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Kingsbury, Daniel M., 1811-1873 to Mrs. A. B. Kingsbury

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02906 Author/Creator: Kingsbury, Daniel M., 1811-1873 Place Written: Monterrey, Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1846 Pagination: 4 p. : address ; Height: 27.1 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his mother about the Battle of Monterrey and describes the casualties. Mentions supervising Mexican prisoners who are burying the American dead.

Kingsbury, Daniel M., 1811-1873

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