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27 January 1848
Scott, Winfield (1786-1866)
General orders: No. 31
Signed by H.L. Scott. Continues General Orders No. 376 and 395 of 1847 regarding gold and silver bullion.
GLC00911.60
21 February 1848
Butler, William Orlando (1791-1880)
Orders No. 4
Signed by L. Thomas. Republication of Scott's General Orders No. 15 regarding assessments levied for the support of the Army. Deputy Paymaster General D. Randall to receive all such assessments.
GLC00911.68
25 February 1848
Orders No. 14
Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings of Captain Samuel H. Montgomery's court martial on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and violation of orders. Montgomery had written two articles for the "Pennsylvania Argus" chastising General Scott's...
GLC00911.69
17 May 1848
Orders No. 95
Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from five trials before a military commission on charges of murder and burglary. Colonel M.V. Thompson presiding.
GLC00911.84
24 October 1847
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to Thomas S. Jesup
Transmitting the summary and muster roll for July 1847.
GLC01489
20 September 1847
Wool, John Ellis (1784-1869)
to Martin J. Townsend
Thanks Townsend and the people of Troy, New York, for their acknowledgments after the Battle of Buena Vista. Discusses the battle and Winfield Scott's negotiations with Santa Anna. Predicts any additional fighting will be with small guerrilla...
GLC02642
30 April 1847
Worth, William Jenkins (1794-1849)
to Robert J. Walker
Letter of introduction for Colonel Bohler, who, Worth promises, will have plenty of stories about Mexico to share with Secretary of the Treasury Walker.
GLC02494.11
15 April 1818
Crafts, Samuel C. (1768-1853)
to William C. Bradley
Discusses the appointment of a congressional committee to investigate expenditures made in executing the fifth, sixth, and seventh articles of the Treaty of Ghent and their report. The committee was formed in response to reports of waste....
GLC05634.04
11 February 1848
Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849)
[Propositions for peace. Message from the President of the United States]
Regarding a lack of correspondence from Mexican authorities and commissioners for a treaty of peace. HED 40, Tutorow 1694.
GLC00267.127
12 December 1847
General orders: No. 370
Signed by H.L. Scott. Partial docket reads "[General] Order, No. 370, [Procee]dings of a [Milit]ary Commission." Proceedings of three trials before a military commission on charges of robbery.
GLC00911.43
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