Personal letter written by Colonel Leon Dyer of Baltimore, Maryland, to Isaac Leeser on January 1, 1848. Dyer's letter requests a favor from Leeser regarding five dollars owed by his brother Abraham and includes information about his sister. The letter reflects the close personal relationship between the Dyer siblings and Leeser. This letter is complemented by another letter from Dyer's sister, Hannah, written from Texas in 1855 to Leeser, also held within this collection. Additional biographical information on Colonel Leon Dyer is included, detailing his adventurous life and continued devotion to his religious community.
Subject: Texas Revolution
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Promissory note for $102.87 1/2, signed by Adolphus Sterne, dated August 10, 1837, in Nacogdoches, Texas. The note is payable to John G. Low.
First Texian Loan Certificate, No. 89, signed by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton. This partially printed bond, issued January 11, 1836, by the Provisional Government of Texas, acknowledges receipt of $32 from Robert Triplett as the first installment on a $320 loan. Printed by Benjamin Levy in New Orleans, Louisiana. The certificate was redeemable for Texas land at 50 cents per acre.