Erath (George Bernard) Family Papers, 1829-1967

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Erath (George Bernard) Family Papers, 1829-1967

George Bernard Erath (1813-1891), surveyor, solider, and legislator, was born and educated in Vienna, Austria. The George Bernard Erath Family Papers include correspondence, legal papers, land grants, account books, newspaper clippings, photographs, military orders, notes, financial records, and literary productions pertaining to the careers of Erath and his daughter Lucy A. Erath (1857-1948).

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