HOUSTON, SAMUEL (1793-1863), FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. PARTLY PRINTED DOCUMENT SIGNED ("SAM HOUSTON") AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, A LAND GRANT IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND PACIFIC RAILROAD RESERVE, AUSTIN, 15 MARCH 1860. 1 PAGE, OBLONG FOLIO (12½ X 14¾ IN.), ACCOMPLISHED IN MANUSCRIPT, ATTRACTIVELY ENGRAVED WITHIN A DECORATIVE BORDER, BOLDLY HEADED "IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF TEXAS" WITH CENTRAL LONE STAR EMBLEM, EMBOSSED SEAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AT BOTTOM LEFT, SOME BROWNING AND SPOTTING, SLIGHT STAINS ALONG CENTRAL FOLD, IN A GILTWOOD FRAME, UNEXAMINED OUT OF FRAME. HOUSTON ASSIGNS 160 ACRES IN RUSK COUNTY "BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LOCATION SALE AND SETTLEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND PACIFIC RAIL ROAD RESERVE PASSED ON THE 26TH DAY OF AUGUST 1856," TO PHILIP RUSSELL.