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Title	Republic of Texas $50.00 (fifty dollars) certificate of entitlement
County of Origin	Galveston County
Town of Issue	Galveston
Currency Type	Audited Draft
Handwritten Value	$50.00
Bank Issuer	Republic of Texas
Imprint	Telegraph
Date Issued	2nd day of Dec 1837
Decade	1830-1839
Notes	This audited draft was issued in Galveston by the Republic of Texas. Although never the seat of government, Galveston was the major port of entry to Texas and the custom house under Gail Borden accumulated most of the hard money which Texas received during the Republic era. Drafts were drawn by the Treasury against these funds. This note is a certificate of entitlement for pay in the Texian Army. A decorative printer's design borders the left, top, and bottom edges of the note. The imprint ''TELEGRAPH'' is printed along the left border. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed in the upper-left corner of the note; the number ''2405'' is handwritten adjacent to it. A dollar sign is printed in the upper-left corner; the amount ''50.00'' is handwritten adjacent to it. The month, day, and last digit of the year are handwritten; the first three digits of the year, 183, are printed. The phrase ''THIS CERTIFICATE'' is printed in a simple serif font in the upper-center of the note. On the next line, the word ''Entitles'' appears in a small, fancy Gothic-style font. Partly printed and partly handwritten, the note states the following: ''Entitles James Irons [?] to Fifty Dollars for Seventeen Days' services, from 1st May - 1837 until 17 May 37 as Adjt in 1st Regt. Infantry Countersigned at Galveston this 2nd day of Dec 1837.'' The following is handwritten on the verso of the note: ''Galveston Dec. 2nd 1837 / This day appeared before me Capt J Irons [?] and affirmed that he is not indebted to this Govt of Texas on his or on any other act whatsoever. JWScott / Paymaster T A.'' In another hand is written ''Audit the written in favour of James Berry'' and signed ''Jas. Irons [?].''
Rarity	R.7
Signatures	Recto: Barnard Bee Paymaster; J W Scott Paymaster General T[exas] A[rmy] Verso: J W Scott; James Berry; Jas. Irons
Dimensions	8 x 17 cm.
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Process	Digitization process: scanned as 1200 ppi, 16-bits per channel, RGB.tif; derivative created from recto and verso and resized as 3000 pixels on the long edge, 8-bits per channel RGB.jpg.
Upload File Name	GalvestonGalveston0000001_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000001r.tif; 0000001v.tif
Scan Path Number	Galveston\Galveston\0000001r
Rowe Catalog Number	2
Digital Collection	Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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