Manuscript DS, signed “E. M. Pease for himself,” “J. A. Wharton,” and “John Cumings,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, April 5, 1838. Brazoria County legal document between Pease, Wharton, and Cumings regarding the settlement of the succession of John Menten, deceased. In part: “The said John Cummings [sic]...agrees to pay said Wharton & Pease the sum of three hundred dollars for which sum he has this day executed & delivered...his note payable six months from the date hereof.” In very good condition, with small edge separations at folds, uniform toning, scattered staining, and light mirroring of ink. Provenance: The Robert Davis Collection.
