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Mirabeau B. Lamar

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Mirabeau B. Lamar

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Auction Date:2011 Nov 17 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Third President of the Republic of Texas (1798–1859), in which capacity he served from 1838 to 1841. Among other accomplishments, Lamar secured recognition of Texas by several European countries and established the capital at Austin. Rare ALS, one lightly-lined page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 15, 1857. Letter to renowned engraver John Sartain. In full: “I am waiting impatiently for a proof of my likeness. Send it as soon as you can. The lettering under the picture, I wish to run thus. General Lamar Ex-president of Texas. The above to be cut in the usual style of printed letters—and underneath it my autograph.” Fragile, with partial separations along most of the intersecting folds, chipping to edges, a couple light brushes to text, and some scattered light creasing and toning, otherwise very good condition. In 1857, President James Buchanan appointed Lamar to be the Minister to Nicaragua. He served in Managua for twenty months before returning to Texas in October 1859 because of poor health. The Robert Davis Collection.