[Letter] 1848 Sep. 4, East Pascagoula, Me. [to] John M. Clayton / Z. Taylor.

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[Letter] 1848 Sep. 4, East Pascagoula, Me. [to] John M. Clayton / Z. Taylor.

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Taylor writes to Clayton, his future Secretary of State, concerning his views on the further annexation of Mexican territory, which he says he opposes.

[2] p. ; 26 cm.

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