Gadsden, James, 1788-1858 to John Cripps
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03587.22 Author/Creator: Gadsden, James, 1788-1858 Place Written: Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1856 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25.1 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Upset with his Secretary because he has not returned to Mexico to surrender their posts. Adds that Mrs. Monk (Cripps' mother) is beside herself and that he has offered to be her protector in Mexico and will not abandon her. Writes that he has had to deal with his personal business on his own and reports having to wrestle his furniture away from Mr. Baranda, who Gadsden claims was trying to rob him. Discusses the process of surrendering documents and the sale of his possessions. Discusses learning of his wife's death on 8 October, just after he had sent her a letter describing how liberating it was to be free of government work. Actual place written is illegible. Imprint in upper left corner reads "[illegible] Mayor, MGB, en Mexico."
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