Title: Manuscript petition to President Sam Houston, signed by 23 residents of Refugio County, Texas, requesting that Houston appoint John White Bower as Chief Justice of the county Author: ** Place: Refugio, Texas Publisher: Date: March 8, 1843 Description: 4 pages, including docketing, on 4-page folio, 11¾x7¾. The beleagured citizens of Refugio have lost their former Chief Justice, Benj. F. Neal, who "left this country and the Republic...and returned to the United States and your petitioners believe that he has abandoned the Republic..." The petitioners cite the hazardous conditions in Refugion (Santa Anna's troops had captured the town in 1842 and carried captive all except two men), but "your petitioners continue to reside in their county under all the discouraging circumstances arising from the troubled state of the frontier, and shall continue to reside here until withdrawn by your excellency or driven off by the enemy - neither of which events they trust will take place." However, "the county is entirely without officers and no authority exists in any person to issue a writ of election for the various officers which are absolutely necessary to the county..." Lot Amendments Condition: Worn and stained, chips at edges, just good, but quite a rare item. Item number: 164946
Title: Manuscript petition to President Sam Houston, signed by 23 residents of Refugio County, Texas, requesting that Houston appoint John White Bower as Chief Justice of the county Author: ** Place: Refugio, Texas Publisher: Date: March 8, 1843 Description: 4 pages, including docketing, on 4-page folio, 11¾x7¾. The beleagured citizens of Refugio have lost their former Chief Justice, Benj. F. Neal, who "left this country and the Republic...and returned to the United States and your petitioners believe that he has abandoned the Republic..." The petitioners cite the hazardous conditions in Refugion (Santa Anna's troops had captured the town in 1842 and carried captive all except two men), but "your petitioners continue to reside in their county under all the discouraging circumstances arising from the troubled state of the frontier, and shall continue to reside here until withdrawn by your excellency or driven off by the enemy - neither of which events they trust will take place." However, "the county is entirely without officers and no authority exists in any person to issue a writ of election for the various officers which are absolutely necessary to the county..." Lot Amendments Condition: Worn and stained, chips at edges, just good, but quite a rare item. Item number: 164946
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