Papers, 1824.

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Papers, 1824.

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Letter of Persifor Frazer Smith (1798-1858), attorney and brigadier-general in the U.S. Army, to Charles S. West concerning the legal details of the lease of a plantation and thirty slaves to Francis A. Bynum, including the terms of the lease, the value of the land, problems of cotton cultivation, and Louisiana's inheritance laws.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Smith, Persifor Frazer, 1798-1858

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American general. From the description of ALS : Ringgold Barracks, Tex., to the Assistant Adjutant General, Western Division, 1853 Oct. 18. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122365136 Persifor Smith served as Brevet Major General commanding the 8th Military Department (Texas). He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., son of Jonathan and Mary Anne Frazer Smith. From the description of Letterbook, 1851-1854. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldC...