Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers 1830-1942 (Bulk: 1870-1925)

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Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers 1830-1942 (Bulk: 1870-1925)

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00018/00018-P.html

The Thomas Jefferson Chambers Papers document land tenure of the Chambers family in Texas from 1830 through 1925.

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