Peter Hansborough Bell letters 1850, 1854

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Peter Hansborough Bell letters 1850, 1854

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American soldier and politician. Governor of TX 1849-1853; US Congressman from TX 1853-1857. 1850 letter to the Governor of Mississippi; 1854 letter to J.C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, recommending John Bradley as a candidate for admission to Naval Academy.

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Bell, Peter Hansbrough, 1812-1898

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Governor Peter Hansbrough Bell (1812-1898) was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. As a private in the cavalry company of Henry W. Karnes, he fought in the battle of San Jacinto, for which service, on June 6, 1838, he was issued a donation certificate for 640 acres of land. Bell was appointed assistant adjutant general on May 10, 1837, and inspector general on January 30, 1839. He joined the Texas Rangers under John C. (Jack) Hays in 1840 and held the rank of major in the Somerve...