Republic of Texas

Date

1841

Location

Texas

Amount

$500

Signatures

  • Charles DeMorse
  • Edward Hall
  • James B. Shaw

Description

This stock certificate (No. 2219) represents $500 for the Republic of Texas. It is signed by James B. Shaw who worked as the Secretary of the Treasury during Sam Houston's second term. He was integral in the Compromise of 1850.

Notable Bond Imagery

In the top-center one man resembling the Greek God Hermes lays on the floor with a cloth covering him next to a standing man in a sailor suit who is pointing toward a boat on the ocean. On the left a woman draped in cloth embraces a bald eagle. Ten coupons (two rows of five) numbered 1-10 line the bottom of the certificate. The years 1840-1845 are listed.

Certificate with black ink shows intricate borders and lettering, signatures, vignettes of a Greek god, woman, sailor, boat, and eagle and coupons
Backside shows a signature
Transcription 
						The Republic of Texas stock certificate reads:
No. 2119 Republic of Texas Certificate of Stock in the ten per cent consolidated fund.
Created by Act of Feb. 5th 1840
	Be it known that there is due from the Republic of Texas Edward Hill Five Hundred Dollars Payable to order, with interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the 15th days of June and Decr. at the Treasury Department, in Gold or Silver, on presentation of this Certificate and delivery of the several interest warrants on the margin hereof, the first payment of interest to be made on the 15th days of Decr 1840.
	The principal redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after the 30th day of June 1845. This certificate to be transferable by simple endorsement Treasury Department. Austin 15 June 1840
Signed Comptroller by James B. Shaw
Signed Stock Comm. by Charles DeMorse
	The aforementioned interest warrants read:
A. $500 Certificate. No. 2219
Republic of Texas
	Ten per cent consolidated fund created by Act of Feb. 5th 1840 Interest warrant No (1 - 10 depending on the warrant) for $25 in Gold or Silver Payable— 
In numerical order warrant 1 - 10
15 Decr 1840
15 June 1841
15 Decr 1841
15 June 1842
15 Decr 1842
15 June 1843
15 Decr 1843
15 June 1844
15 Decr 1844
15 June 1845
All signed by Stock Commiss Charles DeMorse

The back of this is signed by Edward Hill and has no other information.

Accession No:

2017.002.062