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Archuleta, Diego, 1814-1884

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Archuleta was born in Plaza de Los Luceros, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, then a province of New Spain. He was the son of a prominent citizen, Juan Andres Archuleta. His family were wealthy ranchers and, as such, they had the economic means to send him to Durango, Mexico where he received his primary and secondary education. His education was intended to prepare him for the priesthood, toward which he attained the four minor orders, but he decided not to follow that vocation before leaving Durango. ...

Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of William Jenkins Worth, 1838-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80699218 Born in Hudson, N.Y. During the War of 1812, served as an aide to Winfield Scott, and participated in the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane. Given command of the 8th Infantry Regiment in 1838, with rank as colonel. From the description of W. J. Worth letter : Buffalo, to Gov. Marcy, 1838 Feb. 25. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id...

Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855

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Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869

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Wool, a New York native, was a career U. S. army officer who began his service during the War of 1812, led victorious troops at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, and commanded several departments in the eastern United States until he retired on August 1, 1863. From the description of Orders No. 302, May 28, 1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 301369825 John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) was an American military officer who fought in the...

Ortiz, Tomas

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Owens, Samuel D., d. 1847.

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Wright, George, 1803-1865

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George Wright was an American soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was born in Vermont in 1803 and died at sea on July 30, 1865. Wright attended West Point and graduated in 1822. He fought in the Mexican-American with the 8th infantry, and after being wounded was given the rank of colonel. In 1858 Wright oversaw the re-construction of Fort Dalles in Oregon Territory, and while in the Northwest also participated in the Yakima War and the Battle of Four Lak...

Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853

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Lieutenant Colonel John Macrae Washington was a commander of the 9th Military Department of the United States Army and served as civil and military governor of New Mexico from October 1 to October 23, 1849. Some biographical sources list Washington as John Marshall Washington. Manuel Alvarez was a New Mexico businessman and politician. From the description of Letter : Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Manuel Alvarez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1848 Dec 4. (Unknown). WorldC...

Robidou, Antoine, 1794-1860.

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Gilpin, William, 1813-1894

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Epithet: Prebendary of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000625.0x000170 First Territorial Governor of Colorado, appointed by Abraham Lincoln, 1861. From the description of Papers ca. 1861, 1884. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50239013 Epithet: of Whitehaven British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...

Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850

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American trader and author, best known for his work "Commerce of the Prairies." From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598380 Trader and author. From the description of Letters, 1844-1848. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36929125 ...

Howard, John Eager, d. 1862.

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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...

Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881.

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Meriwether Lewis Clark (1809-1881), eldest son of Gen. William Clark. His other sons were George R. H. Clark and Jefferson Kennerly Clark. From the description of Petition of Meriwether Lewis Clark and George R. H. Clark to the Circuit Court of St. Louis, concerning the partitioning of lands in the estate of William Clark 1839 Oct 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702135841 U.S. Army and Confederate Army officer, businessman. From the description of Meriwether L...

Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868.

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Swords, Thomas, 1806-1886.

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Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876

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Epithet: President of Mexico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000203 Commander in chief of Mexican Army and President of Mexico during war with United States (1846-1848). Letter thanks Don Juan Valdivia for providing lumber and use of his estate for defense against possible Spanish invasion (1829). From the description of Antonio Loṕez de Santa Anna letter, 1829. (University of the Pacific)...

Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892

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Pino, Manuel del

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Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1846-1847. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420479 Second American military governor of Calif. Territory (July 29, 1846-Jan. 19, 1847); U.S. naval officer and Commander of the U.S.S. Frigate Congress. From the description of R.F. Stockton proclamation : ms, 1847 Jan. 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122508929 American military governor of Calif. Territory (J...

Magoffin, James Wiley, 1799-1868

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Secret agent for the U.S. in Mexico. From the description of Papers, 1846-1849. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 18548553 ...

Price, Sterling, 1809-1867

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Missouri governor. From the description of Papers, 1856. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36115930 Gov. of Missouri. From the description of Letter signed : City of Jefferson, to President Pierce, 1853 Nov. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619013 ...

Hunter, David, 1802-1886

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Union general; commander of the U.S. Army's Dept. of the South (1862-1863). From the description of Letter, 1863 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973346 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hilton Head, Port Royal, S.C., to an unidentified recipient, 1862 08 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269526726 ...

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Shelby, James, 1784-1848.

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Bent, Charles, 1799-1847

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Pioneer merchant of New Mexico and first American civil governor of the Territory, 1846-1847. Virginia native and West Point graduate. In 1832, with brother William, established Bent's Fort in Colorado; then formed trading partnership with Cerán St. Vrain, operating in Santa Fe and Taos, N.M. Jan. 19, 1847 Gov. Bent murdered at his home in Taos by a mob resisting U.S. sovereignty. Manuel Alvarez, prominent Santa Fe trader and acting American Consul at Santa Fe, 1839-1846. From the d...

Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848

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Army officer. From the description of Proclamation of Stephen Watts Kearny, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423835 Army officer; Kearny became a Brigadier General in 1846, and was assigned to command the Army of the West in the Mexican War. He led his men to Santa Fe which was entered without opposition and served as military governor of New Mexico for a month until a civil government was organized. From the description of Kearny proclamation, 1846 Aug. 22...

Doniphan, Alexander William, 1840-1858

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Urrea, José, 1797-1849

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Warner, William Horace

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Trias, Angel.

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Mexico. President (1846 : Paredes y Arrillaga)

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Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867

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George Wilkins Kendall settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1835. In 1837, he and Francis A. Lumsden established the Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper. Kendall participated in the Texan Santa Fé Expedition in 1841 and was subsequently held prisoner in Mexico. During the Mexican War he accompanied United States forces under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, reporting war news for the Times-Picayune. He was the author of Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition (1844) and The War Betwe...

Cooke, Phillip St. George, 1809-1895.

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Bliss, William Wallace Smith, 1815-1853

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Prentiss, James H., 1809-1848.

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Ortiz, Ramon Arigoni

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Armijo, Manuel, 1792?-1853.

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Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...

McDowell, Sarah Shelby, 1785-1847.

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Davy, Cornelius.

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Chavez y Castillo, Mariano.

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Belknap, William Goldsmith, d. 1851.

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Shelby, Thomas Hart, 1789-1869

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Thomas Hart Shelby was the son of Isaac Shelby, first governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From the description of Katherine Shelby Scott memorial, 1831. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15973122 ...

Magoffin, Samuel, 1801-1888.

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Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870

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Journalist. From the description of Letters of George D. Prentice, 1831-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449431 In 1830 Prentice founded the Louisville Journal which he edited until 1868. From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. Letter. 11 February 1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56781394 From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870 Poem. September 1848. (Filson ...

Bent, George, 1814-1847.

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Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872

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Painter from Detroit, Michigan, primarily of pictures of Indians. From the description of John Mix Stanley papers, 1842, 1868-1871. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418580 John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), began painting Indians in 1838, was with Gen. Kearny's California expedition in 1846, and toured the Pacific Northwest in 1847-48. In 1853 he was an artist on Gov. Stevens's expedition to survey a northern route for the Pacific railroad. From the des...

Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885

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American army officer. From the description of Signature to a "Statement of Forage," : Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1862 Feb. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538932 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Baltimore, to Ben B. Groom, 1869 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515477 James Lowry Donaldson was an officer in the United States Army, 1836-1869, who served in the Second Seminole War, military occupation of Texas, the Mexican War, and the Civil Wa...