Hayes, Rutherford B., diary 1848-1849

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Hayes, Rutherford B., diary 1848-1849

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Comprising a printer’s proof, theRutherford B. Hayes Diary, 1848-1849, chronicles Hayes’ trip to Texas. Annotated byHally Bryan Perry, the copy of Hayes’ diary and letters to his family is entitled presumably from the publication . The manuscript discusses Hayes’ experiencesand impressions of the people and the country while visiting his Kenyon Collegeclassmate, Guy Morrison Bryan. Chapter VIII, The Trip to Texas, 1848-1849, The Diary and Letters ofRutherford Birchard Hayes

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Bryan, Guy M. (Guy Morrison), 1821-1901

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