Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. Case Files of Attorneys, Agents, Pensioners, and Others Relating to the Prosecution of Pension Claims and the Investigation of Fraudulent Practices, ca. 1886 - 1933
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Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912
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