printed . With single
vertical and horizontal folds and a few creases, otherwise near fine.

42011 Town of Bolivar Stock Certificate. One page, 6.5” x 4”, Bonavía was appointed governor of Texas in 1788, but did not serve
December 3, 1838, number 44. “Certificate of Stock in the Town of Bolivar“ because his services were needed elsewhere. He was appointed governor-
certifying “A. Wynns & Wm. Lawrence“ as holders of one share, “being intendant of Durango in 1796, in which capacity this document is signed.
the one thousandth part of the Stock of said Town, which is situated on Point He would later serve as military commander of Texas beginning in 1809.
Bolivar on Galveston Bay.“ Printed by “Telegraph Press.” Estimate: $500-$700
Starting Bid: $250
Archibald Wynns was a one-time congressman and lawyer who, along
with his partner, William Lawrence, is said to have purchased 960 acres of
land from surveyor Samuel D. Parr on Point Bolivar and founded a town
called Ismail or Ishmael. Lightly toned, else fine.
Estimate: $500-$700
Starting Bid: $250

42014 [Colonial Texas Military Commander]. Bernardo Bonavía y Zapata Signed Broadside Issued
by Miguel la Grua Talamanca y Branciforte. One sheet on seal paper, 12” x 16.75”, issued in Mexico on
December 29, 1796, and endorsed and signed by Bonavía in Durango on February 7, 1797. Talamanca became
viceroy of New Spain in July 1794, and as was customary, had issued an edict demonetizing the previous cur-
rency in favor of his own. The broadside offered here states that the year he had allowed for the collection
and destruction of all old coinage beginning on December 19, 1795, will be extended by six months. The
broadside further prohibits the exportation of all old silver and gold coinage, as well as its use in commerce.
Bonavía endorses and signs at bottom indicating that the broadside will be published in the province under
his charge. On laid paper with two seals from the reign of Carolus IV on verso. Gently toned, with folds and
creasing thereat, otherwise fine.
Estimate: $400-$600
Starting Bid: $200

Edward Borein Original Art

42015 Edward Borein Ink Drawing
and Etching on recto and verso, single
sheet. On the recto, Cowboys on
Horseback, Indian ink and graphite draw-
ing, signed by the artist, 7.13” x 11.25”
(sight). Verso, Cowpunchers, No. 2, G27,
soft-ground etching, 7.25” x 11” (sight).
The works are similar in composition and
scale; they depict three heavily shadowed
cowboys on horseback riding into the sun.
The similarity of the works allows them to
be presented together, such that one can
hold the frame to the light and see both
images together.

The American artist Edward Borein
(1872-1945) is known as an authentic
early cowboy artist. In the late 19th cen-
tury, Borein lived in Mexico as a ranch
hand, learning Spanish and sketching
his surroundings. In 1900, he began work
as an illustrator and on assignments he
was able to venture across the Southwest,

observing the culture of cowboy life and interacting with several Native that work pales beside Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas for interest, infor-
American tribes. For these reasons, Borein’s work is valued as authenti- mation, and reliability.” (Jenkins) TSHA member donation. All proceeds,
cally depicting the cowboy lifestyle with its ups and downs, its camarade- including Buyer’s Premium, will go to support TSHA.
rie and its lonesomeness.
Reference: Basic Texas Books 23. Howes B857.
Edward Borein’s commercial success as an illustrator is demonstrated by Estimate: $400-$500
the appearance of his ink drawings in Harpers and Colliers Weekly as Starting Bid: $200
well as in ads for Stetson Hats, Pierre Arrow and Aunt Jemima.
Cowboys on Horseback with some creasing and a spot of discoloration on
left border. Cowpunchers, No. 2, G27 exhibits slight surface paper loss
at top center. TSHA member donation. All proceeds, including Buyer’s
Premium, will go to support TSHA.
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000

42016 The Life and
Adventures of Robert
McKimie, Alias “Little
Reddy,” from Texas.
Subtitled, The Dare-Devil
Desperado of the Black Hills
Region, Chief of the Murderous
Gang of Treasure Coach
Robbers. Compiled from
Authentic Sources by J. W.
Bridwell. [Hillsboro, Ohio:
Hillsboro Gazette Office.
1878.] 5.5” x 9”. 56pp. Sewn.
With five illustrations (Robert
McKimie [on cover and
page 3], Seth Bullock [page 42018 David G. Burnet Autograph Letter Signed “David G. Burnet.”
9], Sheriff Newell [page 17], One and one-half pages, 8.5” x 10.5”, “near Lynchburg, Harris Cy,” October
“Granstaff’s Cabin“ [page 40], 20, 1856, to “His Excellency“ Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease, he writes in
and John T. Norris [page 55]). full:
The tan wrappers (original)
are worn, foxed, and moder- “I have not seen the laws providing for a State Engineer and assistant; but
ately stained. understand that the assistant is to be appointed by the Executive. I therefore
make this my first application to the government of Texas for a personal favor.
“Little Reddy” McKimie killed the stage driver of a Deadwood stage during My son, William E. Burnet, a native Texian, graduated at the State Military
a hold up in 1877. He was captured in Ohio a year later, but made several Institute of Kentucky something more than a year ago. His studies were spe-
escapes with the help of female accomplices. cially directed to the science of applied engineering and he has a corresponding
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 diploma. Our mutual friend, Dr Ashbel Smith will probably write to you on
Starting Bid: $750 this subject and I will defer any further allusion to my son’s qualifications.

