Papers, 1865-1869, bulk 1866-1867.

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Papers, 1865-1869, bulk 1866-1867.

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This collection chiefly consists of correspondence to and from Gonzalez Ortega drumming up support, ammunition, and supplies for his attempted takeover of Mexico in the 1860's. Other documents include: contracts with arms providers in the U.S.; contract to produce Mexican currency by a California mint; proposal by an American inventor to build a submarine; prospectus of the Mexican Colonization Society; and personal letters and poetry. Having never been published, this collection fills a gap in historical knowledge, revealing Gonzalez Ortega's activities from the time he left Mexico until he was arrested on an American ship headed to Mexico, ready to take over the capital; orders for his detention included. The letters were written from various places in Mexico, also from New York, New Mexico, Texas, and California. Correspondents include Reform heroes Prieto, Altamirano, Negrete, Zarco, with at least twenty others named; also John C. Fremont, Philip Henry Sheridan.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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