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(TEXAS) EDMUND J. DAVIS

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EDMUND J. DAVIS (1827-1883) Union general, served as the 14th Governor of Texas during the Reconstruction Era, and is notable for his support of African-American civil and legal rights. Partly-printed D.S. as Governor, 1p. sm. folio, Austin, Dec. 23, 1873. A land grant of 454,025 acres in Marion County to John French. Blind-embossed state seal at bottom left and in very good condition.

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(TEXAS) EDMUND J. DAVIS

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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2

Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

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(THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS): A scarce imprint, 20pp. 5.75 x 9 in., Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1844). A Massachusetts Freeman, second addition. Titled ‘An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts on The Texas

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(VAL VERDE, TEXAS): Early broadside, 8 x 10.5 in., [n.d. but 1894], printed on one side of a sheet of illustrated letterhead from the office of Val Verde County Commissioners. The announcement, titled ‘Val Verde

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INDIAN UNIVERSITY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM, 1893: Very early printed document, 4pp. sm. 8vo., ‘Bacone, Ind. Ter.’, Dec. 30, 1893, the program for the ‘Christmas Entertainment’ show at Indian University, the first educational

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COMSTOCK LODE MINER'S LABOR RECEIPT: Partly-printed receipt issued by the Savage Mine, 1p. 12mo., Virginia, Nevada, July 31, 1871 in which miner John Ambrose signs for $108.00 representing his 27 days of labor in July at $4.00/day.

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46-STAR LINEN AMERICAN FLAG, SEWN STARS: Quality 46-star American flag, linen construction, approx. 90 x 48 in. with separately-sewn stars on both sides, the stripes individually sewn to each other as well. Canvas hoist with brass grommets,

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