“Should you conceive it proper to confer the appointment of assistant Engineer
upon him, you will render an important favor to one who has but small means
of reciprocation. He will however know how to appreciate it.”
42017 John Henry
Brown. Indian Wars and
David G. Burnet (1788-1870) served as the first (ad interim) President of
Pioneers of Texas. Austin:
the Republic of Texas from March through October of 1836, the second
L. E. Daniell, [1896]. First
vice-president under Mirabeau B. Lamar, and first Secretary of State of
edition. 4to, 762 pages, in
Texas from 1846 through 1848, but in 1856, after failed bids at acquiring
double columns. Indexed.
positions as a United States district judge and Galveston customs col-
Illustrated with photographs,
lector, he was making a meager living as a subsistence farmer. His only
engraved and painted por-
surviving son, William, joined the United States Army, a position he
traits, and text illustrations.
would later resign, to join the Confederate States Army. He was killed at
Rebound in blind stamped
Spanish Fort, Alabama, in 1865.
leather with gilt stamped
title on front board; original
Signature is bold and bright. Toning along the right margin; some chip-
blind and gilt stamped spine
ping along the edge. Ink bleeding on the verso.
covering kept, but heav-
ily damaged. Marbled page Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
edges. Corners bumped and Starting Bid: $750
extremities worn. Moderate
wear to boards. Mildly toned,
else very good.

“This is Brown’s most important book and one of the best works on Texas
Indian fighters and early pioneers. The information was gathered over his
entire fifty years in Texas, and the text was completed shortly before his
death. Although he felt his History of Texas was his major contribution,

vertical fold crease and is detaching on all three horizontal folds; paper
loss along the top edge with uneven toning and light foxing. The ink is
heavily faded making parts illegible, but both signatures remain bold and
bright.

During the Mexican War (1846-1848), the Texas Rangers were enlisted
to assist the regular armed forces of the United States. Volunteer regi-
ments were forming all over the state to aid the U. S. army leading to the
formation of the Texas Volunteers. Wanting to serve his state in more
than just a political role, Governor Henderson, himself a former brigadier
general in the Texas Army, with special permission from the state legis-
lature, was given a command over the Second Texas Regiment of Texas
Volunteers. The Second Texas saw action at the Battle of Monterrey and
Henderson was tasked with helping in the negotiations for surrender of
the city. Toward the end of the war he was given a major general rank of
Texas volunteers. After the war, he served out the remainder of his term
as governor. David G. Burnet (1788-1870) served as the first (ad interim)
President of the Republic of Texas from March through October of 1836,
the second vice-president under Mirabeau B. Lamar, and first Secretary of
42019 David G. Burnet Republic of Texas Land Grant Signed “David
State of Texas from 1846 through 1848.
G. Burnet“ as president and Thomas W. Ward as commissioner of the
General Land Office. One page, partially printed on vellum, 14.75” x Estimate: $700-$1,000
12.5”, Austin, January 20, 1841, granting to “James Dunn his heirs or assigns Starting Bid: $350
Forever Twelve Hundred and Eighty acres of Land...In Milam County, on
the waters of Davidson’s Creek...” and “...all the right and title, in and to said
Land, heretofore held and possessed by the government of said Republic [of
Texas].” Blind stamped seal of the Republic of Texas and blind embossed
seal of the General Land Office. Folds, else fine.

At the time of issue, Burnet was acting President of the Republic (for the
second time), President Mirabeau Lamar having been ill and seeking med-
ical treatment. As his first “official” act, he tried to convince Congress to
declare war on Mexico, but was thwarted by supporters of his old nemesis,
Sam Houston. His second “term” put him more at odds with the citizens
of Texas and during the presidential election of 1841, he was defeated by
Houston. Thomas William “Peg Leg” Ward had fought at the siege of
Bexar in December 1835. During the battle, at the head of an artillery
company, Capt. Ward lost his leg to a cannonball and was later fitted with
a peg leg. He served as commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas
from 1841-1848.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Starting Bid: $400

Texas Ranger appointment

42021 Mathew Caldwell Document Signed. Two pages, 7.63” x 9.75”
(folded), December 22, 1835, Gonzales, Texas. Written just months
after the Battle of Gonzales, this document gives authorization to Eli
Mitchel as a contractor for the Volunteer Army. The appointment is
signed by Matthew Caldwell, Captain of the Gonzales-Seguin Rangers,
Sub Contractor in the Volunteer Army and later, a signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence. Notably, this appointment is also co-signed
by Ezekiel Williams, one of the Old Eighteen, the group of American
colonists who defended Gonzales’ town cannon in events that ultimately
led to the Battle of Gonzales. Opens to 9.75” x 15.25”, with some paper
loss at the folds, moderate toning, and foxing throughout.
Estimate: $500-$700
Starting Bid: $250

