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    <abstract id="aspace_51d3c7f8d1737df8a3499f4264bc39b8">Address by James S. Martin at the dedication of the Colonel William Henderson French (1812-1872) marker, Mercer County, West Virginia. French, who was from a noted pioneer family, served in the Confederate Army.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James S. Martin Address at the Dedication of the Colonel William Henderson French (1812-1872) Marker, Typed Document, A&amp;M 1581, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83052386" source="lcsh">Mercer County (W. Va.)</geogname>
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    <persname source="ingest">French, William Henderson</persname>
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