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HOUSTON, SAM, 1793-1863, First President of the Republic of Texas. Partly printed document boldly signed ("Sam Houston," with flourish) as President of Texas, countersigned by Secretary of State (later President) Anson Jones (1798-1858), n.p., [Austin?], 4 February 1842. 1 page, oblong, 270 x 395mm. (10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.), PRINTED ON FINE PARCHMENT, boldly headed "In the Name and by the Authority of the Republic of Texas, with large "Lone Star" Republic of Texas paper seal and blue silk attachment, text accomplished in manuscript, small piece at center excised, otherwise in fine condition.
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS APPOINTS A CONSUL TO FRANCE
The President of Texas "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," appoints Henry Castro "to the office of Consul General of the Republic of Texas for the Kingdom of France." Houston was in the second year of his second term as President; four years later, Texas was admitted as a state and he became its first Senator. Chosen Governor in 1859, he was deposed in 1861 for refusing to take the Confederate oath of allegiance.
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS APPOINTS A CONSUL TO FRANCE
The President of Texas "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," appoints Henry Castro "to the office of Consul General of the Republic of Texas for the Kingdom of France." Houston was in the second year of his second term as President; four years later, Texas was admitted as a state and he became its first Senator. Chosen Governor in 1859, he was deposed in 1861 for refusing to take the Confederate oath of allegiance.