42020 David G. Burnet and James Pinckney Henderson Military
Appointment Signed as Texas Secretary of State and Governor of Texas
respectively. One page, 16” x 14”, Austin, February [8], 1847, appointing
“C. C. Colley First Lieutenant of Rangers in the Company mustered into the
Service of the United States on the 20th October 1846.” Blind stamped Seal
of the State of Texas at left. The document is nearly torn in two down the


42023 Two Accounts of Army Life in Texas including: Robert G.
Carter. On the Border with Mackenzie; Or, Winning West Texas
from the Comanches. Washington D. C.: Eynon Printing Company,
Inc., 1935. First edition. 8vo, 542 pages. Three black-and-white photo-
graphic plates. Original red cloth with gilt titles and blind ruled borders.
Separation at spine; corners lightly rubbed. Previous owner’s stamped
signature on the front free endpaper. Text tight and clean. A scarce
volume in near fine condition. “One of the best sources on the Federal
cavalry campaigns against the Indians in the 1870s” (Basic Texas
Books). Michael Tate describes Carter’s account in The Indians of Texas:
An Annotated Research Bibliography: “Perhaps the best first-hand de-
scription of Texas military life and campaigns against Comanches and
Kiowas during the turbulent 1870s. As a captain in Ranald Mackenzie’s
Fourth Cavalry, Carter participated in some of the most important
events, and he describes these in great detail.” [and:] Robert G. Carter.
The Old Sergeant’s Story. Winning the West From the Indians and
Bad Men in 1870 to 1876. New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1926.
First edition. 8vo, 220 pages. Photographic portrait of John B. Charlton
used as the frontispiece and seven additional plates. Publisher’s original
42022 Capt. Robert red cloth over boards with titles stamped in black on the front board
G. Carter. On the and spine. Some minor shelf wear; bumped corners. Carter’s story of his
Border with Mackenzie; former comrade, John B. Charlton, the “old sergeant”, was written from
or, Winning West Texas the many letters between the two men until Charlton’s death in 1922.
from the Comanches. Robert G. Carter was a Medal of Honor recipient and participated in
Washington D. C.: Eynon many campaigns against Comanche and Kiowa Indians while serving
Printing Company, Inc., in the 4th Cavalry.
[1935]. Inscribed by the author on a note pasted to the half title page.
First edition. 8vo, xviii, 542 pages. Illustrated with three black and References: Basic Texas Books 25. Howes C195. Rader 611. Adams Six-
white plates. Red cloth binding with title and author’s name in gilt let- Guns 383; Howes C194.
tering on front board and spine. Some rubbing on binding; adhesive Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
ghosting on front pastedown and shallow nibbling on bottom edge, Starting Bid: $750
however, the copy is in fine condition.

“One of the best sources on the Federal cavalry campaigns against
the Indians in the 1870s.” (Basic Texas Books). Michael Tate describes
Carter’s account in The Indians of Texas: An Annotated Research
Bibliography: “Perhaps the best first-hand description of Texas military
life and campaigns against Comanches and Kiowas during the turbu-
lent 1870s. As a captain in Ranald Mackenzie’s Fourth Cavalry, Carter
participated in some of the most important events, and he describes
these in great detail.”

References: Basic Texas Books 25. Howes C195. Rader 611.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Starting Bid: $750


42024 George Catlin. Westward Bound A Hundred Years Ago. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1939. First edition,
limited to 115 hand-numbered and signed copies of which this is number 80. Signed by illustrator Tom Lea
on the limitation page. 4to, 10 pages printed on the recto side only. With sketches by Tom Lea throughout
text. Quarter-bound gray paper over yellow printed boards; clear dust jacket. Dust jacket has repair work on
back, but otherwise a beautiful copy in fine condition.

While reading Catlin’s Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American
Indians, artist Tom Lea stumbled upon a page where “Catlin’s thick-spread prose was a song to me - the song
of that old traveler’s heart, and the West a cry of freedom. Every paragraph asked its own page and every page
its picture.” At the time of original issue only 57 copies were bound. Due to slow sales it was only in 1944, five
years after the original publication, that the remaining books were bound, including this beautiful volume,
one of only six bound in cloth.

Reference: Lowman 11.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Starting Bid: $500

Scarce copy of History of the Cattlemen of Texas


42025 History of the Cattlemen of Texas. A Brief Resume of the Stock Industry of the Southwest and a Biographical Sketch of Many of the Important
Characters Whose Lives are Interwoven Therein. Dallas: Johnston Printing and Advertising Company, 1914. First edition. Large 8vo. 327 pp. Frontispiece.
55 illustrations. Rebound to style in black textured cloth, with original leather title label with gilt lettering mounted to front board. Gilt lettering to spine.
Some mild rubbing to extremities. Mild to moderate foxing to three blank fly-leaves, to half-title, and to fore-edge. A tight and bright copy in near fine
condition.

