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Collection Reference Number GLC01860.17
From Archive Folder Texana collection 
Title Commission of A.B. Vanburthuysen, first lieutenant for frontier defense
Date 1 June 1837
Author Houston, Sam (1793-1863)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Signed as President of the Republic of Texas, commissioning Vanburthuysen as first lieutenant in a frontier mounted unit.
Subjects Texas  American West  Frontiers and Exploration  Military History  Westward Expansion  
People Houston, Sam (1793-1863)  
Place written Houston, Texas
Theme Government & Politics; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859