"Arrest of Walker-Central America"

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 "Arrest of Walker-Central America"

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GLC#
GLC02691.11.003-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
31 May 1858
Author/Creator
Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891
Title
"Arrest of Walker-Central America"
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
7 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15.7 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Speech given by Rep. Augustus Wright in the House of Representatives on the arrest of William Walker in Central America. Walker was an American Citizen who expatriated himself to Nicaragua. He was later captured by the navy without legal authorization. Wright firmly opposed such action.

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