SAM HOUSTON (1793-1863) AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, ISSUING A SECOND CLASS HEAD RIGHT TO HEIRS OF DR. WILLIAM W. BOMAR, TEXIAN VETERAN, BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO, MAY 15, 1838,
Description SAM HOUSTON (1793-1863) AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, ISSUING A SECOND CLASS HEAD RIGHT TO HEIRS OF DR. WILLIAM W. BOMAR, TEXIAN VETERAN, BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO, MAY 15, 1838, manuscript on wove paper, "Let this be audited, Dr. Bomar was in the Battle of San Jacinto, and is entitled to pay for Surgeon for the time he served, as well as a head Right with land due to those in the battle of San Jacinto," signed with flourish, "Sam Houston," and dated "15th May 1838," with remnants of red wax seal. 7 3/4" x 3 3/8" Note: William W. Bomar (1797-1837) is documented by the San Jacinto Museum of History in the Kemp Biographical Sketches held at the Herzstein Library. William Bomar?is best described as a Texian patriot, Surgeon of Battalion, Regimental Surgeon, and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. His service in the Texian Army as Regimental Surgeon running?approximately March 1, 1836-May 25, 1836. The present manuscript documents Sam Houston's personal response to, most likely the heirs of William W. Bomar, upon their petition for the land due him, which was posthumously formalized on May 26, 1838, and awarded his heirs. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Paul E. Shutts, Houston, Texas.
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