The Texian Loan. Certificate No. 136, received of Robert Triplett first installment of $32.00 of a $320.00 loan in exchange for land, signed "S. F. Austin", "B. T. Archer" and "Wm. H. Wharton", dated Jan. 11, 1836, triangular piece out at center, slight edgewear, Very Fine and attractive loan document signed by Stephen Austin, Branch Austin and William Wharton, according to Wikipedia, the Consultation subsequently elected Archer, along with Stephen F. Austin and William H. Wharton to serve as Commissioners of Texas in the United States. Their purpose was to raise funds, recruit troops and gain support among Americans for the cause of Texas. The trio sailed from Galveston to New Orleans in late December 1835 and moved up the Mississippi River over the next several weeks making speeches to crowds before moving east to Washington, D.C. While the Commissioners were in Washington, on March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico.

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