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37. Correspondence
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- 1847 Apr 26
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence
38. Correspondence
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- 1847 Aug 27
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence
39. Correspondence
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- 1848 Feb 10
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence
40. Letter : Agua Nueva, Mexico, to Edward George Washington Butler, Iberville, Louisiana
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Published / Created:
- 1847 March 4
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2868 T219
- Image Count:
- 9
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph letter, signed, March 4, 1847, by Zachary Taylor to Edward George Washington Butler that describes events leading to and including the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexican forces commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna. The letter also discusses critics of William Orlando Butler and interactions with Winfield Scott, as well as dismissing his own candidacy for president of the United States.
- Description:
- Edward George Washington Butler (1800-1888), was the son of Edward Butler (1762-1803), and a ward of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). In 1826, Butler married Frances Parke Lewis (1797-1875). After graduating from the United States Military Academy, Butler served in the United States Army until his resignation in May 1831. Between 1846 and 1847, he served as Major General in the Louisiana State Militia. In 1847, Butler was appointed as a Colonel in the United States Army, and commanded the District of the Upper Rio Grande during the Mexican War from September 1847 to June 1848. Butler lived in Louisiana, and owned and worked several plantations in the Iberville Parish area. He died in St. Louis, Missouri., Formerly owned by Allyn Kellogg Ford. Formerly owned by the Minnesota Historical Society. Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2013., Includes envelope., and Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader with a four-decade career that ended with victories during the Mexican War.
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888, Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880, Ford, Allyn Kellogg, 1878-1964--Ownership, Minnesota Historical Society Ownership, Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876, and Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
- Subject (Topic):
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847--Personal narratives, American, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : Agua Nueva, Mexico, to Edward George Washington Butler, Iberville, Louisiana
41. Receipt
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- 1848 Oct 30
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 42
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Receipt
42. Writings
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- n.d.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 41
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Writings
43. Writings
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Published / Created:
- n.d.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Collection Title:
- James L. Freaner letters and other papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 40
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orleans newspapers, and the reaction of people in New Orleans to the dispatches he sent from Mexico. Other letters regard payment of loans made to others, a projected mail line in the Gulf, municipal elections in New Orleans, and news from the United States when Freaner was out of the country. Correspondents include General D. E. Twiggs, General Robert Patterson, Francis M. Dimond, and Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro. With an incomplete draft of an article, notes taken of Major Hobbie about English steamers in the Gulf, and a receipt for sales made by Freaner while he was auctioneer in Vera Cruz in June and July, 1848.
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott and General Gideon Pillow that resulted in the convening of a court of inquiry. After the war, Freaner spent some time in the United States and then seems to have worked in Mexico with a General Smith, perhaps General Persifor Smith, who was commander of the Pacific Division until 1850., John Maginnis was Freaner's editor at the New Orleans Delta., Purchased from Alta California Bookstore on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana., and Some letters torn, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel and New Orleans (La.)--Newspapers
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John, Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881, Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, Tasistro, Louis F. (Louis Fitzgerald), 1808-1868, and Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Periodicals, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Treaties
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Writings