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A few notes were never redeemed or cut-cancelled; those notes are valued more highly. [5] [citation needed] Two early Republic of Texas heroes are found on redbacks. Both had died prior to the issuance of the notes. Deaf Smith is found on the $5 redback, while the "Father of Texas," Stephen F. Austin, is found on the $50 note.
The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a country in North America. [3] It existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande, and the United States. The Republic had engaged in some complex relations with various countries.
First Republic Bank Corporation was an American bank based in Texas. Founded as the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in 1920, [ 1 ] in 1922 it assumed the name Republic National Bank of Dallas. [ 1 ] Afterwards the bank acquired several banks and invested in others, and changed its name several times. [ 1 ]
Williams exploited his latent 1835 Mexican bank charter and an old resolution from the Republic of Texas. He had permission to open a bank during the Texas Republic, but did not use this privilege. The Texas bank inspector, Niles F. Smith, never had an opportunity to execute his duties in 1837, but he was never officially relieved of his ...
This made counterfeiting bank notes harder still, at least in the short term, and in 1803 the number of forged bank notes fell to just 3000, compared to 5000 the previous year. [17] Banks asked skilled engravers and artists to help them make their notes more difficult to counterfeit during the same time period, which historians refer to as "the ...
Republic of Texas logo used on some group documents and Web sites. The Republic of Texas (and also known as Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas) is a general term for several organizations, some of which have been called militia groups, [1] [2] [3] that claim the annexation of Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation to this day but is ...
A list of officials of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1846: First elected government of the Texas Republic (October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838) President
William H. Daingerfield, a representative of Texas, visited Austria in February 1845 and found the people of Vienna to have a favorable impression of the Republic. While in Vienna, Daingerfield received news of Texas' annexation to the United States, and therefore was prohibited to communicate with the Austrian government despite repeated entreaties.