Offer to Sell the Alamo Church to the State of Texas

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San Antonio June 8th 1882 Col. F.W. Johnson President of
the Texas Veteran Association Sir In reply to your inquiry
as to what price I would place on the Alamo church
proper, situated on the Alamo Plaza of the city of San
Antonio I would respectfully say that I will sell same to
the State of Texas for the sum of twenty thousand
$20000.00 dollars I have the honor to be
very respectfully Your ob't Serv't +John C. Neraz Bishop
of San Antonio