Papersrelating to Mexican government debts held by Louis Hargous and GeorgeHammeken, 1840-1881

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Papersrelating to Mexican government debts held by Louis Hargous and GeorgeHammeken, 1840-1881

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This collectionincludes government documents from the United States and Mexico andprivate agreements relating to debts held by Hargous and Hammeken, aswell as printed court documents from attempts to collect thosedebts.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6385848

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Hargous, Louis Stanislas.

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Louis Hargous was born in Philadelphia in 1810. His wife was Susan J. Hargous . He went to Mexico at a young age, where he developed his business knowledge. In the 1840s, Hargous lived in Veracruz, Mexico . He served as United States Consul at Veracruz for 17 years, beginning no later than 1842. His firm, L.S. Hargous & Co. , did business with the Mexican government. His partner, Emile Voss , had a one-third interest in the firm. The Mexican-American War, in whic...

Hammeken, George Louis

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Businessman George Louis Hammeken (?-1881) moved to Mexico around 1831, settling in Texas as a representative for banking agents Manning and Marshall four years later. As president of the Brazos and Galveston Railroad, he purchased land in Austinia, the planned site for the company’s main office. From 1839 through 1841, Hammeken served as secretary to Barnard E. Bee, the Texas minister to Mexico, and his successor James Webb. Establishing the commission merchant business Hammeken an...

Hargous, P. A. (Peter A.)

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Doblado, Manuel, 1818-1865

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