Box 4
Container
Contains 35 Collections and/or Records:
Item 52.49 1848. Polk, James K. Printed Document. House of Representatives. Treaty with Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement, between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, ratifications of which were exchanged at the city of Queretaro, in Mexico, on the 30th of May, 1848. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. HED69. [7-22-1848] 74 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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MS 0518, Americas collection
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Series IV: United States
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Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
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Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.50 1848. Polk, James K. Printed Document. Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, calling for the proceedings of the court of inquiry convened at Saltillo, Mexico, January 12, 1848, for the purpose of obtaining full information relative to an alleged mutiny at Buena Vista, about the 15th August, 1847. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. SED62. [7-12-1848]. 213 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.51 1848. Polk, James K. Printed Document. House of Representatives. New Mexico and California. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting in answer to resolutions of the House of Representatives of July 10, 1848, reports from the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, and Navy. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. HED70. [7-24-1848]. Includes correspondence by James Buchanan, John Y. Mason, Robert Stockton, et al. 49 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.52 1848. Polk, James K. Printed Document. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resoultion of the Senate, the proceedings of the two courts of inquiry in the case of Major General Pillow. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. SED65. [8-2-1848]. 633 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.53 1850.Crawford, George W. Printed Document. Military Forces Employed in the Mexican War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information in answer to a resolution of the House, of July 31, 1848, relative to the military forces employed in the late war with Mexico. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. HED24. [1-24-1850]. 34 pp. + 9 folding tables.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.54 1850. [Osborne, William S.] Printed Document. William Osborne. Mr. Finis E. McLean, from the Committee of Claims, made the following Report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of William S. Osborne… 31st Cong., 1st Sess. HR24. [1-29-1850]. 1 p.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.55 1850. [New York] Bogart, William Henry. Printed Document. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, For the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia; against an extension of slavery or the jurisdiction of Texas over any part of New Mexico; for the admission of California, and in favor of the preservation of the Union. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. SMD52. [2-21-1850]. 2 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.56 1850.[Sanchez, Enrique]. Printed Document. Memorial of Enrique Sanchez and others, citizens and residents of the territory and valley of the Rio Grande. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. SMD61. [2-28-1850]. 3 pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.57 1850. [Smith, Hugh N.] Printed Document. Hugh N. Smith, Delegate from New Mexico… The Committee of Elections, to which were referred the credentials and the memorial of Hugh N. Smith, esq., praying to be admitted to a seat in the House, as a delegate from New Mexico, respectfully submit the following report. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. HR220. [4-4-1850]. 4pp.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.
Item 52.58 1850. [Texas] Keenan, C.G. Printed Document. Resolutions of the Legislature of Texas, relative to the payment of certain volunteer companies for services on the western frontier of that State. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. SMD100. [4-17-1850]. 1 p.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Original letters, broadsides, pamphlets, printed materials and books documenting the political and cultural relationships between the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, beginning with the heyday of nation formation from 1776 to 1815 and ending with the building of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents are original government publications such as constitutions, decrees, or presidential and congressional messages, and...
Dates:
1823-1893
Found in:
Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
/
MS 0518, Americas collection
/
Series IV: United States
/
Subseries: Texas (modern boundaries), 1823-1860
/
Subseries II: 1836-1860. Collection of approximately 75 U.S. Government imprints, consisting of state resolutions for an against the contemplated U.S. annexation of Texas; resolutions of the State of Texas; and documents about Texas. Subjects included annexation, slavery, Santa Fe expedition, boundary with New Mexico, Compromise of 1850, Mexico, adjustment of matters involving the Republic of Texas, and other significant topics.