TEXAS EMIGRATION / CAUTION, A DIATRIBE AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, in an anonymous manuscript repeating many of the complaints heaped upon the newly created nation by N. Doran Maillard in his book THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
(London: 1842). 4to. 4 pages, approximately 1250 words, dated "London June 16th 1842." Paper browned and brittle, several small chips resulting in the loss of a few letters. Describing himself as one of three survivors from a recent English emigration party to Texas, the author warns against falling for promotional..... More