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[Identification of item], Armistead T. M. Filler Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Armistead T. M. Filler Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1956.
Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, May 2008
Accession from 1956 is described in this finding aid.
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Collection contains personal and official correspondence, business papers, and family records. Much of the business correspondence deals with the sale and purchase of guano and the financial affairs of "Linden," the Filler estate. Filler was a livestock speculator, had interests in the marble business, silver mines, and livestock insurance. Included are letters from Woodrow Wilson, J.K. Vardaman, Gen. Marcus Wright, McAdoo, and other prominent national figures. There is also a manuscript account of the cavalry battle of Traveler's Station.
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