Letter

Tomas Mejia to General Escobedo, April 6, 1875

Author

Tomas Mejia

Recipient

General Escobedo

Date

April 6, 1875

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure in 2 in No. 279.—Translation.]

General Mejia to General Escobedo.

Department of War and Marine, Mexico, April 6, 1875.

Citizen Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Citizen General Mariano Escobedo, in a telegram of to-day from Monterey, reports to me the following:

“The authority of Mier reports to me: On the night of the 2d thirty Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande, carrying some clothing which they had stolen in Villa Nueva, Texas, where they burned a store; and these men on crossing the river dispersed, taking the road to the river San Juan. The police arrested two of them, and they declared that they were taken by the force which are servants of that village. The authority of Camargo reports to me eight individuals have been arrested in that municipality mounted and armed, appearing of bad character, of the band to which reference is made, which passed between this place and Mier. This I communicate to you for your information.”

I have the honor to inclose this to you for your information, and the effects thereto pertaining.

Independence and liberty.

MEJIA.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.