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with about 70 to 100 men, they went as far as San
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In 1823, he traveled to northern Mexico, ending up in Texas. He became interested in real estate and purchased an estate in Parras, Coahuila, Mexico in 1825. In
Coahuila, he was soon involved in politics, where he became secretary of the Executive Council. In 1832, he was a member of the legislature
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Over the next seven years, Grant made three voyages with the East India
Company to India and to China. In a brief visit home, he fathered a son, Stewart Majoribanks, who was born in 1817. His daughter Jamesina was born five years later. On his voyages, Grant, like most of his comrades, did a little
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arrived in Goliad to take command of the army that Grant and
Johnson had recruited. He soon discovered that Grant and Johnson had established themselves as commanders of the army. Houston went along with the Texian army, instilling camaraderie as they reached
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Patricio. Within a few days the prisoners had escaped, alerting Mexican forces. Splitting into smaller groups, the Texians searched for mounts and supplies, proceeding all the way to
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James Grant was born on July 28, 1793, in Ross-shire, Scotland, son of
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