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Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1821-1861 -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Juan Lopez decree

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317361]
Identifier: MSS SC 1893
Scope and Contents

Handwritten decree directed to V.E. with respect to his standing as a Mexican national.

Dates: 1821

Samuel Augustus Maverick letter to Waddy Thompson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292553]
Identifier: Vault MSS 560
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter written by Maverick on March 5, 1843 and addressed to Waddy Thompson (1798-1868), United States' minister to Mexico. Maverick wrote the item while in prison in Mexico City. He had been captured by Mexican authorities in 1842. Maverick tells of the poor conditions in prison and urges Thompson to speed negotiations for his release. He was freed in April 1843.

Dates: 1843 March 5