The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . 104 The History and Geography of Texas Burnet County was named for David G. Burnet, originallyof Newark, N. J., where he was born April 4, 1789. He re-ceived a liberal education and at the age of sixteen years en-tered the counting house of Rob-inson & Hartshorn, New this work unsuited tohis taste, he joined the expedi-tion of General Miranda toSouth America. When that ex-pedition failed he returned homeand remained there until about1817, when he removed to Nach-itoches. La. Being threatenedwith lung trouble, hi
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . 104 The History and Geography of Texas Burnet County was named for David G. Burnet, originallyof Newark, N. J., where he was born April 4, 1789. He re-ceived a liberal education and at the age of sixteen years en-tered the counting house of Rob-inson & Hartshorn, New this work unsuited tohis taste, he joined the expedi-tion of General Miranda toSouth America. When that ex-pedition failed he returned homeand remained there until about1817, when he removed to Nach-itoches. La. Being threatenedwith lung trouble, his physicianadvised him to go into the dryatmosphere of Texas and liveoutdoors. He went among theIndians of Western Texas andfollowed their mode of living for a year or two. Recoveringhis health he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remainedseven or eight years. He came to Texas in 1826 and obtained,on December 22, 1826, a contract to colonize a large tract ofcountry in East Texas. He sold his rights under this contractto a New York company. He was married in New York in1831 and returned to Texas. In
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