Texas surveyor (1782-1839), Alamo defender, courier, and Texian officer during the Texas Revolution. ADS, one page, 8 x 4, March 12, 1831. State of Texas, Bexar County handwritten promissory note from Byrd Lockhart, who writes: “Rec’d of Andrew Scott Fifteen Dollars which I promise to account for to the bearer of this on Demand.” Signed at the conclusion by Lockhart, who adds to the left side, “$16, for Coffee $1.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and soiling, short fold splits, and loss to the upper right corner affecting no text.
Lockhart worked as a surveyor in Green DeWitt’s Colony before eventually settling in Gonzales, where he organized defenses against Indian attacks and supervised the construction of roads from Gonzales to the coast and San Antonio de Bexar. In 1835-36, Lockhart served in the Texan Army at the Siege of Bexar and as a commissioner to negotiate with Indian tribes. Having helped organize the Gonzales rangers (‘the immortal 32'), Lockhart left the Alamo to obtain supplies before the final siege.
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