Journal with recollections from the Texas Revolution, 1874.

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Journal with recollections from the Texas Revolution, 1874.

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A bound journal with handwritten copies of letters, petitions, poetry and historical notes written by Potter in 1874 in which he recalls the taking of prisoners from Mexican General Jose de Urrea at the battles of San Patricio and Agua Dulce during the Texas Revolution. Along with Potter's narrative are documents concerning those prisoners, which he copied into his journal. Also includes an article written by Potter for the Magazine of American History: Potter, Reuben M. "The Prisoners of Matamoros: a Reminiscence of the Revolution of Texas," Magazine of American History (Vol. III, no. 5) May 1879, pp. 273-294.

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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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....

Urrea, José, 1797-1849

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