From the foreword: “The private libraries of Texans and the public libraries of the Southwest will be enriched by the addition of a volume dedicated to the
lives and deeds and work of the cattlemen of Texas, the men who have been identified with the industry in all its vicissitudes of fortune and whose names
are household words in the city and hamlet as well as in the country range.” The first 61 pages give a history and overview of Texas ranching, followed by
58 biographic sketches of cattlemen.

This book was sold in a very limited run to subscribers. Adams calls it “exceedingly rare.” And William Reese, in Six-Score, considers this “the rarest, most
important, and least known book on the range cattle industry. No author is known. My personal belief is that Russell Evan Ward, whose sketch appears
last in the book, may have had something to do with its compiling.” He concludes that it “should be one of the most prized books of any collector fortu-
nate enough to own one.” TSHA member donation. All proceeds, including Buyer’s Premium, will go to support TSHA.

References: Haley, Vandale, pp. 23-215. Herd 2254. Howes T127. Six-Score 59.
Estimate: $18,000-$25,000


42026 Texas 1936 Centennial China with Bluebonnets. Four
pieces, produced by Cavitt-Shaw, white with blue rims and blue-
bonnet flourishes, made for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.
Shallow bowl with small handle, 6.75” x 2”. Notably, there is
an assemblage of bluebonnets in the shape of a Texas five-point
star on the bottom of the bowl. Additionally, there are two small
bunches of bluebonnets on the sides. Inside the bowl, stamped in
silver, “Texas 1936 Centennial“. No chipping or cracking.
Egg cup, 2.75” x 3.75”. Decorated with two bunches of bluebon-
nets, one on the façade of the cup and another on the base. No
markings or stamps on the egg cup. No chipping or cracking.
Small Cream Pitcher, 2.25” x 3.5” (with handle and lip, 4.75”).
Stamped in silver “Texas 1936 Centennial“. There is a very small
(2mm) chip to lip of the creamer. Adorned with one bluebonnet
on the inside of the creamer with several additional bunches around base of the exterior.
Chocolate Pot, 3.75” x 6.75”. On bottom, stamped with “Texas 1936 Centennial“ in silver and “Cavitt-Shaw 136D“ in green. No chipping or cracking.

Cavitt-Shaw was a division of W.S. George, which at one time was the largest pottery manufacturer in the United States. Known for its “utilityware,”
china and pottery for hotels and restaurants, in addition to kitchenware, crockery and dinnerware sets for the individual buyer. The company was dis-
solved in 1955.
Estimate: $400-$500
Starting Bid: $200

42027 [General Thomas Jefferson Chambers]. Documents Connected with the Late
Controversy between Gen. T. J. Chambers of Texas, and Messrs. Wilson & Postlethwaite
of Kentucky. Louisville: Prentice & Weissinger, Printers, 1836. 8vo, 27 pages. Plain blue
wraps. Modern quarter-bound slipcase in red cloth with red, gilt lettered spine and red
tri-fold protective case in red cloth over boards. During the Texas Revolution, agents from
Texas roamed the United States pleading for military aid. Thomas J. Chambers was one such
agent. Having first been against the rebellion, but now in full support of it, he requested
a major general’s commission and in exchange he traveled to Kentucky where he would
“engage emigrants and raise the means to equip and supply the army by pledging the faith of our
republic.” Colonel Edward J. Wilson and Captain G. L. Postlethwaite were among those that
answered the call.

Receiving a chilly reception by President Burnet and his Cabinet, they returned to Kentucky
with 80 of their men, and wrote a disparaging letter about the people of Texas, and General
Chambers in particular, which ignited a war of words in a Louisville newspaper. Chambers
then retaliated with a letter in defense not only of himself, but of Texas. Wilson, he says,
“appeared to be animated by the same noble and chivalric feelings as his companions, but who, it
would seem by his subsequent conduct, was actuated by motives purely selfish, and is capable of
cherishing feelings of the deepest revenge for the slightest disappointment of his avarice or vanity.”
He goes on to present testimonies of the situation by other volunteers from Kentucky which
refutes the stance of Wilson and Postlethwaite. Chambers, still in Louisville, remained to
await the arrival of Wilson and Postlethwaite and was advised of “the probability of a street
attack...made upon him“ to which he made “arrangements to call them out and fight them on the
same day...if challenged.”

With the possibility of an impending duel, the remainder of the publication consists of letters between the friends of both parties negotiating an honor-
able way for the men to avoid bloodshed. A fascinating read. Light shelfwear to slipcase. Light to moderate scattered foxing; toned margins. Else fine.

