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San Felipe De Austin, TX- Provisional Government

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,900.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
San Felipe De Austin, TX- Provisional Government
<B>San Felipe De Austin, TX- Provisional Government Warrant</B></I> $30.00 Jan. 20, 1836 Cr. P-1, Medlar 2, Olson 46<BR> San Felipe De Austin served as the capital of the colony established in 1823/4 by Stephen F. Austin and Baron de Bastop, becoming the second-ranked commercial center behind San Antonio prior to the Texas Revolution. It also served as the the site of conventions in 1832, 1833, and 1835 and as the capital of the Provisional Government until March of 1836, when it was relocated to Washington-on-the-Brazos. The original town was burned to the ground at the end of March, 1836 to avoid the Mexican army, and, while today located along Interstate 10 approximately two miles east of Sealy, the town never fully recovered its commercial glory. <BR>Formally recognized in Criswell as P2, these first forms of Texas Currency have been reorganized in the recently released <I>A Guide Book of Southern States Currency </B></I>by Hugh Shull, which is a must have for your library. Interestingly enough, this example is the very next serial numbered warrant to the one pictured in Shull. As in the plate example, this is also issued to Joshua Fletcher, Esquire on the same date. Backed with a yellow paper, this warrant also has the old Criswell number written in pencil in the lower right corner, most likely by Mr. Bond. Also to note is a fancy signature on back, which appears to be Nancy Kenmar? Listed as Rarity 9, (16-50 known). <B>Very Fine</B></I>, backed.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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