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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections