IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.... [caption title]. Texas land grant to the heirs of James Cole, deceased, signed by Gov. H.R. Runnels and Francis M. White, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Austin [TX], November 8, 1859.

Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, docketted on verso. 31 x 37 cm. Old fold lines, some small holes along folds, some fading to ink, two blind stamped seals in the lower margin, overall toning to paper. Text enclosed in a decorative border. The heirs of James Cole were granted nine and 333333/1000000 labors of land [ie: about 1600 acres] in Erath County, near the line of Erath and Palo Pinto Counties, about 21 miles from Stephensville, by virtue of a duplicate certificate No. 232, May 26, 1858, "in lieu of headright certificate No. 68 issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Jefferson County...." Item #66230

Hardin R. Runnels (1820-1873) served several terms as a Texas State legislator in the 1840s and 1850s, and as lieutenant governor before defeating Sam Houston in the gubernatorial election of 1857. He served one term, and espoused Southern positions, including the threat of secession and an unsuccessful attempt to re-establish the slave trade. Runnels ran for a second term but lost to Houston in 1859. [see his brief biography in the Handbook of Texas online].

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