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Texas; W.J.E. Heard as Chief Justice; 1838

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Texas; W.J.E. Heard as Chief Justice; 1838
<B>Texas Republic Manuscript Document Naming William J. E. Heard Chief Justice of Colorado County, </B></I> one page, 7.75" x 10", Colorado County, Texas, September 17, 1838. Signed by early settlers David Wade, W. B. Deweese, W. Daniels and Robert Brotherton. Stains, smoothed folds and loss to lower left corner. Good condition. A Tennessee native, Heard (1801-1874) was a junior officer during the Texian Revolution and helped capture a Mexican battery at San Jacinto. <I>From the collection of Darrel Brown.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)