Name/Title
"OCCUPATION OF MEXICAN TERRITORY"Entry/Object ID
2003.44.1.1Description
Color: Black; White
"Occupation of Mexican Territory," Document 19, Twenty-Ninth Congress, Second Session, 1846. The items consists of thirty-eight papers, totaling 111 pages and bound by thread inserted into two holes and tied together, relating to the conquest of New Mexico and California by American military forces during the war with Mexico. Twenty-four of the documents concern New Mexico and fourteen deal with California, with these latter ranging in date rom June 1845 to August 1846. Included among the California papers are instructions by the Secretary of the Navy to American commanders and complaints by Mexican army officials about the depredations of the Bear Flag rebels in northern California. There is also material relating to the initial conquest of Los Angeles in August 1846. With foxing, especially heavy on the first page, edge tears, creases, and surface soiling, the overall condition is fair.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Reports, United States. Congress, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, Mexican War, 1846-1848--California, Mexico--History--1821-1861, United States--History--1815-1861
