Letter : to his father, Lester Burnett, 1848 Jan 3.

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Letter : to his father, Lester Burnett, 1848 Jan 3.

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W. C. Burnett, a member of Company "E" 15th Infantry during the War with Mexico, writes home about Molino del Rey being filled with American troops, the capture of General Valencia by the Texas Rangers, the rumor that Cadwalader is going to move on to Mexico, and his own daily life.

3 p.; 25 cm.

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Burnett, W. C., (Wellington C.)

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W. C. Burnett was a lawyer who became a California State Senator representing Yolo and Yuba Counties in 1856. In the Mexican War, he fought as a member of Company "E" in the 15th Infantry. He later practiced law in San Francisco. Lester Burnett became an orchardist at Long Bar, California. Jane Cleveland Burnett married W. C. Burnett in Brooklyn, New York, and then joined him in Sacramento. From the description of W. C. Burnett family papers, 1850-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

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Burnett, Lester.

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Valencia, Gabriel, 1799-1848

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Texas Rangers

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Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879

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Cadwalader was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Pennsylvania state militia and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia. His father was Thomas Cadwalader, not to be confused with his cousin Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873), who was a general from New Jersey. His mother was Mary Biddle, who was the daughter of Clement Biddle, (1740–1818) who served in the American Revolutionary War. He married Frances Butler Mease in 1830...