Important Alamo Document Brings $137,500 In Heritage's Texana Sale
Three days after the date of the document, American lawyer and soldier William Barret Travis wrote a letter, possibly the most famous document in Texas history, calling on Texans in particular and Americans in general to come and help defend the Alamo, vowing never to surrender or retreat and adding the words "Victory or Death" before his signature.
Among the auctions other top lot honors included two rare maps. One was A.R. Roesslers 1874 Latest Map of the State of Texas, considered the best contemporary record of agricultural and mineral wealth, which sold for $35,000. The other was J. Eppinger and F.C. Bakers 1851 Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys Recorded in the General Land Office, which sold for $32,500. An 1851 Map of Texas by K.W. Pressler and V. Völker realized $6,250.
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