[Letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, September 20, 2006]

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Typed letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, discussing their time spent together at the East Sweden Cemetery on Labor Day. At this event, Hurd shared what he knew with Thornton about the Hurd and Engdahl families of East Sweden.

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1 p. ; 22 x 28 cm.

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Thornton, Ray September 20, 2006.

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Typed letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, discussing their time spent together at the East Sweden Cemetery on Labor Day. At this event, Hurd shared what he knew with Thornton about the Hurd and Engdahl families of East Sweden.

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1 p. ; 22 x 28 cm.

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  • September 20, 2006

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Thornton, Ray. [Letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, September 20, 2006], letter, September 20, 2006; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth759085/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McCulloch County Historical Commission.

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