[rustbucket]

On the other hand it seems that SaxeCoberg seems to have thought that Texas was independent, something that I doubt the Davis regime would have agreed with.

If so, why was the application for exequatur (new word for me) made to the Confederate Government?

[Non-Sequitur]

If so, why was the application for exequatur (new word for me) made to the Confederate Government?

I've no idea. Perhaps he also requested an exequatur from the U.S. government as well?

[capitan_refugio]

An "exequatur" is simply a registration or permit to act in behalf of a foreign interest. Basically, the host government wants to know who is working for which country and in what capacity.