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20189795
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Letter from DeLancey Floyd-Jones to his sister Sarah (nicknamed "Sis") from Hospital Terceros. The letter discusses American officers' quarters and lifestyle in Hospital Terceros, which was next to the College of Mines. Describes the Mexicans' celebration of the Conception of the Virgin Mary and makes other observations and Mexico City and its people. Comments about the prospect that Mexico will become part of the United States, about low pay in the military, and about how civilian attitudes about the glory of war would change if they experienced it.
Archival Date
1847-12-07; 1847-12-08
Collection Name
DeLancey Floyd-Jones Letters
Collection Number
AR491-1-3
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Correspondence
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