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1841 Texian Navy Treasurer Note, Robert Gillespie

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
1841 Texian Navy Treasurer Note, Robert Gillespie
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Dated April 23, 1841. TSHA states: Gillespie, Robert Addison (1815–1846).Robert Addison Gillespie, merchant and soldier, was born on June 12, 1815, in Blount County, Tennessee, the son of Robert and Patsy (Houston) Gillespie. He moved to Texas in 1837, and he and his brothers, James Houston and Matthew Milton, in January 1838, formed a mercantile and land partnership in Matagorda. James furnished the capital for the enterprise, known as Gillespie and Brothers. By 1839 the Gillespies had moved to La Grange, established a mercantile store, and were buying Texas bounty-land certificates.