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Land Speculation in the throes of the Texas Revolution
by James Bevill
Wednesday, October 21
5 p.m.
Museum Galleries
$5 per ticket
(Limited to 35 Registrants)
About the Topic:
The audience will be treated to a visual journey through the financial instruments used by the Provisional Government of Texas (1835-1836)
and how it relates to the dramatic events which enabled Texas to gain her independence from Mexico. This presentation puts the audience at the epicenter of fund-raising efforts for the rebel government and the inner workings of a precarious financial system. The issuance of promissory notes kept the revolutionary government afloat until the dramatic funding of a lifesaving loan from land speculators in New Orleans in April 1836.
The ethics of the government was tested by the controversial issuance of a section of land on Galveston Island, which greatly complicated early efforts to establish clear title for future development. It offers a surprising revelation about the role which land speculation and money played in the present-day location and the founding of the City of Houston.
The real story behind a legendary part of Texas history, The Paper Republic tells the story of the social, economic, and financial history of the Republic of Texas.
About the Speaker:
James P. Bevill has spent his career in the financial services industry since graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1983. He is a Senior Vice President – Wealth Management in the River Oaks office of UBS Financial Services. He is the author of The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas, a non-fiction work on the social and economic history of Texas from the colonial period through the annexation by the United States in 1845. His book was named as the 2010 winner of the Summerfield G. Roberts literary award by the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and as the Best Specialized book on U.S. Paper Money by the Numismatic Literary Guild at the ANA World's Fair on Money in Boston. Jim lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Jodie.