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Sam Houston DS 1861

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Sam Houston DS 1861
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Rare and unusual partly-printed document signed ''Sam Houston'' as Governor of Texas following the state's secession from the Union on 1 February, against Houston's wishes, but before it joined the Confederacy on 2 March, at which time Houston was ousted from office. Datelined Austin, 25 February 1861, Houston appoints Theodore A. Supple as a ''…Notary Public in and for the County of Bell in said State of Texas…'' Seeing the looming conflict in 1860 Houston had warned: ''Let me tell you what is coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of lives you may win Southern independence, but I doubt it. The North is determined to preserve this Union.'' About a week after Houston signed this appointment, the legislature voted to formally join the Confederate States of America, an act Houston branded as illegal. On the 18th of March, 1861 he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was removed from office. He refused an offer of Federal troops, responding: ''I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. To avert this calamity, I shall make no endeavor to maintain my authority as Chief Executive of this State…'' Usual folds, else fine condition with bright red seal intact. Very attractive document.