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Orange Jacobs: “He is constantly called upon to push land-claims to patent, and in this respect he becomes the attorney, without fee, of…”

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He is constantly called upon to push land-claims to patent, and in this respect he becomes the attorney, without fee, of the people of the Territory.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

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Jacobs describes the role of a Delegate as an attorney for the people regarding land claims.

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