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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00911.73 |
| From Archive Folder | Mexican War Orderly Book, 26th Infantry , USA 1847-1848 |
| Title | Orders No. 23 |
| Date | 9 March 1848 |
| Author | Butler, William Orlando (1791-1880) |
| Additional authors | Thomas, Lorenzo (1804-1875) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by L. Thomas. Docket reads "Genl. Orders No. 23." Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Captain Justus McKinstry regarding a contract for blankets made with C.P. Garcia, a local Mexican businessman, and subsequent contracts given solely to Garcia's company through McKinstry. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Corruption and Scandal Commerce Merchants and Trade Military History Military Law Military Supplies Latin and South America Global History and Civics |
| People | Butler, William Orlando (1791-1880) Thomas, Lorenzo (1804-1875) McKinstry, Justus (1816-1897) |
| Place written | Mexico |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |