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General orders: No. 382

Signed by H.L. Scott. Order consolidating existing Infantry and Artillery companies in order to equalize their numbers.

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General orders: No. 390

Signed by H.L. Scott. Ordering troops in Mexico City, San Angel, and Tacubaya to be mustered and inspected.

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General orders: No. 393

Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from sixteen court martials on charges of insubordination, neglect of duty, absence without leave, sleeping on duty, unsoldierlike conduct, and desertion.

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General orders: No. 3

Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from six trials before a military commission on charges of murder, theft, and purchasing arms from an American soldier (Mexican citizen). Major H. Bainbridge presiding

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General orders: No. 8

Signed by H.L. Scott. Prevention of fraud in paying duties on precious metals includes better record- keeping and soldier escorts.

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General orders: No. 11

Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from eighteen court martials on charges of mutinous conduct, desertion, neglect of duty, and drunkenness on duty. Major F. Lee presiding.

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General orders: No. 13

Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces a train of wagons departing Mexico City for Vera Cruz.

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General orders: No. 14

Signed by H.L. Scott. Lists the sick and wounded soldiers that are returning home and reporting by letter to the Adjutant General for recruiting service. Printed on blue paper.

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General orders: No. 15

Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces the appointment of Major J.L. Gardner to superintendent of assessments levied for the support of the Army. Printed on blue paper.

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General orders: No. 18

Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from thirteen court martials for charges of drunkenness on guard, absence without permission, violations of various articles of war, mutinous conduct, and unsoldierlike conduct. Lieutenant Colonel Peter W.L...

GLC00911.56

General orders: No. 20

Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Genl. Orders, No. 20." Letter from Secretary of War W.L. Marcy to the General-in-Chief of Mexico expressing the President's pride in the American's efforts in that country.

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General orders: No. 27

Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Genl. Scott's Order No. 27, [illegible]." Announces the proper military burial of all soldiers regardless of rank, except those executed as felons.

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General orders: No. 28

"Col. Geary" inscribed on back page. Publication of Ordnance summaries. Includes blank spreadsheets for recording goods used for a particular company. Crude string binding intact.

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General orders: No. 31

Signed by H.L. Scott. Continues General Orders No. 376 and 395 of 1847 regarding gold and silver bullion.

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General orders: No. 34

Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces that all public horses retained for personal use by officers must be returned to the Quartermaster.

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General orders: No. 45

Two copies of General Orders No. 45. Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Miles regarding a precautionary measure taken during a march to the interior of Mexico.

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General orders: No. 47

Signed by H.L. Scott. Acquittal of Luz Bega, a Mexican, for enticing soldiers to desert.

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General orders: No. 54

Signed by H.L. Scott. Until further notice, no items taken from the enemy can be removed from any fort or city occupied by the American army.

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General orders: No. 59

Signed by H.L. Scott. Winfield Scott's transfer of command of the army to Major General Butler.

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[Commission of Winfield Scott as Major General during the War of 1812]

This document is a record of the commission of Winfield Scott. It is signed by Madison as president and countersigned by James Monroe as secretary of state. The promotion was a brevet "for his distinguished services in the successive Conflicts of...

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Memoirs of Lieut.-General Scott, LL.D.

Published by Sheldon & Company. Written by Scott in two volumes.

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Speech of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, Delivered in Richmond, Virginia, July 9, 1852.

Supports Franklin Pierce as the Democratic presidential candidate. Gives a summary of Pierce's achievements and qualifications for the position of president: "Hence, as democrats, we invite the most rigid and strict scrutiny into the public and...

GLC00267.189

The electoral vote of Massachusetts can be given to Pierce and King. Address of the Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts on the Presidential Election.

Discusses Democratic party business. Calls to "elect Democratic electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in the Old Bay State." Limits topics exclusively to "the presidential election, and present[s] some reasons why [people...

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The Whig charge of intolerance against the New Hampshire Democracy and Gen. Franklin Pierce.

Written in response to rumors and allegations from the Whig party that Franklin Pierce is religiously intolerant. States that "[i]n American political contests the seraching questions out to be ever, as to a candidate, 'Is he honest? is he capable...

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Letter of recommendation for Captain William S. Walker.

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