Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 25 April 1875

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Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.

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Jones, Mary Smith McCrory April 25, 1875.

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  • Jones, Mary Smith McCrory Jones, Mary Smith McCrory, 1819-1907. Mary Jones. Wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.

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Mary (Mrs. Anson) Jones Letters

Mary Anson Jones' personal letters from 1866 to 1882 discuss local affairs, family, and friends. The bulk of the letters is to her son, Cromwell Anson Jones. After her death, issues relating to land claims and taxes on family land arose.

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  • April 25, 1875

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Jones, Mary Smith McCrory. Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 25 April 1875, letter, April 25, 1875; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2534/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections.

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