Duval, Burr H., Papers 1836, undated

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Duval, Burr H., Papers 1836, undated

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Composed of a letter and a literary production, the Burr H. Duval Papers, 1836, undated, chronicle Duval’s experiences as a soldier in the Texas Revolution.

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Duval, Burr H., 1809-1836

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Born in Nelson County, Kentucky, Burr H. Duval (1809-1836) was the son of William Pope Duval and Nancy Hynes. After receiving his education from St. Joseph’s College in Kentucky, he traveled with his three brothers to fight in the Texas Revolution in 1835. Duval and his brothers initially served as mounted rangers before joining James W. Fannin, Jr.’s Provisional Regiment of Volunteers. He was appointed captain of a company of Kentucky Riflemen which later became the Kentucky Mustan...

Potter, Reuben M. (Reuben Marmaduke), 1802-1890

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Reuben M. Potter was born in New Jersey in 1802. From 1827 to 1833 he was an agent of a commercial house in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, after which he served as the customs comptroller at Galveston, Texas. In December 1846 Potter became secretary to Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jessup, quartermaster general of the United States Army. He was made a prisoner of war in San Antonio during the Civil War. After his parole, he moved to New York to resume his quartermaster duties until his retirement in 1882....