Diary, 1834.

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Diary, 1834.

An account of his trip from Baltimore to Providence with his son James Wilmer Dallam (Brown class of 1837). Relates the father's efforts to get his son matriculated. Wilmer became a lawyer; he edited the Laws of Texas (1845) and authored The Lone Star, a Tale of Texas (1847).

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Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...

Dallam, J. Wilmer (James Wilmer), 1818-1847

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Dallam, F. L.

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