Letters, 1819-1877; (bulk 1847-1857).

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Walker, James A. Letters, 1819-1877; (bulk 1847-1857).

Letters, 1819-1877; (bulk 1847-1857).

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Letters of James A. Walker concerning his numerous business efforts, including a factorage and commission business, selling cotton gins, purchasing claims of Mexican War soldiers for bounty lands or scrip, cotton growing in Texas, and a lumber business; and describing the various states in which he traveled, including Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Connecticut and Georgia. Includes a fragment of a pamphlet by John Livingston Hopkins regarding a challenge to a duel by McQueen McIntosh, and a later shooting incident involving McIntosh and his brother, John, and Hopkins.

137 items.

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