Biography -- Gillespie, Robert Addison.
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Gillespie, Robert Addison, 1815-1846
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Robert Addison Gillespie (1815-1846) moved to Texas with his brothers, James and Matthew, in 1937. They formed the mercantile and land company Gillespie and Brothers in 1838 at Matagorda, Texas. In 1839, they moved their business to La Grange. A soldier as well as a merchant, Gillespie participated in several engagements and expeditions in the early 1840s, including John Henry Moore’s upper Colorado River expedition in 1840, the battle of Salado in 1842, and the Somervell expedition...