Reference: Sabin 95079.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,500


42029 Franklin Chase Archive spanning the years 1839 through 1866,
it includes letters, a copy of a decree by President Benito Juárez, a broad-
side from Ignacio Comonfort, and payment cards all owned by Franklin
Chase, who collected the documents during his time with the United
States Consulate. Franklin Chase (?-1890) was a United States consular
agent, vice-consul, and then consul for Tampico, Mexico, for a total of
thirty-seven years. After being forced to leave Tampico at the start of the
Mexican War, his wife Ann, who was Irish and held British citizenship,
refused to leave and carried out her husband’s business. She fed informa-
42028 Thomas Jefferson Chambers. To the People of Texas. Twelve tion to the U. S. military through British officers that led to the bloodless
pages, 5.25” x 8”, printed and bound in booklet form, Austin, February 20, capture of the city by the Americans. He returned to Mexico and, after
1863, introducing himself as “a candidate for the office of Governor of Texas“ the recall of the German, Spanish, and French consuls, he filled in, served
for the upcoming gubernatorial election later that year. Chambers feels as consul to four nations at one time. He died in New York in December
it necessary to lay before the citizenry of Texas the events of the past two 27, 1890.
years in which he sought an appointment to the Confederate army and
left the Confederate capital “with some feelings of exasperation against the The seven letters contained are of a professional nature and all but one is
President and his cabinet on account of his failure to have our coast properly addressed to Franklin Chase. The include:
defended, to provide our Texas troops with Texian commanders, and...to treat
with due respect the recommendation and request of our State.“ Gideon Welles Letter Signed as Secretary of the Navy. One page, 7.75”
x 10”, “Navy Department,” October 17, 1862, to Ann Chase, the wife of
Chambers presents as evidence letters from Texas Governor Frank R. Franklin Chase. In full: “The Department has received your letter of the
Lubbock, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives, dat- 13th inst, in which you ask that a government vessel may be sent to Tampico
ing 1861 to 1862, requesting an appointment in the Confederate army Mexico, to afford you a passage to your home there, (other means being uncer-
in his name. Lubbock pleads his case best when he describes Chambers tain) and regrets that the exigencies of the service will not permit a compliance
as “one of the earliest settlers of Texas, and held the rank of Major General with your request.”
and second in command in the Texas revolution, and he received two votes of Signature has slight smudging; folds. Very fine.
thanks for the Congress of the Republic, for the distinguished services he ren-
dered in that position.” [Mexican War] Henry Pinkney Autograph Letter Signed “Henry
Pinkney.” One page, 7.75” x 9.5”, written aboard the “US Steamer Vixen
He goes on to explain his volunteer service as an aide to General Hood off the Tuspan [Tuxpan] reef,” April 18, 1848, to Franklin Chase. In part:
and his plea to the Confederate government to defend the coast of Texas. “Our communication with Vera Cruz is so rare, and at such uncertain inter-
At the end he outlines his plans for the future of Texas if he is elected and vals, that I am induced to take the liberty of enclosing some letters for home to
concludes by appealing to the sense of patriotism felt by her citizens: your care... We are completely out of the way of getting news here, and I am
ignorant of the prospects that there may be of concluding a peace, and as we
“Be of good cheer, my fellow-countrymen, for our cause is just and holy, and feel a great interest in the progress of the negotiation, you would confer a favor
it will triumph. God, in his inscrutable wisdom and justice...has permitted by giving us any intelligence repeating it.” The bottom margin of the letter
our vandal foes to occupy for a season, and to devastate some of the fairest has the following note: “A few days after the receipt of this letter Mr Chase
portions of our beloved South...in order to harden our hearts against, and to received the melancholy news of the death of Comds Pinkney & [William S.]
separate us forever from , a barbarian people, fanatical, intolerant, deaf to the Harris. They were both drowned on the Bar of Tuspan!!”
voice of conscience, meddlesome, corrupt, conceited, perfidious, incapable of
maintaining and administering a free Government, and wholly unworthy of D. Sanzac Autograph Letter Signed. Three pages, 5” x 8”, New Orleans,
our association; and He will, in his own good time, accord to us the final vic- January 12, 1866, to Franklin Chase regarding the case of the Steamer
tory, and our independence.” Sonora. In part: “...Thanking you for extraordinary exertions in case of
steamer ‘Sonora’ I have to state to you that all papers relating thereto are in the
Chambers lost the election to Pendleton Murrah. Remnant of bind- hands of his Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State... Possessing copies of
ing along the left edge; the majority of pages detached. Heavy toning. Registers of evidences I will at once proceed to Tampico and hope your aid and
Damage to first page and ink notations. Corner dog-eared on page 12. ability will bring this case to a close.” On page three is the copy of a letter
From the papers of B.A. Shepherd. sent to Mr. Clavel from Secretary of State William Seward in which he
Estimate: $700-$1,000 writes: “Your communication of the 22nd of October, relative to the steamer
Starting Bid: $350 ‘Sonora,’ has been received and will engage my attention.”

During the Civil War, the Sonora was a merchant vessel of the United
States owned by F. Clavel. In 1864, she was seized by a part of her crew
while on route to New Orleans and was diverted and docked in Aransas
bay (Texas) where she was delivered to Confederate agents. The agents


pretended to condemn the event and “sold” the ship, splitting the sum of
$11,000 with those who stole her. On June 9, 1865, flying the flag of the
Confederacy, she sailed for Tampico, Mexico.

