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Robert E. Lee to Sidney Smith Lee announcing the final ratification of a Peace Treaty between the United States and Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 21 May 1848
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Robert E. Lee to Sidney Smith Lee announcing the final ratification of a Peace Treaty between the United States and Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 21 May 1848.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Secretarially written and signed letter. Written to his brother (addressed My dear Rose) as Engineer accompanying the Mexico expedition. A joyous Lee proudly announces the final ratification of a Peace Treaty between the United States and Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by which the United States gained its entire western territory, from Texas to California. Lee comments that he is exhilarated by the prospect of getting home, when I shall again see you & my dear Sis Nanie. Envelope addressed to Sidney Smith Lee, Annapolis. According to Paul C. Nagel, The Lees of Virginia, Rose was Sidney S. Lee's nickname. With envelope and carte de visite.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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