Burrows family papers, 1760-1916.

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Burrows family papers, 1760-1916.

Correspondence and business papers of Lorenzo Burrows, New York Congressman, 1849-1853; George L. Burrows, Saginaw, Michigan, banker and speculator; material concerning the Whig Party and New York state politics, 1848-1860. Correspondents include: Millard Fillmore, Washington Hunt, and John Young.

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Burrows, Lorenzo, 1805-1885

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