Copy Of A Letter, With Spanish Translation
Resumen del Libro
A copy of a letter, dated June 2 and 3, 1848 in Mexico City, from Captain D.J. Barnard to Don José Joaquín Herrera, newly-elected president of Mexico, regarding arms and officers for the Mexican army. Captain Barnard, commanding officer of H Company of the U.S. Voltigeurs, proposes that if agents for the Mexican army act quickly, they can purchase surplus arms, munitions, and other military supplies from the U.S. Army, which is withdrawing its troops from Mexico. He points out the need to have properly-equipped soldiers, should disturbances arise in Puebla, Jalapa, or Veracruz due to the withdrawal of troops. He also offers to organize a regiment, either with American or Mexican officers, and requests blank commissions from Herrera via messenger. Barnard plans to resign from the U.S. Army, and requests a commission as colonel in the Mexican army for himself.
