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Green, Rawleigh B., fl. 1836 to William Green re: Texas land deals

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07141.02 Author/Creator: Green, Rawleigh B., fl. 1836 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1836/04/03 Pagination: 4 p. + addr 25.3 x 19.7 cm Order a Copy

"The public lands...will be such as a capitalist could purchase to advantage...certainly a good investment unless the abolition questions should affect it."

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