Rare printed speech, one page, 8.5 x 12, titled at the top, “Speech of Guy M. Bryan, Member for Brazoria, On a Joint Resolution for the Relief of the Infant Daughter of Susannah and Almiran Dickinson,” no date, but circa 1850. Speech reads, in part: “I intended Mr. Speaker, to remain silent on this occasion, but silence now would be a reproach, when to speak is a duty. No one has raised a voice in behalf of this orphan child—several have spoken against her claim, I rise, sir, an advocate of no common cause. Liberty was its foundation—heroism and martyrdom have consecrated it. I speak for the Orphan Child of the Alamo! No orphan children of fallen patriots can send a similar petition to this House—none other can say, I am the Child of the Alamo! …But for this stand at the Alamo, Texas would have been desolated to the banks of the Sabine. Then, sir, in view of these facts, I ask of this House to vote the pittance prayed for. To whom? To the only living Texan witness (save her mother) of this awful tragedy—'the bloodiest picture in the book of time,' and the bravest act that ever swelled the annals of any country. Grant this boon! She claims it as a christened child of the Alamo, baptized in the blood of a Travis, a Bowie, a Crockett, and a Bonham!” In fine condition, with a mild shade of toning and scattered light creases and wrinkles. The Robert Davis Collection, read more about Robert Davis. RR Auction COA.
