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- Creator
- Somervell, Alexander, 1796-1854
- Call number
- MssCol 19074
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Order book of Brigadier General Alexander Somervell, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Record book of the general and special orders and letters of the southwestern army of Texas belonging to Brigadier General Alexander Somervell. Letters and orders date from November 5, 1842-January 1, 1843, and document the unsuccessful Somervell Expedition and subsequent disbanding of Somervell's troops
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Subjects
Places
- Mexico -- Boundaries -- Texas
- Mexico -- History -- 1821-1861
- Texas -- Boundaries -- Mexico
- Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328