Manuscripts

Olin Wellborn letter to John W. Swindells

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Description: Letter from Olin Wellborn to Captain John W. Swindells in Austin, Texas. Wellborn writes that he would like to recommend Swindells for the clerkship of the New Court, but he had already "signed the petition of another gentleman" for the post.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1879, March 20.
Call number: mssHM 29266
Creator: Wellborn, Olin (1843-1921)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from Gerald John Kane Collection through William Wreden, January 5, 1961.
Associated people: Swindells, John W.,

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Olin Wellborn letter to John W. Swindells

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