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686:Braund 2012
567:Braund 2012
555:Braund 2012
543:Braund 2012
519:Braund 2012
470:Harris 1977
413:Sam Houston
401:Samuel Wear
372:Highway 144
304:James White
300:Fort Leslie
298:surrounded
288:John Coffee
238:Coosa River
163: /
139:Coordinates
57:John Coffee
1486:Categories
1332:(SSBN-619)
1206:Force Bill
1151:Hard money
1081:Presidency
737:Jones 2006
645:5 February
614:18 January
419:References
284:Red Sticks
151:86°02′51″W
148:33°45′49″N
63:and other
1502:Creek War
1216:Pet banks
980:Creek War
867:Pell City
865:from the
579:Weir 2016
269:Creek War
254:Creek War
1470:Category
1394:(nephew)
1134:Bank War
710:9 August
671:April 7,
504:9 August
452:April 7,
405:Cherokee
350:and the
312:Hillabee
226:stockade
206:72001440
65:Cherokee
1425:Gilbert
1321:Jackson
747:Sources
366:Present
264:History
189: (
1408:Slaves
1358:(wife)
1349:Family
1323:(1832)
1287:(1958)
1279:(1938)
937:(1821)
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340:Coweta
224:was a
1400:(pet)
1319:USRC
760:(PDF)
395:Units
184:Built
67:towns
1398:Poll
1337:USS
1328:USS
958:Life
945:for
843:ISBN
824:ISBN
805:ISBN
786:ISBN
764:ISBN
712:2020
673:2014
647:2021
616:2011
506:2020
454:2014
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176:Area
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244:in
201:No.
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