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1836: US Army Seals Border as Texas Revolution Rages

| January 15, 2009

(This item ends Jan-17-09 18:02:16 PST) Description: ALS 2pp. 4to, Natchitoches, Louisiana, March 21, 1836. Sutler and former explorer and Indian scout George Kennerly writes home to St. Louis as US troops on the border of the US and Mexico at the Sabine River await the arrival of General Gaines. Gaines, commander of the Southwest [...]