Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell Papers, 1805-1915

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Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell Papers, 1805-1915

The papers of Benjamin Cromwell Franklin. 1805-1915, concern Franklin's duties as a soldier in the Texas Revolution (1836); the first judge in the Republic of Texas; a member of Supreme Court of the Republic; and a representative in the third, fifth, and eighth legislatures. The papers include correspondence, deeds, decrees, land grants, promissory notes, legal papers, memoranda, land surveys, wills, clippings, printed material, plats, and literary productions.

3 ft., 11 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7950573

University of Texas Libraries

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