Letter : El Paso del Norte (Mexico), to Captain William Martin, Georgetown (Washington, D. C.)

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Title: Letter : El Paso del Norte (Mexico), to Captain William Martin, Georgetown (Washington, D. C.)
Creator: Hepburn, Samuel Chew
Contributor: Doniphan, Alexander William
Gilpin, William, 1815-1894
Hepburn, Samuel Chew
Martin, William, fl. 1847
United States Army--Military life--History--19th century
Published / Created: 1847 Jan 10
Abstract: ALS containing a firsthand account of the battle of Brazito and the taking of El Paso by United States troops under the command of Colonel Alexander Doniphan, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, Major William Gilpin, and Captains Hudson and Reid in December 1846. Following his account of the military actions, Hepburn describes the beauty of El Paso, and the plentiful fruits and wine. He states that his company will leave for Chihuahua in two or three days, and expects to encounter Mexican troops en route to El Paso.
Description: Purchased from Frontier America on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1991.
Extent: 1 item ([4] p.) ; 25 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name): Doniphan, Alexander William
Gilpin, William, 1815-1894
Hepburn, Samuel Chew
Martin, William, fl. 1847
United States Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic): Doniphan's Expedition, 1846-1847
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives

Access: Public
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Citation: Samuel Chew Hepburn Letter to Captain William Martin. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.