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The plot of Bartolomé Pagés : to free Santa Anna from the chains of his Texian captors in late 1836, the discovery of the plot and his subsequent arrest, his escape, capture, trial, and punishment, concluding with his doleful letter from prison to Sam Houston with a further account of the modern forgery of the only known copy of the reward poster issued by Sheriff Calder in 1836, the twisting history of copies fake and real, their discovery and exposure, concluding with a few remarks on the staining & baking of paper

Title
The plot of Bartolomé Pagés : to free Santa Anna from the chains of his Texian captors in late 1836, the discovery of the plot and his subsequent arrest, his escape, capture, trial, and punishment, concluding with his doleful letter from prison to Sam Houston with a further account of the modern forgery of the only known copy of the reward poster issued by Sheriff Calder in 1836, the twisting history of copies fake and real, their discovery and exposure, concluding with a few remarks on the staining & baking of paper / by W. Thomas Taylor.
Author
Taylor, W. Thomas.
Publication
Dallas : DeGolyer Library, 1990.

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TextRestricted use Rare Books 09-717Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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DeGolyer Library.
Description
17 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Series Statement
DeGolyer Library keepsake ; no. 4
Subject
  • Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
  • Pagés, Bartolomé
  • Forgery > Texas
  • Texas > History > Republic, 1836-1846
Note
  • "Five hundred copies ... at the author's press ... . An additional seventy-five copies have been specially bound and signed."-- Colophon.
Call Number
Rare Books 09-717
OCLC
23594539
Author
Taylor, W. Thomas.
Title
The plot of Bartolomé Pagés : to free Santa Anna from the chains of his Texian captors in late 1836, the discovery of the plot and his subsequent arrest, his escape, capture, trial, and punishment, concluding with his doleful letter from prison to Sam Houston with a further account of the modern forgery of the only known copy of the reward poster issued by Sheriff Calder in 1836, the twisting history of copies fake and real, their discovery and exposure, concluding with a few remarks on the staining & baking of paper / by W. Thomas Taylor.
Imprint
Dallas : DeGolyer Library, 1990.
Series
DeGolyer Library keepsake ; no. 4
Local Note
Rare Books copy is signed by the author.
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DeGolyer Library.
Research Call Number
Rare Books 09-717
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