Rabb, Mary, family papers 1823-1997

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Rabb, Mary, family papers 1823-1997

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Correspondence, genealogical researchand reminiscences, business and legal documents, a diary, printed material andephemera, and photographs comprise the Mary Rabb Family Papers, 1823-1997, whichdocument the history of the Rabb family and their experiences relating to the TexasRevolution, the Civil War, early settlements in Texas, the history of FayetteCounty, and Spanish Colonial Texas.

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