Samuel E. Asbury papers, 1807-1942.

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Samuel E. Asbury papers, 1807-1942.

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Correspondence with libraries, genealogists, and other individuals, who might have information on the career of Jonas Harrison, lawyer, of Detroit and Buffalo, who later became prominent in the movement for Texan independence; together with copies of letters, legal documents, and other papers by or about Harrison.

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Asbury, Samuel E. (Samuel Erson), 1872-1962

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Asbury, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was assistant state chemist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A&M University and an amateur historian and collector of Texana. From the description of Asbury, Samuel Erson, papers, 1920-1955. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22902157 Historian and chemist. From the description of Samuel E. Asbury papers, 1807-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956192 Harrison w...

Harrison, Jonas, 1777-1836

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U.S. customs and tax collector residing in Geneseo County, N.Y., who later emigrated to Shelby County, Tex., where he practiced law. From the description of Jonas Harrison papers, 1813-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981872 Born in Woodbridge Township, N.J., 11 Oct. 1777; admitted to the bar in 1807, while in the Michigan Territory. He lived in Lewiston, N.Y. from 1809-1813, where he was collector of customs for the District of Niagara, and master of chancery for New ...