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An intriguing manuscriot letter by Miguel de Músquiz, the commandant of the strategically important post of Nacogdoches in Spanish Texas, written soon after his men killed the legendary mustanger Philip Nolan. Lieutenant Músquiz led the force of over one hundred men that tracked down Nolan in March of 1801, ostensibly for illicit horse catching, but also because of suspicions that he was spying for the United States or involved in a conspiracy with Aaron Burr to invade Texas.
Nacogdoches, Tx. October 8, 1802. 3 pp. on a folded folio sheet of laid paper. Docketed in manuscript on the fourth page. Paper with "Maid of Dort" form of Pro Patria, I.T. Middelink watermark. Drawings of two horse brands in the left margin of the first page. The paper is moderately toned, and the ink is a bit faded but still easily readable.
References: Dan L. Flores, AMERICAN SERENGETI: THE LAST BIG ANIMALS OF THE GREAT PLAINS (Lawrence, Ks., 2016), p.84 and passim. For Philip Nolan: STREETER TEXAS 1028. HOW ES NI68 "dd."…
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