James H. Rion papers, 1993-1996.

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James H. Rion papers, 1993-1996.

The collection contains two printed articles. One is a photocopy of a presentation to the South Dakota Genealogical and Historical Societies at a joint convention in Huron, South Dakota in May 1993 by the author, James A. Gabel, a great, great grandson of James Henry Rion. The presentation talked about Rion's deathbed revelation to his physician of his lineage as the Dauphin, or heir, to Louis XVI of France. The other article is a photocopy of extracted portion from the above presentation that appeared in "Military Images," Volume XVII, September-October, 1995.

.1 cubic ft. (1 folder)

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