Butler, Anthony, papers, 1810-1846.

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Butler, Anthony, papers, 1810-1846.

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Collection concerns the career of Butler (1787-1849), lawyer, soldier, politician, and relates to his position as President Andrew Jackson's chargé d'affaires to Mexico (1830-1835) and his activities as a land speculator and, in later years, as a lawyer in Washington County, Texas.

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