(Jacob De Cordova). Typed Document with manuscript additions. Signed by H. M. DeCordova.

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 158

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).

(Jacob De Cordova). Typed Document with manuscript additions. Signed by H. M. DeCordova.

Land sale document. Three pages, with additional slip tipped in, folds. Folio.

Mason, Texas: 20th June 1853

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $400

This document records the sale of 640 acres of Texas land to Henry Braschler for $60. An appendix is added by a Kansas notary in 1884, stating that H. M. DeCordova - Jacob’s son - attested that he had witnessed the sale. Henry Maxwell DeCordova (1839-1921) was the mayor of Garden City, Kansas. Details concerning the exploits of H. M. DeCordova (including his killing of a man), available upon request.