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Sale 49
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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Mexican War Broadside Printed by the Advancing American Army. 1847 Mexican War Broadside abolishing taxes in occupied areas, General Headquarters, Puebla, Mexico, 5¾ x 9 in., printed in Spanish on crisp pale green paper, backed with polyester. Translation in full: "GENERAL HEADQUARTERS. - Puebla, May 27, 1847 - By this order, it is hereby decreed that all rights, taxes or tolls, be they internal, local or international, on all types of provisions that are needed by or handed over to the United States troops, are hereby abolished and it is prohibitive to charge these tariffs, while the said troops are occupying the area; this decree covers all points of the rearguard and up to thirty leagues on both sides of the line of occupation. - By order of General Worth. - W.W. Mackal, A.A.G."
One of many General Orders printed on army field presses as American forces advanced towards Mexico City and occupied territory along the way. Gen. William J. Worth, a veteran of the Seminole War, had fought under Zachary Taylor in the northern campaign that culminated with the capture of Monterrey. Transferred to the command of Winfield Scott, he distinguished himself in the victorious advance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, which Worth was the first American to enter, receiving the surrender of the capital. In 1848 he was given command of the Dept. of Texas, but his career was cut short by cholera.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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Unrecorded 1846 Mexican War Recruiting Broadside. May 30, 1846, Mexican War Broadside, ordering Volunteers to report to the Brigade Inspector of the Pennsylvania Militia, and requiring uniforms in accord with regulation, 9 x 12 in., Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fine. In part: "To the Volunteers and citizens residing within the bounds of the 1st Brigade 4th Division, P.M. [Pennsylvania Militia]… notice is hereby given that all offers of services on the part of volunteer companies… must be made to the Governor of the Commonwealth through the undersigned Brigade Inspector. The laws of this State require the uniform of volunteers to be the same as that worn by the same description of force in the United States army…. The requisition upon the Governor of this Commonwealth, being for Six Regiments of Infantry, the services of no other description of volunteers will be accepted."
When war was formally declared between the U.S. and Mexico on May 13, 1846. U.S. armed forces consisted of a small regular army and an aggregate of state militias, all of which had different regulations, uniforms and chains of command. This broadside, printed on May 30, reflects the state of confusion that existed early in the conflict, as local governments scrambled to meet enlistment quotas and outfit men properly for the march south. This rare broadside is not found in either of the major collections at the University of Texas or the Library of Congress.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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