Autograph letter signed : Monterey, Mexico, to his wife, 1846 Dec. 22.

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Autograph letter signed : Monterey, Mexico, to his wife, 1846 Dec. 22.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270575070

Concerning Mexican war.

1 item (3 1/2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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