Description: PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING: I sell ORIGINAL items ONLY and NOT ANY reproductions. This sale is for one advertising STATEMENT (it might be called a billhead). It is from the TEXAS FRUIT COMPANY in ALVIN, TEXAS during the year of 1896. CONDITION: Normal letter folds, very good condition for its age. The "Ebay Item" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to the item that is for sale. HISTORICAL NOTES:ALVIN, TEXAS. Alvin is twelve miles southeast of Houston in northeast Brazoria County, on land originally granted to the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad. In the 1860s the Santa Fe Railroad established a flag station near the head of Mustang Slough on its Galveston-to-Richmond branch line. Santa Fe hired Alvin Morgan in 1872 to supervise the loading and shipping of cattle at the stock pens. Morgan built the first house in the area in 1879 and persuaded many travelers to settle there. In 1881 the settlement acquired a post office, and the residents named the community Morgan but renamed it Alvin upon learning of another Morgan, Texas. City folklore recalls Morgan's inseparable companions—a dog, a goose, and a white buzzard. Alvin was incorporated in 1891 and again in 1893. By the mid-1890s Alvin had experienced a population explosion, with the number of residents increasing from 100 in 1890 to an estimated 2,000 by 1896.Approximate size of statement is 9" X 6".If you have any questions, please contact me.TERMS & CONDITIONS:Payment to Ebay upon purchase. Free shipping to the continental U.S. only. When you receive your item, PLEASE leave feedback (I will see it) and I will reciprocate feedback at that time.Please visit my Ebay store for related ephemera, antique documents and paper collectibles at TEXASJOHNNYBOY EPHEMERA! THANK YOU VERY MUCH and GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
Price: 49 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-15T16:00:56.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
