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Battle flag said to have been captured from Santa Anna at San Jacinto

Battle flag said to have been captured from Santa Anna at San Jacinto

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Battle flag said to have been captured from Santa Anna at San Jacinto
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst]

[Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst]

Date: 1845-10-10
Creator: Jones, Anson
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst for one-third of a league of land in Harris County and about 28 miles northwest of Houston; granted by President Anson Jones
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Marriage certificate of William C. Preston of Houston, Texas, and Anna Ehinger of Fort Worth]

[Marriage certificate of William C. Preston of Houston, Texas, and Anna Ehinger of Fort Worth]

Date: 1898-10-12
Creator: unknown
Description: Papers of William C. Preston, Lillian and Anna Ehinger. Marriage certificate of William C. Preston of Houston, Texas, and Anna Ehinger of Fort Worth signed at St. Louis, Missouri
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Petition to the State Legislature

Petition to the State Legislature

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Citizens of Harris County to State Legislature, to legalize barbed wire
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]

[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]

Date: 1836-04-01
Creator: unknown
Description: Document describing the repayment of a loan to the Provisional Governement of Texas in land. Two loans were made to Texas via Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Stephen F. Austin for $250,000, and is being paid off in land scrip.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Spoon

Spoon

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: One of four silver spoons found on the battlefield of San Jacinto by George Williamson Lawrence
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Surrender of Santa Anna

Surrender of Santa Anna

Date: 1836-04-22
Creator: unknown
Description: Print of Santa Anna's surrender to General Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Sword

Sword

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Sword with wooden grip carved in segments and iron or steel hilt and blade; documentation states, "Belonged to George Hockley used at Battle of San Jacinto"
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Telegram to Alexander Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston]

[Telegram to Alexander Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston]

Date: 1884-05-21
Creator: unknown
Description: Papers of Alexander Simon. Telegram to Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston; "Break the news gently to mother of Babys death funeral tomorrow answer if coming."
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum