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Green, Rawleigh B., fl. 1836 to William Green re: news of the fall of the Alamo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07141.01 Author/Creator: Green, Rawleigh B., fl. 1836 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1836/03/29 Pagination: 8 p. + addr 25.3 x 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Written to his brother in Virginia. "The condition of Texas is now calamitous indeed... unprepared for the army now invading her... & she has not the semblance of an army on the field."

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