W. C. Burnett, a member of Company "E" 15th Infantry during the War with Mexico, writes home about Molino del Rey being filled with American troops, the capture of General Valencia by the Texas Rangers, the rumor that Cadwalader is going to move on to Mexico, and his own daily life.
Subject (Geographic):
Molina del Rey (Mexico)
Subject (Name):
Burnett, Lester, Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879, Texas Rangers, United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 15th, United States--Army--Military life, and Valencia, Gabriel, 1799-1848
Letter from Zachary Tayor as Aide to the Commander in Chief, to the Cuartel General Ejercito de Ocupacion concerning a previous communication by a commission dealing with contributions for Nuevo Leon. Taylor expresses satisfaction with the impartiality shown by the committee, asks the commissioners to recognize the importance of neutrality and to convey that to the people, and states his belief that no one from Nuevo Leon participated in the violence against the trains.
Subject (Name):
United States--Army--History--Mexican War, 1846-1848
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Occupied territories
George Kendall's letters relate to the Texan Santa Fe expedition and his book, The War between the United States and Mexico. Accompanying these are a draft of a letter from Kendall's family to Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and his answer.
Subject (Name):
Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867, Kendall, Thaddeus, Rix, Catherine F. Kendall, Rix, William, 1811-1892, and United States Department of State
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 1841, and The War between the United States and Mexico
1p. 21.5x33.5 cm. Signed: Estevan F. (Stephen Fuller) Austin.
Description:
Purchased from Henry Raup Wagner in 1919. and Signed: Estevan F. (Stephen Fuller) Austin.
Subject (Geographic):
Provincias Internas (New Spain)--History, Texas--Boundaries--United States, Texas--History--To 1846, Texas--Politics and government--To 1846, and United States--Boundaries--Texas
Attack on four members of congress, Jose Maria Lafragua, Octaviano Munoz Ledo, Mariano Otero, and Jose Ramon Pacheco, who have supported the insurgents in the rebellion against the administration of Gomez Farias.
Description:
Quarto broadside.
Publisher:
Valders y Redondas, impresores
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico --Politics and government --1821-1861
Subject (Name):
Gomez Farias, Valentin, 1781-1858., Lafragua, Jose Mari´a, 1813-1875, Munoz Ledo, Octaviano, 1815-1874, Otero, Mariano, 1817-1850, Pacheco, Jose Ramon, 1805-1865, and Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 1794?-1876.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Confiscations and contributions --Mexico
BEIN: Imperfect: mutilated., Broadside announces that Americans are interested in defending whites in the Yucatàn from Indian attacks., and Signed and dated at end: Jno. H. Peoples, City of Mexico, May 28, 1848.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Yucatán (Mexico : State)--History--Caste War, 1847-1855
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his life as commander of the 1st Military Department, with headquarters at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, 1844-1845, and as commander of the army of occupation in Texas, 1845-1846. Taylor's correspondence records his role in the war with Mexico and his political ambitions.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 and United States Army Adjutant General's Office
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his life as commander of the 1st Military Department, with headquarters at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, 1844-1845, and as commander of the army of occupation in Texas, 1845-1846. Taylor's correspondence records his role in the war with Mexico and his political ambitions.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 and United States Army Adjutant General's Office