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Watertender! Republic of Texas $25 Texas Navy Treasury Bond Dated 1841
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It isn't often that you get a chance to own a piece of history from the Republic of Texas. It is even more scarce to find something from the Republic of Texas Navy. Here is a piece of Texas Navy history from the middle of the life of the short-lived Republic of Texas. This is a payment receipt for "... the claims of the Officers, Sailors and Marines of the Texian Navy..." It is paying $50 from the Texas Treasury Department in the City of Austin. It is hand dated from April 23rd 1841. Along the bottom, it is hand signed by the Treasurer and Comptroller. It measures 7-3/8ths inches by 3-1/4th inches in overall size. The back of the piece has the name of the sailor that cashed it, E. White and it notes that he was a "Watertender". In the United States Navy, "watertender" (abbreviated WT) was a petty officer rating which existed from 1884 to 1948. Watertenders held a paygrade equivalent to today's petty officer first class. There was a note accompanying this piece when I bought it that stated he was on the Texas Navy flagship Austin. This is a great little piece of Republic of Texas Navy history!
Item #: C5032 Shipping Weight:
0.3 lb
Your Price:$495.00 USD
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