Rowlett-Maxey family : papers, 1825-1942.

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Rowlett-Maxey family : papers, 1825-1942.

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Two groups of letters written by members of the Rowlett and Maxey families. The earlier letters, 1825-1851, discuss the Mexican War, westward migration, weather conditions, politics, the presidential election of 1848, and Hart County. The later letters, 1922-1942, are chiefly family and personal in nature, and include six letters from Elizabeth Madox Roberts, who was a relative.

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