Peter W. Gray

Peter W. Gray (HM11T0)

Location: Pampa, TX 79065 Gray County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 32.221', W 100° 57.838'

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1819-1876

— Gray County —

Front:
County Named for Texas Confederate. Virginia-born, came to Texas 1838. Aided 1839 removal Texas Shawness. Officer in Milam Guards, Texas Republic. Political, cultural leader in Houston, Republic, State, and Confederacy: he was district attorney, judge, Justice Texas Supreme Court, Legislator in Texas and C.S.A. Delegate to Texas Secession Convention that raised troops to seize U.S. forts, provided for Texas frontier defense, and ratified C.S.A. Constitution.

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Gray in 1864 became Treasury Agent for the "amputated" C.S.A. Sector West of the Mississippi River. There, in effect, he was Treasury Secretary for a land in chaos. Smuggled currency was scarce. Often it was hijacked. No western press could be found to print notes. Couriers and Pony Express were Gray's "wireless" to the Confederate capital. Ammunition, arms, medicines, factory goods vital to the war effort had to be imported for Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, as well as for Texas. Blockade-runners exported cotton via Havana to Europe. Cattle and cotton went to market in Mexico, as Gray served the gallant Confederacy.
A Memorial to Texans Who Served the Confederacy.
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HM NumberHM11T0
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByThe State of Texas
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 12:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 321952 N 3934372
Decimal Degrees35.53701667, -100.96396667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 32.221', W 100° 57.838'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 32' 13.26" N, 100° 57' 50.28" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-299 W Francis Ave, Pampa TX 79065, US
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