Alamo 1836 letter and Texas Republic Diary for Auction
Published January 18th, 2009
Two of the most important items in early Texas history – a broadside (poster) of an urgent plea from Col. William Travis on March 3, 1836 for volunteers to defend the Alamo and a diary with nearly 150 letters from a settler describing the early days of the Texas Republic – are among the many “Texana” items to be offered in a public auction in Dallas and online by Heritage Auction Galleries. The sale of the broadside, one of only three known, will raise funds to maintain a collection of artifacts now housed in a Fort Worth museum.
“The broadside, one of only three known, is of unimpeachable provenance,” said Barbara Gilbert, Chair of the Board of the Texas Confederate Museum Collection of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. “It was received in 1935 as a gift from one of our members, Eva Hill Karling, granddaughter of the original recipient, Abram W. Hill. For Texans and lovers of Texas history alike, there can be no more significant, or vivid, a document.”
The broadside is being auctioned by the TCMC of the UDC as part of its fundraising efforts.
Auction info www.ha.com/6018
