Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857 to Col. Thomas William Ward
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01780 Author/Creator: Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857 Place Written: Nacogdoches, [Texas] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 23, 1843 Pagination: 3 p. : free frank ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy
Letter written to Ward, Commissioner of the General Land Office. Rusk looks forward to a settlement of the "archive war" and the question of a capital. Also, discusses the location of the seat of government.
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