Hamilton, Andrew Jackson Papers, 1847-1913

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Hamilton, Andrew Jackson Papers, 1847-1913

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Correspondence, speeches, legal records, scrapbook, a proclamation, a commission, and a program comprise the Andrew Jackson Hamilton Papers, 1847-1913, which document Hamilton's political and legal career in Texas.

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