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Title	Republic of Texas $500.00 (five hundred dollars) consolidated fund note
County of Origin	Harris County
Town of Issue	Houston
Currency Type	Consolidated Fund Note
Denomination	$500.00
Bank Issuer	Republic of Texas
Imprint	None
Date Issued	September 1, 1837
Decade	1830-1839
Notes	This consolidated fund note was issued in Houston by the Republic of Texas. Issued from September 1, 1837, through at least May 1840, these notes were a form of interest-bearing scrip in which the floating debt could be funded by the Republic. Elaborate printer designs border all edges of the note. The phrase ''PUBLIC FAITH PLEDGED.'' is printed along the left border, while the phrase ''FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.'' is printed in the right border. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed in the upper-left and upper-right corners; the number ''1566'' is handwritten adjacent to each. The amount ''FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.'' is printed in a prominent font across the face of the note. The note is signed on the recto by Francis Richard Lubbock, Comptroller, and William Gordon Cooke, Stock Commissioner. It is signed on the verso by William Bryan, Jacob Edmonds, and a third illegible signature. The following is handwritten on the verso: ''The Principal & interest of this certificate I transfer to Jacob Edmonds and authorize the Stock com. to make the Transfer. Wm Bryan; Jacob Edmonds.'' Beneath the signatures the following is handwritten: ''I am acquainted with the handwriting of William Bryan and believe the above signature to be genuine. Jno. M. (illegible).'' Lubbock was a comptroller of the Republic of Texas as well as governor of the state beginning in 1861 (TSHA). Cooke was a soldier who held numerous positions in the military, including that as Houston's assistant inspector general, as well as stock commissioner during Houston's first term as president of the Republic, at which time Cooke was responsible for issuing stock certificates to fund the public debt (TSHA). From June 1837 to November 1839, Cooke was the official signer of Sam Houston's name to promissory notes issued by the Republic due to Houston's arm injury (TSHA). Bryan helped form the Republic of Texas by quietly providing financial assistance, supplies, and services, to the point of near personal financial collapse (TSHA). Though treated poorly under David G. Burnet's administration, Bryan was named consul to New Orleans in Lamar's administration where he provided assistance to the second Texas Navy (TSHA).
Rarity	R.6
Signatures	Recto: Francis R Lubbock Controller.; Wm G Cooke Stock Commisioner. Verso: Wm. Bryan; Jacob Edmonds; [illegible]
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	HarrisHouston0000088_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000088r.tif; 0000088v.tif
Scan Path Number	Harris\Houston\0000088r
Rowe Catalog Number	71
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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