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Spier, R. P. to Joseph F. Spier re: hard times in city of Houston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02578 Author/Creator: Spier, R. P. Place Written: Galveston Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1841/02/[19] Pagination: 3 p. + FF 33 x 21 cm Order a Copy

A long and excellent description of Texas in 1841. Spier concludes by saying he planned to return home to the US.

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