Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Blair and Rives, printers, Washington, 1836
Seller: Chanticleer Books, ABAA, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Unbound sewn gatherings, 61 pp., octavo. In custom cloth folder Contains diplomatic correspondence between Mexican and United States governments following the Battle of the Alamo and the quest of the Texans for independence from Mexico. Text in English and Spanish (Spanish letters also in translation). John Forsyth was President Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State; Gorostiza was Envoy of the Mexican Republic, Jose Maria Ortiz Monasterio was Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Republic for part of the negotiations. Streeter 1252: "This relates for the most part to conditions in Texas, including correspondence with General Gaines on the protection of the Louisiana-Texas frontier and correspondence with Gorostiza, the Mexican special envoy.".