1835 Letter Raleigh Green To Brother In VA, Off To Join The Texas Revolution,
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:68882332 | Topic: Historical Events |
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| Grade: Ungraded | State: Virginia |
| Place of Origin: United States |
Condition as seen. 1835 Letter from New Orleans from Raleigh Green the writer was traveling to Texas during the Texas Revolution. Letter is to William Green. William Green is the son of John W Green a note local lawyer and judge. "Being about to sail for Texas and almost out of Money I have availed myself of an offer kindly made by Mr William Norris of this city, to lend me money upon a draught on you accordingly I have... drawn a draught for Seventy Seven dollars and fifty cents payable to T H Flint? and payable ten days after sight. I hope you will excuse the liberty. I have not heard a word from home if you have written any letters to me they have not come to hand and I have carried on my way waiting for one, at an expense of forty five dollars. If you have sent me a letter of any value you had better write to the P. M. of the place directed it to to return it. I requested Woodville Ward to send a letter to N Orleans should it arrive in Vicksburg for me. Therefore if you have sent a letter to Vicksburg you had better to the P. M. and here too. Upon reaching Texas I shall forthwith join the Army and by this step shall entitle myself to large bounty and acquire a right to purchase and hold real property in Texas although I continue to be a citizen of the US. If you feel disposed to speculate with a small capitol of Five Hundred Dollars my situation at the end of the War (if I am alive) will enable to engage in it. Tom Green has tried to speculate in Texas Lands but being an alien he cannot do so. Remember me to Louisa Bradford and give my love to Mother and the children and to old Sarah. Don't omit old Sarah, it will be gratifying to old Nurse (sounds like Sarah might be a slave in the household as a nurse to children!). My health is not so good here as it was in Va. Your affectionate brother R B Green. PS I sail today on the armed Schooner Brutus she intended for sail to the Texians. She carries eight medium twelve pounders and one long Tom? I should not be surprised if we have a naval brush before I reach Brazoria. Tell Bill Royale to come along. RBG. I have letters to General Houston and other Texicans. Dr Archer is at present in town and has promised to give me letters but I don't think he will trouble himself to do so. I hope however to get a Commission in the Army (Texian) Re Triplett of Kentucky is now in this City he has kindly interested himself for me and will get letters from Archer? if his abhorrence of a pen will allow him to write. He seems to hate the instrument of quiet labor though I may be mistaken. William C Norris is a fine fellow and when he visits Culpeper again cultivate his acquaintance. R B Green."
Fascinating Letter where Raleigh Green from Culpeper VA is traveling to Texas during the Texas Revolution to join the army in order to gain/acquire land in Texas which is being given out as bounties for enlistment to fight the Mexicans. He mentions some famous people. Tom Green is his cousin from Tennessee who joins the Revolution and late becomes Confederate General during the Civil War. I believe the commentary on "Old Sarah" is that she is a slave in the Green household in VA. The Schooner Brutus is:"The Texan schooner Brutus was one of the four ships of the First Texas Navy (1836–1838) that during the Texas Revolution wreaked havoc on towns along the coast of Mexico, blockaded Mexican ports, and captured ships bound for Mexico with goods and munitions of war. Her final, and most controversial, voyage was to the Yucatan, where along with her sister ship Invincible, she captured numerous prizes. Among them was the British ship Eliza Russell, the capture of which caused a diplomatic incident as Texas was seeking official recognition from the United Kingdom. When Brutus returned to Galveston to face official sanctions, Mexican ships attacked her and Invincible; both ran aground in Galveston harbor and were battered apart by storms. With the destruction of Brutus, the first Texas Navy ceased to exist."Robert Triplett is a Financier of the Texas Revolution and well know for raising funds for the cause.
