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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mariano Arista letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288403]
Identifier: Vault MSS 266
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter in Spanish dated September 16, 1848 and written on war department stationary. Arista expresses thanks for information on abuses in the army.

Dates: 1848 September 16

Mexican military certificates

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241736]
Identifier: MSS SC 488
Scope and Contents

Army promotion: "... En atencion a los meritos y servicios del C. Manuel Echeverria ..." and a document putting a soldier on quarter pay in the reserve for ten years: "... El presidente de la Republica, concede licencia ilimitada..." Both are signed by the war minister, Mariano Arista.

Dates: 1849-1850