The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 287
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"He was highly educated, and had in the day schools that he
taught boys who afterwards became prominent men in Texas,
among the number being Judge James H. Bell, and perhaps Judge
McCormick, now a Circuit Judge of the United States. Of the
latter I am not positive. lie was a warm friend of Stephen F.
Austin, and the Bryans of Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.
"Mr. Pilgrim was a prominent and useful citizen of Gonzales,
and all of the old settlers there remember him with the highest
regard and respect. He has two grand-daughters, Mrs. Hildebrand
and Mrs. Hoskins, residing in that historic little city at this time,
and has one daughter, Mrs. Eastland, residing in Dallas, and an-
other, Mrs. W. S. Fly, residing in San Antonio."
PROCEEDINGS OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL.-In the QUAR-
TERLY for April, 1904 (Vol. VII, No. 4), there was published the
Journal of the Permanent Council of Texas, which was in session,
October 11 to 31, 1835, with a number of accompanying docu-
ments. Not all of the resolutions and communications referred to
in the Journal could be found, but to those published should be
added the two which follow. They are taken from the Telegraph
and Texas Register, October 26, 1835:
[October 18, 1835]. The council received a resolution from
General Samuel Houston, presented by Mr. Garrett, and adopted
the same so far as the words "null and void."
Whereas, certain extensive grants of land have been made by the
Congress of Coahuila and Texas since 1833, and the same has been
purchased by certain individuals under the most suspicious cir-
cumstances, therefore be it
Resolved, that we recommend to the Consultation, at their meet-
ing, the consideration of this matter, and that they declare all the
said grants null and void; which
On motion of Mr. Perry, was adopted, and one thousand copies
ordered to be printed, with the report of the committee to day.
R. R. Royal, President.
J. G. W. Pierson, Secretary.
The committee to whom were referred the resolution of A. Hous-
ton, and the amendment to those resolutions by Daniel Parker, on
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