A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DOCUMENT, "An Impassioned Letter by Sam Houston Extoling the Virtues of Former President Andrew Jackson," HOUSTON, DECEMBER 23, 1845, hand inscribed ink on paper with boat within a concave rectangular reserve, with Houston postmark in red dated Dec. 27, and in black a New Orleans post mark dated Dec. 30, addressed to Francis P. Blair Esqr., Washington City, D.C. from the City of Houston, signed verso in large script, Sam Houston with large decorative flourish, folded paper retaining red wax seal. 10 1/2" x 16 1/2" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas.