Yoakum, Henderson King, Papers 1832-1857

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Yoakum, Henderson King, Papers 1832-1857

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Comprising Photostat copies of the correspondence, memoranda, inventories, military orders and a broadside, the Henderson King Yoakum Papers, 1832-1857, chronicle the life of the Texas historian and lawyer.

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