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Worth, William Jenkins, 1749-1849 to Robert J. Walker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02494.11 Author/Creator: Worth, William Jenkins, 1749-1849 Place Written: Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 April 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Letter of introduction for Colonel Bohler, who, Worth promises, will have plenty of stories about Mexico to share with Secretary of the Treasury Walker.

Worth, W. J. (William Jenkins), 1794-1849
Walker, Robert J. (Robert John), 1801-1869
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Mexican War
Latin and South America
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Military History
Letter of Introduction or Recommendation
Age of Jackson

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