SAM RICKER JR., NEW ORLEANS, AGENT FOR THE TEXIAN POST OFFICE. Large oval handstamp on folded letter datelined "Liberty June 27, 1838" to Kaskaskia Ill., carried privately from Liberty to Galveston where placed directly on the boat, Ricker the Texian agent put this into the mails with red "New Orleans La. Jul. 29" circular datestamp with matching "SHIP" handstamp, rated "27" for U.S. postage plus 2c ship fee, interesting letter first berates recipient for not being a friend of Texas and also "...as soon as Mexico thinks proper to invade us and if they don't do it very soon we shall take the liberty and force her to acknowledge our Independence", other interesting comments such as "The question of withdrawing the proposal of Texas to the U.S. for annexation has been debated at the last session of Congress and lost by one vote...they know as long as the question will be pending no foreign nation will recognize her independence", some toning, expertly silked, otherwise Fine, a fascinating letter written by M. Bellenan Menard, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

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