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Lorenzo Thomas letter to Captain J. B. Grayson, 1848 May 26.
Wyles SC 244LOCAL
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Title:

Lorenzo Thomas letter to Captain J. B. Grayson, 1848 May 26

Creator/Contributor:

Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Grayson, John B. (John Breckinridge), 1806-1861, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

Holograph letter written and signed by L. Thomas to Captain J. B. Grayson about orders to be issued for the movement of troops at Toluca, Lerma, and Pachuca to En Cerro via Perote. The letter asks Grayson to issue orders for the sale of any surplus stores he deems necessary.

Date:

1848 (issued)

Subject:

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Generals -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Généraux -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
Generals
Toluca de Lerdo (Mexico) -- History
Lerma de Villada (Mexico) -- History
Pachuca (Mexico) -- History
Perote (Mexico) -- History
Mexico -- Lerma de Villada
Mexico -- Pachuca
Mexico -- Perote
Mexico -- Toluca de Lerdo
United States
Thomas, Lorenzo -- 1804-1875 -- Correspondence
Scott, Winfield -- 1786-1866
Scott, Winfield -- 1786-1866
Thomas, Lorenzo -- 1804-1875

Note:

Included in folder are a typed version of letter and an index card with a biographical sketch of Lorenzo Thomas.
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Lorenzo Thomas was a Union general who fought in the Seminole and Mexican Wars, served as Chief of Staff to General Winfield Scott, and was appointed Adjutant General of the Army at the beginning of the American Civil War.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Lorenzo Thomas letter to Captain J. B. Grayson. Wyles SC 244. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Type:

letters (correspondence)
History.
Personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) ; 20 x 25 cm. folded to 20 x 13 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Wyles SC 244LOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.