Resolved
That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to this House,
any instructions which may have been given to any of the Officers of the Army or
Navy of the United States, or other persons, in regard to the return of President
General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna or any other Mexican to the Republic of Mexico,
prior or subsequent to the order of the President or Secretary of War, issued in the 15th January 1846, for the March of the Army from the Nueces River, across the “stupendous deserts“ which intervene, to the Rio Grande. That the date of all such instructions, orders
and correspondence be set forth, together with the instructions and orders issued
to Mr Slidell, at any time, prior or subsequent to his departure for Mexico, as Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States, to that Republic. ^(over)^^modification^
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⋄Resolved further that the President be ^further^ requested to communicate all the orders & correspondence of the Government in relation
to the return of Genl Paredes to Mexico.⋄
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⋄Jacob Thompson B. accepted by Goggin.⋄
⋄And Resolved further, the ^President be further requested to communicate^ That all the p pac orders & correspondence of the Government in relation to the return of Genl Paredes of ^to^ Mexico⋄
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December 20 1847
Mr Goggin
Requesting copies of all orders and instructions given to officers of the U.S. Army or Navy in regard to the return of General Santa Anna or any other Mexican to the republic of Mexico
Mr Goggin
Requesting copies of all orders and instructions given to officers of the U.S. Army or Navy in regard to the return of General Santa Anna or any other Mexican to the republic of Mexico
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Res.
Goggin
Goggin
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D Laid upon the table one day under the rule
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January 4, 1848 considered modified & agreed to do
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Goggin, 23.
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lie.
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Laid over, 1 day
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Jan 4 [consid.?]
Jameson to For Affa & For passage
Jameson to For Affa & For passage
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Mc Lane.
Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), RG 233, Entry 362: Records of the United States House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House, 1847-1849, NAB,