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Down, making their way to family estate in virginia. when patrick a grandfather dies in 1956, and family clears out the house, his fa lea father wip with items by chance. >> on a wim he said we'll fake those 6 boxes. jamie: they are in basement of the home, outside of washington, d.c. they are a way to kill boredom for a clearius 12-year-old boy. jamie: did you play with this stuff as a kid? >> i did, i loved the boxes. fun letter from civil war, talking about troop movements or political discussions before lincoln's election. you fill a connection to family. and fun connection to history. jam...

-- he used it as a promotional tool to lure professional immigrants to the state. >> he was a land agent that helped settle people in texas, he wanted a document to show them the vastness of the land. land. jamie: he obtained endorse am from famous texans including sam houston. >> on the floor of the u.s. fen at, refered to this as most accurate depiction of texas that anyone compiled. jamie: with patrick's copez, joe is excited by cel skeptical, he knows such a famous map has countless resprints or forgerys. >> fortunately, decardoba left a

Mexico sunder sund surrounders . >> u.s., acquires not just american southwest but also california. jamie: where slavery will be allowed is unsolved. >> debate over whether they will be slave or free is going to be so contention, and divisive that is going to lead to the civil war in 1861. jamie: patrick a box contains a number of civil war items too. cool stuff, certificate from confederate postal service, he can't be sure, how all of those items came to his family, some most likely are from that great, great grandfather who fought in mexico. >> other possibility his son, hudson who was a law...

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