Statement from Juan A. Robinson : ms., [undated].

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Statement from Juan A. Robinson : ms., [undated].

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Dictation recorded for H.H. Bancroft, regarding conditions and events in Mexico from 1821, stressing silver mining and agriculture in Sonora, the activities of the comte de Raousset Boulbon, and Henry A. Crabb's 1857 filibustering expedition.

Originals : 24 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (25 exposures) : negative (Rich. 102:15) and positive.

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