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Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849 to Anthony Butler re: introducing Gen. William Arnold, a traveler to Texas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04122 Author/Creator: Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1833/03/16 Pagination: 2 p. : address : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Gaines praises Arnold's heroism in the War of 1812. Arnold was traveling to Texas to review land claims of Tennessee citizens

Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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