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20189792
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Letter from DeLancey Floyd-Jones to his mother from Mexico City. The letter describes the fighting around Mexico City, including the death at Chapultepec of his West Point classmate and long-time friend Lieutenant Rodgers; American attacks on St. Antonio and Churubusco; the armistice following the fighting at Churubusco, and the Mexican's violation of the armistice; the American attack on Molino del Rey; and American casualties. Also includes comments criticizing the accuracy of reporters' accounts of the fighting and expressing hope that the performance of the American troops will discourage Congress from cutting the troops' pay and make the British (our brethren across the Water) less inclined to want to go to war with the United States. Mentions the conduct of American troops occupying Mexico City.
Archival Date
1847-10-15
Collection Name
DeLancey Floyd-Jones Letters
Collection Number
AR491-1-3
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Correspondence
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