Texas Land Grant, ca. 1850s Signed by Governor Elisha M. Pease

Texas, ca. 1850s. Issued Land Grant signed by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease, Partially printed with very faded handwriting that is difficult to read, Embossed seal at bottom left, the date of ca. 1840s at bottom right appears to have been written over, likely with a date from the 1850s. The writing likely describes and outlines the parameters of the land being granted by the Governor. VG condition with damage at center fold lines, toning, and staining. Elisha Marshall Pease (January 3, 1812 - August 26, 1883) served as the fifth and 13th governor of Texas. A native of Enfield, Connecticut, Pease moved to Mexican Texas in 1835. He soon became active in the Texas independence movement and after the Texas Revolution began, Pease became the secretary of the provisional government. Following the annexation of Texas to the United States, Pease was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1845 and reelected in 1847. In 1849, he ran for the Texas Senate from District 11

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