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Box 4

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Contains 1 Result:

Matthew F. Maury, Virgina Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, to his "dear Cousin" [Ann Maury?], circa 1872 February 25

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 29
Identifier: id141854
Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsMemory is strange; when he thinks of 1838, he remembers a birthday dinner; Mr. Hawks was there, he was just beginning his "Church Review" and writing savagely about Aaron Burr; in 1838 he was the Astronomer for the Exploring Expedition; JOnes was planning to remove Glynn and make him [MFM] the Hydrographer of the Expedition; decided that he did not care who the commander of the Expedition would be, because he [MFM] would get all the praise; refused to lend...
Dates: circa 1872 February 25