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Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870 Commission of Thomas Ward, Major in army of the Republic of Texas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02145.08 Author/Creator: Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870 Place Written: Velasco Type: Document signed Date: 1836/09/01 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 33 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed as President of the Republic of Texas and countersigned by S. F. Sawyer, acting Secretary of War.

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