while Paul Scott beat me to the HouChron story (see RAIN later today for it), here is a link to that historic document http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/tdoi.htm Other documents of interest http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/texmenu.htm Texas State Library site (with some nice images) http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/declare-01.html Washington on the Brazos http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/washingt/index.htm and finally the Google search from which all of the above was found http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22Texas+Declaration+of+Independence%22 http://shrinkster.com/43c All hail the great state of Texas! -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance