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Houston, Samuel
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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- Houston, Samuel
- Autograph endorsement signed, with an extravagant paraph, ("Approved | Sam Houston") as President of the Republic of Texas, being a pay order to Jim Shaw for "services as interpreter, &c., for the commission to the Comanches …"
- Paper, Ink
1 page (12 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 328 x 198 mm) on wove paper, written in a clerical hand, Washington, 20 February 1844, signed by Jim Shaw with X mark, countersigned by witness W. D. Miller, signed on the verso by Daniel G. Watson, who received the payment on Shaw's behalf, and again endorsed on the verso by Houston ("Let this be credited | Sam Houston | 13th July 44").
Condition
1 page (12 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 328 x 198 mm) on wove paper, written in a clerical hand, Washington, 20 February 1844, signed by Jim Shaw with X mark, countersigned by witness W. D. Miller, signed on the verso by Daniel G. Watson, who received the payment on Shaw's behalf, and again endorsed on the verso by Houston ("Let this be credited | Sam Houston | 13th July 44").
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Texas-Indian Wars ranged over the Southern Plains from 1820 through 1875 and were particularly fierce during the period of the Texas Republic. The administration of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar had an especially harsh anti-Indian policy, which Sam Houston ameliorated somewhat when he succeeded to the office for his second presidential term, 1841–44. By pausing military action against the Comanche, establishing more trading posts, and recognizing a boundary between Texas and the Comanche region known as Comanchería, Houston reached a peace of several years standing with the Indians.
The present document reveals the sorts of expenses that accompanied Houston's policies: $150 for interpretation services; $35 for "Goods furnished … for presents to the Indians"; $50 "for services of Tonsby, employed by Jim Shaw in Indian service," and other fees, all of which were "To be paid out of appropriation of Indian purposes for 1844."