Alamo Leader’s Letter Auctioned for $299,200
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A copy of the letter written by the Texas commander at the battle of the Alamo pleading for backup and pledging “victory or death” was auctioned in San Antonio for $299,200.
The letter from William Barret Travis, one of four known copies, was sold along with a later letter that announced the defenders had lost the March 1836 battle, said Lauren Gioia, a spokeswoman for Sotheby’s. The second letter was auctioned for $78,000. Both were from a private collection.
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