Orders no 11 : manuscript.

Monterey, Mexico, 1847 December 17.

1 item

English

Purchased from Robert K. Black on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 1962.

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John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) was an officer in the United States Army during the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War.

Autograph orders, signed, from John Ellis Wool calling for Mexican municipal officials to organize police forces at American military posts in Mexico, 1847 December 17. Wool also calls for the punishment of merchants of all nationalities paying tribute to "Guerrilla parties" for the safe transportation of goods to Mexican ports. The orders hold municipal officials financially responsible for damage by guerilla raids against American supply trains.

August 19, 2020

John Ellis Wool, Orders No 11. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

John Ellis Wool, Orders No 11. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Orders (Military records)