Peter Griffin came to Texas with Breece's Company of New Orleans Grays, but at some stage of the Johnston and Grant expedition, he transferred to Cooke's or Pettus' Company, and was captured with it at Fannin's surrender. He spoke Spanish, and was saved at the massacre of March 27, 1836, through having been employed by James Hughes of Georgia, as interpreter, to bribe a Mexican officer to spare them both, which was done. Griffin was assigned to hospital work, and was sent to Matamoros with the Mexican wounded, and was rescued from captivity by William Neale, a well known English resident of Matamoros. [See Abel Morgan's narrative, Memorials, Dept. of State, State Library.]
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