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Lester Petitioned for State Capital in Fayette County -
Lester Petitioned for State Capital in Fayette County
James S. (Smith or Seaton) Lester was born in Virginia in 1799. He was well educated, studied law, and became a Virginia lawyer in 1831. He came to Texas in 1834 and received a land grant of one-half league (about 2,214 acres) in what would become Fayette County. Soon after his arrival, he served with the area’s famed Indian fighter, Colonel John Henry Moore, in expeditions against raiding Indian…
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