Jacob's Signature

ID: 2343 ~ Source: de Cordova Family Papers, The Texas Collection, Baylor University.

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This letter discusses potential land sales and exhibits Jacob’s interesting signature once more. The stamp for de Cordova’s General Land Agency at the top also advertises the sale of de Cordova’s map.

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Jacob de Cordova

By Anabel Burke

Settlers of the Texas Frontier were undeniably an eclectic bunch, and the founders of Waco were no exception. One of the main organizers of the new city was a Jewish, Jamaican-born Spaniard named Jacob de Cordova. De Cordova was not only…