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collecting souvenirs." The two men also argued over the distribution of $ 18,000 in specie that had been found in Santa Anna's treasure chest. Burnet insisted that the money should go to the Texas treasury, but
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and subsequent capture of Santa Anna until several days after the fact. He hurried to the battlefield, where he complained often about
Houston's use of profanity. Houston's staff "complained that the president grumbled ungraciously, was hard to please, and spent all of his time giving orders and
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became the new president of Mexico. Over the next two years Santa Anna began consolidating his political control over the country by dissolving the Mexican congress, and disbanding state legislatures. In October 1835, Santa Anna declared himself military dictator and marched north to "reassert
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for an intestinal disorder. His first official act, on December 16, was to deliver an address to Congress alleging that Mexican armies were preparing to invade Texas. Burnet wanted Congress to declare war on Mexico and to attempt to push the Texas southern boundary to the
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and the slave's sick wife for $ 1400. The man escaped, robbing the Burnet's in the process. Unable to make ends meet on their own, Burnet and his wife rented their 300 acres (1.2 km) to another family in 1857 while they continued to live in their house.
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for president. In his later years, Burnet suffered from senility, and before his death, he had carried a trunk of his private papers into an empty lot and burned them all.
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to be named as his replacement. Lamar called a vote of the men in the army, who overwhelmingly voted for Huston, essentially a vote of no confidence in Burnet's decisions.
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1049:. David G. Burnet Elementary School in
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114:Vice President of the Republic of Texas
1663:December 10, 1838 – December 13, 1841
902:Burnet served as vice president under
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2049:Constitution of the Republic of Texas
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1543:Hendrickson, Kenneth E. Jr. (1995),
1499:from the original on 9 February 2014
1158:. Texas State Historical Association
2453:Presidents of the Republic of Texas
2443:Politicians from Newark, New Jersey
1735:Presidents of the Republic of Texas
781:fight, or helped the Mexican Army.
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1624:President of the Republic of Texas
405:He served as vice president under
325:in 1808. After Miranda broke with
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348:after he refused to convert to
2448:People of the Texas Revolution
1553:Texas A&M University Press
1461:"David G. Burnet | TSLAC"
1035:, where he was buried next to
1022:Democratic National Convention
961:annexed into the United States
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2463:Secretaries of state of Texas
1569:Clarke, Mary Whatley (1969),
776:On March 25, Burnet declared
648:Burnet was a delegate to the
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2438:American emigrants to Mexico
278:after it was annexed to the
248:Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston
1686:Secretary of State of Texas
674:1824 Constitution of Mexico
661:Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna
396:Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna
164:Secretary of State of Texas
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1492:. Texas: Hempstead Lodge.
1404:Hendrickson (1995), p. 21.
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1156:"Burnet, David Gouverneur"
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595:General Colonization Law
475:for the independence of
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309:for the independence of
1521:Davis, Joe Tom (1982),
516:Natchitoches, Louisiana
444:Burnet was born to Dr.
260:David Gouverneur Burnet
214:David Gouverneur Burnet
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1549:College Station, Texas
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392:Battle of San Jacinto
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2423:Burnet County, Texas
2401:United States portal
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1696:Washington D. Miller
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644:Early public service
473:Francisco de Miranda
458:Continental Congress
422:United States Senate
307:Francisco de Miranda
270:in 1836, the second
196:Washington D. Miller
832:Treaties of Velasco
761:in his saddlebags.
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1611:Political offices
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2037:Documents
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