"John Williams Green (November 9, 1781 – February 4, 1834) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, plantation owner, politician and judge. He fought in the War of 1812, was elected to the Virginia State Senate, and served for more than ten years as a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, Green was the only son of William Green and Lucy Williams. His grandfather Colonel John Green fought in the American Revolutionary War. John W. Green was educated as a lawyer. Although he was 31 years old, Green volunteered to fight in the War of 1812, serving as a lieutenant in that conflict. He married twice, first to Mary Brown in 1805 and second to Million Cooke (1785–1842, granddaughter of George Mason) in 1817.[1] Political and judicial career Green served in the Virginia State Senate from 1815 to 1819, representing Culpeper County and neighboring Spotsylvania, Orange and Madison Counties.[2] He also served as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830.[3] In 1830, Judge Green's household consisted of seven white males (four of them boys), three white females (one a girl) and 42 slaves (28 males and 14 females).[4] Green resigned his part-time senate seat in 1819 upon being elected to the Court of Chancery.[5] Three years later, the legislature elected Green as a judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[1] Green held that position for over ten years, but poor health prevented him from attending sessions of the court during the last two years of his life. As a result, the Virginia General Assembly began considering removing Judge Green from office, before his death on February 4, 1834 made those considerations moot.[6] Death and legacy Green died at his plantation, Greenwood, survived by his widow. Both are buried at Culpeper's Fairview Cemetery."
Fascinating Letter where Raleigh Green from Culpeper VA is traveling to Texas during the Texas Revolution to join the army in order to gain/acquire land in Texas which is being given out as bounties for enlistment to fight the Mexicans. He mentions some famous people. Tom Green is his cousin from Tennessee who joins the Revolution and late becomes Confederate General during the Civil War. I believe the commentary on "Old Sarah" is that she is a slave in the Green household in VA. The Schooner Brutus is:"The Texan schooner Brutus was one of the four ships of the First Texas Navy (1836–1838) that during the Texas Revolution wreaked havoc on towns along the coast of Mexico, blockaded Mexican ports, and captured ships bound for Mexico with goods and munitions of war. Her final, and most controversial, voyage was to the Yucatan, where along with her sister ship Invincible, she captured numerous prizes. Among them was the British ship Eliza Russell, the capture of which caused a diplomatic incident as Texas was seeking official recognition from the United Kingdom. When Brutus returned to Galveston to face official sanctions, Mexican ships attacked her and Invincible; both ran aground in Galveston harbor and were battered apart by storms. With the destruction of Brutus, the first Texas Navy ceased to exist."Robert Triplett is a Financier of the Texas Revolution and well know for raising funds for the cause.
"John Williams Green (November 9, 1781 – February 4, 1834) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, plantation owner, politician and judge. He fought in the War of 1812, was elected to the Virginia State Senate, and served for more than ten years as a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, Green was the only son of William Green and Lucy Williams. His grandfather Colonel John Green fought in the American Revolutionary War. John W. Green was educated as a lawyer. Although he was 31 years old, Green volunteered to fight in the War of 1812, serving as a lieutenant in that conflict. He married twice, first to Mary Brown in 1805 and second to Million Cooke (1785–1842, granddaughter of George Mason) in 1817.[1] Political and judicial career Green served in the Virginia State Senate from 1815 to 1819, representing Culpeper County and neighboring Spotsylvania, Orange and Madison Counties.[2] He also served as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830.[3] In 1830, Judge Green's household consisted of seven white males (four of them boys), three white females (one a girl) and 42 slaves (28 males and 14 females).[4] Green resigned his part-time senate seat in 1819 upon being elected to the Court of Chancery.[5] Three years later, the legislature elected Green as a judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[1] Green held that position for over ten years, but poor health prevented him from attending sessions of the court during the last two years of his life. As a result, the Virginia General Assembly began considering removing Judge Green from office, before his death on February 4, 1834 made those considerations moot.[6] Death and legacy Green died at his plantation, Greenwood, survived by his widow. Both are buried at Culpeper's Fairview Cemetery."
