The letter to Gen. Jesup (WA MSS S-353) requests permission for Philip Kearny’s company to purchase their own horses.
Subject (Name):
Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860, Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862, United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st, United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps, and Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
The letter to Gen. Wool (WA MSS S-354) requests orders to buy equipment and clothing.
Subject (Name):
Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860, Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862, United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st, United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps, and Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
ALS containing a firsthand account of the battle of Brazito and the taking of El Paso by United States troops under the command of Colonel Alexander Doniphan, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, Major William Gilpin, and Captains Hudson and Reid in December ...
Description:
Purchased from Frontier America on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1991.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Doniphan, Alexander William, Gilpin, William, 1815-1894, Hepburn, Samuel Chew, Martin, William, fl. 1847, and United States Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Doniphan's Expedition, 1846-1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives
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 impartialit...
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
Four ALS written by William W. Wootton from Vera Cruz, Mexico, and New Orleans, Louisiana, while serving in the United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment, Company E, in the Mexican War. Written to Elizabeth, Mary, and Nancy Foster, of Macon, Georgia...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1971.
Subject (Name):
Foster, Elizabeth, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Mary, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Nancy, fl. 1847-1848, Peck, Dorastus, Perry, Humphrey Best, Perry, John S., fl. 1847, Perry, Stephen B., United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1957), United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 15th, and Wootton, William W.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico--Personal narratives
Fragment of an ALS written by Zachary Taylor while serving in the Mexican War. Writing to his son-in-law, Robert C. Wood, a United States Army surgeon, Taylor discusses news of the war and the possibility of peace negotiations, his views on war and p...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Name):
Wood, Robert C.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives
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 di...
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 ...
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
ALS regarding the six percent duty which was collected from United States citizens on merchandise brought into New Mexico Territory from the United States.
Description:
Lieutenant Colonel John Macrae Washington was a commander of the 9th Military Department of the United States Army and served as civil and military governor of New Mexico from October 1 to October 23, 1849. Some biographical sources list Washington a...
Subject (Geographic):
New Mexico--Politics and government--1848-1950 and Santa Fe (N.M.)--Commerce
Subject (Name):
Alvarez, Manuel, 1794-1856 and Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853
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...
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
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his nomination for president by the Whig Party and the Whig Party of Oneida County, New York. The letter to Jonathan R. McFee, dated Jul 13, 1848, is a character reference for John M. Clayton, a supporter of the Whig p...
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Butterfield, W. D., Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856, McFee, Jonathan R., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Whig Party (Oneida County, N.Y.), and Whig Party (U.S.)
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his nomination for president by the Whig Party and the Whig Party of Oneida County, New York. The letter to Jonathan R. McFee, dated Jul 13, 1848, is a character reference for John M. Clayton, a supporter of the Whig p...
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Butterfield, W. D., Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856, McFee, Jonathan R., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Whig Party (Oneida County, N.Y.), and Whig Party (U.S.)
Philip Kearny, nephew of S. W. Kearny, writes to John Walker at General Scott’s office regarding a certificate of merit for the men in Company "F" 1st Dragoons, expressing his regret for the omission of a recommendation for Scott’s orderly, Macrae.
A letter discussing the inequalities and lack of scale in the brevet system which affects many of the men fighting in the Mexican War. General Kearny is disturbed that Lt. Elwell has not received a brevet promotion for his heroic service and harshly c...
Subject (Name):
Boone, Nathan, 1782-1857?, Elwell, Richard S., Gibbs, Alfred, Graham, Lorimer, Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889, Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862, Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Mason, Richard Barnes, 1797-1850, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, United States. Army --Promotions, United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st, United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd, and Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849
