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Texas Land Grant, ca. 1850s Signed by Governor Elisha M. Pease

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 450.00 USD
Texas Land Grant, ca. 1850s Signed by Governor Elisha M. Pease
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Texas, ca. 1850s. Issued Land Grant signed by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease, Partially printed with very faded handwriting that is difficult to read, Embossed seal at bottom left, the date of ca. 1840s at bottom right appears to have been written over, likely with a date from the 1850s. The writing likely describes and outlines the parameters of the land being granted by the Governor. VG to Fine condition with damage at center fold lines, toning, and staining. Elisha Marshall Pease (January 3, 1812 - August 26, 1883) served as the fifth and 13th governor of Texas. A native of Enfield, Connecticut, Pease moved to Mexican Texas in 1835. He soon became active in the Texas independence movement and after the Texas Revolution began, Pease became the secretary of the provisional government. Following the annexation of Texas to the United States, Pease was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1845 and reelected in 1847. In 1849, he ran for the Texas Senate from District 11 (Brazoria and Galveston counties) but lost to John B. Jones who was sworn in on November 5, 1849. Pease contested the election, was declared the winner, and was sworn in four days later on November 9, 1849. Pease was elected governor in 1853 and 1855. During the American Civil War, Pease sided with the Union but kept ten enslaved people at Pease's Austin plantation in 1860. After the war, he became a leader in the state Republican Party and was appointed as the civilian governor of Texas in 1867 by General Philip H. Sheridan, who was the military head of the Reconstruction government. Interesting piece of Texas history.