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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1850035, member: 24274&quot;]My best guess is that R. Shuster &amp; Co. was a Philadelphia banking house and they were transferring the value of the note to the designee(s) much like signing over a check, and as a way to vouch for its authenticity. Texas became a state in 1845 and the state legislature probably took their time paying off the debts of the Republic. But by 1849 I suspect the legislature wanted to pay off and pull these notes from circulation. To my knowledge the endorsement is not of historic value, but someone else may know more. It&#039;s not a signature, per se; it was probably endorsed by a cashier or bank officer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, my interpretation of the script is &quot;...Record C as per act of...&quot; The mystery letter looks very similar to the &quot;C&quot; in Shuster &amp; Co.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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