Letters to the Justice of the Peace of San Fernando, 1840 May, Nov.

2 items (4 p.)

Spanish

In Spanish.

Purchased from Edward S. Wallace on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 1960.

Two letters from José Lazaro Benabides, subprefect of Rio Grande, to the Justice of the Peace of San Fernando concerning enemy movements along the border with Texas. The first letter, dated May 24, 1840, warns of the enemies from Bejar, assures the Justices that Benabides will be vigilant, and suggests that passports be issued to all who wish to travel in the region. In the second letter, dated November 8, 1840, Benabides requests that help be sent by the Army of the North against the enemies assembling in Laredo.

June 01, 2002

José Lazaro Benabides, Letters to the Justice of the Peace of San Fernando. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

José Lazaro Benabides, Letters to the Justice of the Peace of San Fernando. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.