[Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853]

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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton regarding claims by Baylor for bounty land, a horse killed in battle, and forage and rations during the Mexican War

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[2] p.

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Clayton, P. January 26, 1853.

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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton regarding claims by Baylor for bounty land, a horse killed in battle, and forage and rations during the Mexican War

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[2] p.

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Star of the Republic Museum Objects

From the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, these items (dating from 1700s-1800s) include furniture, clothing, buttons, farm implements, china, trade tokens, arrowheads, cooking utensils, and looms.

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  • January 26, 1853

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Clayton, P. [Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853], letter, January 26, 1853; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30592/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.

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