TX $1,509 HOUSTON Texas The Office of Lloyd Dennis & Co Dec. 1877 merchant check For Sale

HOUSTON Texas
The Office of Lloyd Dennis & Co.
$1,509.76 Dec. 1877
Private merchant check
~ 8 1/8 X 3 1/2 inches
Issued inHouston in 1877, this private merchant check from theOffice of Lloyd Dennis & Co.reflects the city’s growing role as a Gulf Coast commercial hub during the post‑Reconstruction era. The payment, made foreight bales of cotton, illustrates the commodity‑driven economy that linked Texas producers to international markets. Drawn onR. B. Brown of Rio Bravo, Mexico, the instrument highlights the cross‑border trade networks that flourished along the Gulf and Rio Grande. Ornate vignettes of fruit, shipping, and maritime labor reinforce the global reach of Houston merchants at a time when cotton exports fueled regional prosperity. Such documents offer tangible insight into 19th‑century Texas trade and finance.
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