Texas Department of State [Cover]
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Texas Department of State [Cover]Description
Circa 1880 cover from "STATE OF TEXAS / DEPARTMENT OF STATE" addressed to "E. Simmler Esq / Houston / Tex." Postmarked "AUSTIN / MAR 14 / TEX."Context
This cover carried official Texas Department of State to Emile Simmler, the Consular Agent of France, Vice Consul of Spain, and Acting Consul of Portugal and Spain. It would have been delivered to one of Houston's original landmarks, a little house on Prairie Avenue and Louisiana Street that Emile built in 1841.Category
Building The Lone Star Identity
Bullock Museum