The Vermont-Texas Land Company

Share No. 117 January 9, 1837

The obverse of the same.

The VERMONT TEXAS LAND COMPANY sold shares for $100.00 each in 1836. These were issued January 9, 1837 at Bethel, Vermont. They were signed by N. Williams, George Lyman, and Julius Converse as Trustees. Julius Converse was a lawyer in Bethel and Woodstock and later went on to be governor of Vermont from 1872 to 1874.

The six flags over Texas were:

1. Spain
2. Mexico
3. The Republic of Texas
4. The United States of America
5. The Confederate States of America and
6. The United States of America.

Some history:
1821: President James Monroe proclaimed the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States on February 22, 1821. The USA reached an agreement whereby Spain ceded East Florida to the United States and the US renounced all claim to West Florida. In return, the United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas. Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas with the understanding that slavery was not allowed. Well, Americans did bring in slaves and this upset Mexico.

1836: Texas became independent by defeating Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. Americans could own land in Texas for the first time. Prior to that, this was the property of Spain, then Mexico. The ALAMO fell on March 6, 1836.

1836: The Vermont Texas Land Company was organized in late 1836 (no reference found confirming this). I found two other companied that were formed at the same time, the New York Texas Land Company and the Florida Texas Land Company. No records of these companies have been found.

1845: Texas was admitted to the Union losing its independence and becoming a State.

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