John C. Duval. First Texas Man of Letters

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Very good with light soil on cover in very good dj. with chiipping. Duval was a close friend of Big-foot Wallace, hunted together & both served under Jack Hays in the Texas Rangers. Duval escaped from the massacre of Fannin's command at Goliad in 1836.By the end of the Civil War, John Duval had become a Captain. He went on to become an unsuccessful merchant then a successful surveyor. Through the years he did gain popularity for the sketches and verses he wrote, some humorous, some satirical and some nostalgic. N° de ref. del artículo 00196

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