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Milam, Benjamin R., fl. 1831 Certificate in Spanish allowing John Raysdale to bring in foreign emigrants

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01860.20 Author/Creator: Milam, Benjamin R., fl. 1831 Place Written: Texas Type: Document signed Date: 1831/01/19 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Partly printed document numbered 96.Written regarding Wavells colony in Texas.

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