Articles of Capitulation at Cahuenga: photocopies and other materials, 1847

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Articles of Capitulation at Cahuenga: photocopies and other materials, 1847
Dates: 1847-1959
Collection Number: GC 1366
Creator/Collector: Native Sons of the Golden West, Los Angeles Parlor No. 45
Extent: (Boxes: 1/2 legal)
Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photocopies of the Articles of Capitulation at Cahuenga (1847 January 12), also known as the Treaty of Cahuenga, and related documents. Provided in 1959 to the Native Sons of the Golden West, Los Angeles Parlor No. 45 by the National Archives and Records Service of the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C.
Language of Material: English

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Preferred Citation

Articles of Capitulation at Cahuenga: photocopies and other materials, 1847. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and Content of Collection

Photocopy of the Articles of Capitulation at Cahuenga (1847 January 12), also known as the Treaty of Cahuenga. Provided in 1959 to the Native Sons of the Golden West, Los Angeles Parlor No. 45 by the National Archives and Records Service of the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C. Also a photocopy of a letter (1847 January 15) from Commodore Robert F. Stockton to George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy. Also a photocopy of a letter (1847 January 12) from Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fremont regarding the surrender of the Californians. Collection includes typed transcriptions and correspondence between the Native Sons of the Golden West and various government officials. 1847-1959

Indexing Terms

Mexican War, 1846-1848