Hopping, Enos D., 1805-1847 to Mrs. Hopping
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04278 Author/Creator: Hopping, Enos D., 1805-1847 Place Written: Mier, Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 August 1847 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Writes to his wife about having received a letter from General Zachary Taylor regarding a possible peace with Santa Anna. Adds that Santa Anna had asked General Winfield Scott for a short armistice, even though he has been raising several thousand troops to defend Mexico City. Discusses military plans, keeping personal news to a minimum. Possibly Hopping's last letter home, as he died in Mier, Mexico on1 September 1847.
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