Sam Houston
Signature of Sam Houston (1793–1863)

AuthorAmerican, 1793–1863
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Signature of Sam Houston (1793–1863)
Datebefore 1863
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 1 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. (4.8 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.48
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Provenance[Marion Price Daniel, Jr. (1941–1981), Bookseller, Waco, Texas] [1]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.

[1] Marion Price Daniel Jr. was a direct descendant of Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston through his mother Jean Houston Baldwin Daniel.

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