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TEXAS]. Four letters to John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Tyler and Polk, plus a related document, all concerning Texas, including: BROWN, EDWARD G. Autograph letter signed, Galveston, 2 December 1845, 6 pages, 4to, on rectos only, furnishing an enthusiastic description of the rich lands in Texas, noting the flood of immigrant settlers and encouraging Mason to purchase land as soon as possible because "...in the course of a few years...[it] will command a high price. Already a good improved plantation cannot be bought at any price. And yet there is some of the best lands unoccupied..."-- CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM A. Autograph letter signed, "U.S. Ship Princeton, Off Galveston," 20 May 1845, 1 page, 4to, urging annexation: "I take the liberty of sending you a few Texas papers [not present], and it gives me pleasure to add that from all parts of the country the greatest unanimity of sentiment in favor of annexation is manifested..." -- WARD, THOMAS W., Commissioner of Texas Land Office . Letter signed, "Republic of Texas," Austin, 2 October 1845, 3 pages, 4to, regarding Mason's purchase of 1,489 acres of Texas land, and giving instructions for the recording of the deed -- HUNTER, B.B.B. Autograph letter signed, Harrison County, 12 January 1849, 2 pages, 4to, on the effect of news of the gold fields in California and his plans to be "among the numbers who wish to seek their fortunes in that wild and distant but inviting region..." -- BROWN. Document signed and submitted to Mason, n.p. [Texas], 12-21 August 1845, 2 1/2 pages, folio, contract relating to Mason and Brown's "claim to [1,489] acres of land (more or less) in Texas, now considered a part of the United States..."; together 5 items . (5)