[Mexican War]. William Gates Letter Signed “Wm. Gates.” One page, 8”
x 9.75”, “Head Quarters Artillery Battalion“, Tampico [Mexico], December
3, 1846, to Franklin Chase appointing him “Actg Collector of the Port of
Tampico“ after the capture of the port during the first year of the Mexican
War. Folds; very fine.

Additional letters include: Richard Pinckney Letter Signed, August 21
(n. y.), regarding the detainment of the Sloop Robert May in Tuxpan for
not having proper receipts for her cargo; Charles R. Webster Autograph
Letter Signed, January 13, 1857, informing Chase of his appointment
as “consul for Tehuantecpec, and Huatulco“; and Treasury Department
Letter, August 24, 1855, informing Ann Chase that “the receipt which you
were desired to transmit to this office for the sum of $1913.30...is not absolutely
necessary...”

Also included: Decree by President Benito Juarez to the “Secretary of
State and the Dispatch of Foreign Relations.“ Twenty-one pages, 9” x 14”,
Vera Cruz, November 26, 1859. Fair copy of a decree by the president
establishing consuls, vice-consuls, and consular agents of those countries
with which Mexico has peaceful relations with to enter Mexico, granted
they have first received an exequatur based on the character of those ap-
pointed. What follows is a list of thirty-four articles giving rules for the 42031 José Cisneros Original Pen and Ink Drawing titled Sp.-
conduct of the agents as well as the powers of the consul to “further...the Mexican “Hacendado” - Mid. 18th Cent. 14“ x 19” (sight), matted and
interests of their countrymen, specially [sic] of those engaged in commercial framed to an overall size of 20.75” x 25.75”. Signed “J. Cisneros / El Paso/
pursuits.” ‘90“ in the lower left corner. The self-taught artist is best known for his
Riders Across the Centuries: Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands,
[War of Reform]. El Progreso Broadside regarding the resignation of a collection of more than 100 original illustrations that received the
President Ignacio Comonfort and his subsequent flight to Veracruz one National Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangler Award in 1985. Cisneros was
week prior. One Page, in Spanish, 4.75” x 10.75”, Vera Cruz, January 28, also presented with the National Humanities Medal in 2002. Very minor
1858. soiling in margins.
Estimate: $500-$700
Also, three payment cards including: One in the amount of two pesos. 7.5” Starting Bid: $400
x 3.25”, 1839, in Spanish; Carta de Pago. Paid to Franklin Chase in the
amount of MXN $63.00, 8.25” x 3.5”, 1840, in Spanish; Carta de Pago.
Paid to Franklin Chase in the amount of MXN $279.38, 8.25” x 3.5”, 1840, 42032 Nestor Clay
in Spanish. Autographed Letter Signed
Estimate: $500-$700 Twice “N. Clay.“ Two and
Starting Bid: $250 one-half pages, 7.75” x 12.5”,
“Austin’s Colony,” April, 28,
1832, in ink, it reads, in full:
A scarce Mexican passport issued to
a citizen of the Austin colony “I have just met with an op-
portunity of writing to you by
a gentleman from Christian
County Ky. Mr. Estis he is so
well pleased he wishes to give a
way one of the finest homes &
farm in Ky to get leave to come
to this free fighting stock raise-
ing [sic] money hunting coun-
42030 Horatio Chriesman trys [sic] I have just got home
Signed Mexican Passport having been gone since the
Granting Safe Passage to 15th of January last on a cam-
the United States. One page, paign against the Indians in the
8” x 8.25”, “Villa de Austin“, mountains we traveled about
May 24, 1832. Signing as 300 miles up the Colorado
“Alcalde” of the jurisdiction across to the Brazos Thence
of Austin, Chriesman grants the “colonist Benj McKinney passage to the down that & the Rio San Andrews in a king 681 miles & saw no Indians
United States of the North“ for business purposes. Some restoration to the but we got a chance to living for 3 months on 19 different kinds of animals
separations at the folds on verso, with dampstaining and toning. to wit Buffalo Mustang horse wild cow Deer antelope panther Bear wild cat
mountain cat polecat Leopard cat together with a variety of fish fowl turtle &c
Chriesman arrived in Texas in 1822 as one of Stephen Austin’s Old Three making 19 in all we started to be gone 20 or 30 days so that we were 60 days
Hundred. In addition to acting as Alcalde, he also served as Stephen without Bread salt coffee sugar Tobacco or in fact any thing beat Horse beef at
Austin’s surveyor until 1836. times but I do assure You that it is better than Buffalo wild cow or venison so
that if you have an old fat horse that is worth no more than an ox of the same
Estimate: $600-$900
size you can try it & I can also State that polecat is the worst meete [sic] I have
Starting Bid: $300
ever tasted. The family are all in good health having children & all she says she

is trying to make arrangements for us all to come to see you this fall she is sole maneger [sic] here she has & tolerable crop of corn some rye wheat & oats that looks
pretty well she has 40 calves in her pen & expects 60 this season they are now fine beef even the milch [sic] cows she has about 200 head & is getting quite proud of
her stock & farm for you must know that I have my bottle of Brandy by me & have gave ale up but arms your grand children & child looks very well to be serious I
should be glad to hear from you & all my friend often but you have badly neglected writing as well as the rest of my friends write how all are & give us all the news“

