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1845 Pair of Manuscript Documents from Victoria County, Republic of Texas

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1845 Pair of Manuscript Documents from Victoria County, Republic of Texas
Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Two 1845 Republic of Texas Manuscript Documents
April & October 1845-Dated, Pair of Manuscript Documents from the Victoria County, Republic of Texas, known as the Cradle of the Texas Cattle Industry, Very Fine.
An original scarce pair of early Victoria County, Republic of Texas items, including:

1. April 18, 1845-Dated, Original Document, being a statement referring to the transfer on a legal judgment of debt from Victoria County, Republic of Texas, 4 pages, folio, measuring 8” x 12.5”, the period wove paper is very clean and extremely well written and easikly readable, with some separation at folds into three, with an official Embossed Seal from Victoria County.

2. October 21, 1845-Dated, Original Document is a “Sheriff’s Deed” here transferring ownership of a house and lot in Victoria County, Republic of Texas, 2 pages, 8” x 10” on a 4-page folio with a blank 3rd page and full docket on the last. Dated and Signed by “John Ingram” as Clerk. Bears the same official Embossed Seal from Victoria County having some paper folds with wear. (2 items).
1824 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Jesús Victoria (the future city of Victoria) is established by Martín De León, who starts his colony with 5,000 branded cattle and establishes the county's claim as the "Cradle of the Texas Cattle Industry." The only primarily Mexican colony in Texas.

1835 Victoria's settlers supported the revolution against Antonio López de Santa Anna, but were ostracized by new incoming Americans, many of whom were adventurous soldiers or fortune hunters, who wrongly profiled them as Mexican sympathizers and forced them to flee after the revolution in 1836. Anglo-Americans resettle the area.

1836 Victory County is formed by the Republic of Texas. It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. Three thousand troops of the Texas army encamp near Spring Creek, Victoria County, under the command of Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, as the main defense against a threatened attack by Mexican general José de Urrea.

1842 Rafael Vásquez and Adrián Woll lead Mexican forces in an invasion into the county.

1850 Coletoville is established by German immigrant Carl Steiner.