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Whiting, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798 to Thomas Ward re: removal of archives from Austin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02145.44 Author/Creator: Whiting, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798 Place Written: Austin, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1842/09/24 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 26 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Whiting, "chairman of the Committee of Safety," was a vigilante supporting Austin

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1836-1842

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