April 12, 2024
original 1904 LETTER SIGNED BY WILLIAM H GASTON DALLAS BUILDER TO JOHN H REAGAN
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original 8.5x11 letter dated jan. 5th 1904 and personally signed by legendary dallas business man william h. gaston. the letter is written on Gaston & ayres bankers letterhead and bears a nice signature. the letter was written to john h reagan explaining his plan to nationalize his bank as soon as the paper work was complete. this bank eventually became republic national bank. william gaston was a civil war veteran. he was a captain in hoods brigade. he moved to dallas after the war and took his place in history as one on the most important citizens in dallas county history. please read this great texans bio below. a fine addition to your texana collection. 5.00 shipping. good luck. mikeGASTON, WILLIAM HENRY (1840-1927). William H. Gaston, a founder of Dallas, was born on October 25, 1840, near Prairie Bluff, Alabama, the son of Robert Kilpatrick and Letitia (Suddeth) Gaston. He and his family moved to Mississippi and then to Plentitude, Texas, in 1849. His father farmed extensive landholdings in that region and served two terms in the Texas legislature. William, along with his brothers Robert and George, attended the nearby Mound Prairie Institute. All three later served in the Confederate Army. The family was en route to Dallas in 1861 when an outbreak of typhoid fever caused them to stay temporarily near Mount Sylvan in Smith
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