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Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857 to Thomas Ward re: congratulations on Ward's appointment as consul to Panama

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02145.37 Author/Creator: Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857 Place Written: Nacagchoches Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1853/06/12 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Also mentions possibility of running a Pacific railroad through Texas

Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857

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