“PS I had like to have forgot to tell you of the quantity of silver oar [sic] we found I think from the experiment made and the silver smelted that we may calculate on
a fortune some day from it. N. Clay“

Nestor Clay (1799-1835), a cousin of the famous politician Henry Clay, first moved to “Austin’s Colony“ in 1822. Austin’s Colony had been established in
1821 by an empresario grant issued by the Spanish government to Moses Austin, who died before his plan could be put into action. His son, Stephen F.
Austin, deemed the rightful heir of the grant which allowed three hundred families (the Old Three Hundred) to settle as colonists in Texas, carried on
his father’s work. In 1824, Clay, a former state senator from Kentucky, returned to Texas after a brief visit to Kentucky where he had gone to be married.
He was a member of the Conventions of 1832 and 1833 and was killed during an Indian raid in 1834. While not a member of the Old Three Hundred, by
the time of his death he held title issued by the Mexican government for 25,000 acres.

The letter is toned and there is some foxing. The paper exhibits the usual fold creases and there are some minor tears along these. Ghosting from the
original wax seal; the script is bold and beautifully preserved. In fine condition.
Estimate: $700-$900
Starting Bid: $350

Colorado Springs

42033 Colorado Springs Vacation Home.
A five day stay in Colorado Springs, located
8950 above sea level. The house includes sev-
en bedrooms and 4 ½ baths on three levels,
with views of Pikes Peak, Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, and the Collegiate Range. Fully
equipped gourmet kitchen looks out onto an
expansive living room, ideal for entertain-
ing and family fun. The house sits on 160
acres, and includes a two acre trout lake on
the northern edge of the property. (Fishing
is strictly catch and release.) Hiking, photog-
raphy, bird watching, wild life, fishing, ski-
ing, gaming/gambling, shopping, picnicking,
camping and golf are all within easy reach of
the property.

Blackout dates are: May 15-June 15;
September 15-October 15. Option/backup
dates are a good idea in case of any schedul-
ing conflicts, especially for Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Labor Day and July 4. TSHA
member donation. All proceeds, including
Buyer’s Premium, will go to support TSHA.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000

42034 Roscoe P. Conkling and Margaret B. Conkling. The Butterfield Overland
Mail 1857-1869. Its Organization and Operation over the Southern Route to 1861;
subsequently over the Central Route to 1866; and under Wells, Fargo and Company in
1869. Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1947. First edition. Three 8vo volumes,
412 pages; 446 pages. Atlas volume with seventy-seven plates and three folding maps.
Original publisher’s maroon cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spines. Top edges
gilt, other edges untrimmed. A beautiful set with only trivial fading to spines and light
shelf wear, otherwise in near fine condition.

The Conklings (husband and wife) began writing their history in 1920 and upon publi-
cation in 1947 it became the primary source of information for the Butterfield Overland
Mail, the first great overland mail service running from the Mississippi River to the
Pacific coast. The Conklings allegedly traveled over 65,000 miles in preparation for
their book, interviewing anyone they could find associated with Butterfield as well as
taking over 6,000 photographs.
Estimate: $600-$800
Starting Bid: $300


to Texas two weeks prior to resume command of his regiment and
Heintzelman is giving an account of activities leading up to, and includ-
ing his involvement in, the so-called First Cortina War.

Heintzelman begins by giving a description of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina,
“the leader of the banditti who have for the last five months been in arms on the
Lower Rio Grande, murdering, robbing, and burning.” He describes Cortina
as: “...a ranchero, at one time claiming to be an American, and at another
a Mexican. At the same time General [Zachary] Taylor arrived...he was a
soldier in General Arista’s army. He has been for years noted as a lawless,
desperate man.”

He describes the first incident of hostilities: “on the 13th of July last he
was in Brownsville with some of his ranchero friends, when a man who was
formerly a servant of his was arrested by the city marshal for abusing a cof-
feehouse keeper. Cortinas attempted to rescue the man; he fired twice on the
marshall [sic], the second shot wounding him in the shoulder, and rescued the
prisoner. He mounted his horse, took the prisoner up behind him, and with his
friends around him rode off defying the authorities to arrest him. He escaped
to Matamoros, and there was treated with consideration and lauded s the de-
fender of Mexican rights.”

