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Mnber faced e themost e dts-is of te so 1 thelovm: con-All pality well hat it •uston adopt . Dal-Texas o sat-form large ghout ed It, f the beenwere clamoring for war.wnuCaptain GillespieRichard Addison Gillespie was native of Kentucky. He cameatoTexas in 1887 and engaged in merehandising. Take all the early pioneers he enlisted in service, and fought in the bailie of Plum Creek in 1840, He became a lieutenant in Tom Green's company of Rangers in 1841 and joined the Somervell Expedition in 1842, He was seriously wounded in an Indian fight in 1844, Joining liuy’s regiment in 1S4G, he was elected captain. Gillespie greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Monterey by leading a charge, capturing ten Mexicans guns. He was killed leading, a charge on the Bishop's palace, Monterey, September ‘22, 1840. His name is preserved in the county of Gillespie, named after him.Austin's Second War CircularStephen F. Austin sent urgent an-
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Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Fri, Sep 22, 1922
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