ALS, 1847 June 26 : Platte City, Mo., to Captain J.W. Denver, 12th Infantry, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

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ALS, 1847 June 26 : Platte City, Mo., to Captain J.W. Denver, 12th Infantry, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Writing his brother at his command in the U.S. war with Mexico, Arthur Denver sends personal and political news of home.

3 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6913532

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Denver, James William, 1817-1892

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...

Denver, C. Arthur.

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