On September 28, 1859, Cortina and forty to eighty men entered the
town of Brownsville. “The citizens were awakened by firing and cries of ‘Viva
cheno Cortinas!’...’Viva Mexico!’ The city was already in his possession...He
avowed his determination to kill the Americans, but assured the Mexicans and
42035 Victor Considerant. European Colonization in Texas: An
foreigners that they should not be molested. Thus was a city of two thousand
Address to the American People. New York: Baker, Godwin & Co., Book
to three thousand inhabitants occupied by a band of armed bandits.” Two days
and Job Printers, 1855. First American edition. 8vo. 38 pp. Wrappers.
later, after evacuating Brownsville, Cortina issues a proclamation, “in
Pages 1-4 excised. Covers lightly foxed and soiled. Pages with light to mod-
which he bid defiance to law, and assumed to protect those whom he alleged
erate foxing. Otherwise, very good copy of a scarce text. From the papers of
had been injured on account of their Mexican origin.”
B.A. Shepherd.
Heintzelman describes the events up to his arrival on December 5 with a
References: Eberstadt 134:616. Howes C699. Sabin 15927.
detachment of the United States army. Trying to get assess the situation,
Estimate: $500-$700 he writes: “The morning after our arrival I endeavored to get information as
Starting Bid: $250 to the number, position, and objects of Cortinas; everyone appeared to be as ig-
norant of these matters as I was.” A combined force of Texas Rangers under
John S. Ford and U. S. Cavalry finally defeat Cortina at the battle of Rio
Grande City. Of the victory, Heintzelman says: “The defeat was complete.
We captured his guns, ammunition and baggage carts, provisions, everything
he could throw away to lighten his flight, and entirely dispersed his force.“

One year later, with the eruption of the Civil War, Heintzelman would
be promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and brevetted the same
rank in the regular army in 1862. He commanded at First and Second
Manassas. Robert E. Lee remained in Texas until the secession of the
southern states forced his recall to Washington to take command of the
Union army. He politely declined and followed his home state of Virginia
into the Confederate States.

Heavy damage along the margins of the first and last page with moderate
toning of page edges throughout; text is unaffected and is bright. The
letter was intended as a report of events to a superior officer, but uninten-
tionally reads like a western novel. Except for the flaws mentioned, it is in
near fine condition.
Estimate: $700-$900
Starting Bid: $350

42036 [Cortina War] and [Samuel P. Heintzelman]. Later Fair Copy
of a Letter to Colonel Robert E. Lee. Thirty-five pages, held with two
staples at the top, 8.5” x 14”, Fort Brown [Texas], March 1, 1860. Written
from the “Headquarters Brownsville Expedition,” Lee had just returned


42037 James Cox.
Historical and Biographical
Record Of The Cattle
Industry & The Cattlemen
of Texas & Adjacent
Territory. St. Louis:
Woodward & Tiernan, 1895.
First edition. 4to. 743pp.
Indices. Illustrations. Cloth
over board, gray color with
stamped spine. Marbled
endpapers. Some soiling to
the edges and occasionally
throughout the book. A few
small tears to pages toward
the end of the book and have
been repaired with cellotape.
Otherwise, pages in good
condition with corners crisp.
Signed and dated by original
owner, “January 1, 1896“.

The first 293 pages concern
the history of the cattle industry, but the bulk of the book, nearly 400 double-columned pages, is devoted to biographical sketches of 449 cattlemen. There
is also a short section concerning the importance of the railroads on the cattle industry. “One of the ‘big four’ cattle books. An important book on the
history of the cattle industry, and no collector’s library would be complete without it. It is rarely found with the frontispiece, and since it is an unusually
heavy book and the leather has deteriorated with age, its back strip is usually missing or in bad condition. It is said that the scarcity of this book is due to
the fact that nearly all the editions were lost in a warehouse fire” (Adams, Herd). Reese, in Six Score, calls this book “the cornerstone of any range library.”

References: Basic Texas Books 34. Herd 593. Howes J820. Reese 24.
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000


42038 [Crime]. Report of the Directors and Officers of the Texas Penitentiary, For the Years 1856,
‘57. Printed by order of the Legislature of the State of Texas. Austin: Printed by John Marshall & Co., State
Printers, 1857. First edition. 8vo. Slim wrappers. 46 pages. Original printed wrappers. One corner of rear
wrapper and spine ends chipped, occasional mild foxing. With “B. A. Shepherd, Presented by Genl. [John S.]
Besser, February 2nd, 1858“ written in ink on front cover; ink list on rear cover. Very good. Scarce. Biennial
report of the state prison at Huntsville, containing Directors’ Report, Financial Agent’s Report (John S.
Besser), Superintendent’s Report (James Gillaspie), and Physician’s Report for the state prison at Huntsville.
With a detailed list of the 94 inmates, including their crimes and sentences, received in that two-year period.
From the papers of B.A. Shepherd.
Estimate: $500-$700
Starting Bid: $250

Rare signature of David Crockett signed
days before the end of his first term as a congressman

42039 David Crockett Promissory
Note Signed “David Crockett.”
One page, 7.75” x 2”, Washington,
February 24, 1829. Folk hero David
Crockett was representing western
Tennessee as a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives when he
signed this promissory note to payee
Bob McHatton for the sum of $700.
The note reads in full:

“On the 26th of December next, I prom-
ise to pay to the order of Bob McHatton,
seven hundred dollars for value received,
payable at the office of D[?] & Deposits.”

Only days before his first term as a
congressman adjourned, Crockett
was suffering from nostalgia and
was anxious to get away from
Washington and back to his home in
Tennessee. But he first had to pay off
several debts, which is likely the rea-
son for this loan. Money was always
hard to come by for the frontiersman
- he put himself in a financial bind in
1828 when he bought 250 additional
acres in western Tennessee. He also

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