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Williams, Samuel May, fl. 1834-1836 to Edward C. Hanrick

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02576 Author/Creator: Williams, Samuel May, fl. 1834-1836 Place Written: Mobile, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1834/07/01 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 25 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Hanrick was an Alabama speculator in Texas lands. Williams held the lands in trust until colonists from Alabama were to arrive. Docketed on address leaf.

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