Albert Sidney Burleson letter to General James L. Davenport 1909

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Albert Sidney Burleson letter to General James L. Davenport 1909

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Letter concerning a pension request for Fanny F. Spann of Austin, Texas, who claimed that her husband served in the American Revolution.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937

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Burleson (1863-1937) graduated from the University of Texas Law Department in its first class (1884). As postmaster general he expanded parcel post and was responsible for the government takeover of telephone, telegraph, and cable during World War I and the initiation of air mail in 1918 at the end of the war. From the description of Burleson, Albert Sidney, papers, 1841-1946. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20659759 U.S. representative from Texas and U....