Martin Parmer
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Martin Parmer was an eccentric 19th-century American frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier. On March 2, 1836, Martin Parmer seconded Sam Houston's motion to adopt the Texas Declaration of In
Watercolor portrait of Martin Parmer - "The Ringtail Panther"
Article from the December 29, 1825 edition of the National Gazette and Literary Register published in Philadelphia reporting that Missouri Senator Col. Palmer [Martin Parmer] "is said to have taken French leave and gone to Texas.".
Replica of the building where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas.
Letter by John Forbes in the Friday, April 8, 1836 edition of the Richmond Enquirer newspaper published at Richmond, Virginia.
Fredonian Rebellion
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The Fredonian Rebellion or Texan revolt of 1826 was the first attempt by Texans to secede from Mexico. The settlers, led by Empresario Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and creat
Martin Parmer
…Following the trial, Parmer left Joseph Durst in charge as the Alcalde in Nacogdoches and returned to Ayish Bayou. In December 1826, Parmer led the Fredonian Rebellion, declaring the area around Nacogdoches the independent Republic of Fredonia. The preamble of the Fredonian Declaration of Independence set out the…
The Old Stone Fort was seized during the Fredonian Rebellion.