Cousin Tom Bell's Captivity Narrative

First Cousin 4 Times Removed Thomas W. Bell's Literary Ambition in the Republic of Texas, 1841

25 July 1841
I do not now intend to quit study until I shall obtain [attain?] at least a respectable standing in the literary world.

Cousin Thomas W. Bell's 1845 book

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