The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03587.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters to John Cripps, General Gadsden's Secretary |
| Title | Thomas J Green to James Gadsden Introducing Mr. Robert Rose as a businessman connected with building the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, of which Gadsden is an advocate |
| Date | 12 October 1853 |
| Author | Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) (1802-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Introduces Mr. Robert Rose, who is hand delivering this letter, as a businessman connected with building the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, of which Gadsden is an advocate. Writes that if Gadsden is successful in securing a treaty with Mexico for Sonora, he should insist upon 30 degrees north latitude from the Rio Grande to the Gulf of California. He says that the land is rich in silver, is closer to a Chinese trading post, and will be accessible by railroad. Encloses a letter for Hon. Robert J. Walker regarding the "Pacific road" (not included). Imprint in the upper left corner reads "O & H." |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Government and Civics Treaty Diplomacy Latin and South America American West Mexican War Military History Politics Global History and Civics Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Boundary or Property Dispute Mining Railroad Industry Immigration and Migration Transportation Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Gadsden, James (1788-1858) Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) (1802-1863) Walker, Robert J. (Robert John) (1801-1869) Rose, Robert (fl. 1853) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Gadsden was a railroad promoter and advocated a Southern rail system, the purpose of which would be to control the trade of the South and the West, thereby freeing those regions from their dependency on the North. To further this end he promoted Southern commercial conventions, and at a convention in 1845 he boldly urged the construction of a railroad to the Pacific. In 1853, when Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War in Pierce's cabinet, Gadsden was appointed minister to Mexico to negotiate for territory along the border. The result was the Gadsden Purchase. He was recalled in 1856 for exceeding his instructions. Green served in the First Senate of California and sponsored the bill creating the University of California. He later became major general of the California militia. Walker, a grandson-in-law of Benjamin Franklin, was Polk's Secretary of the Treasury and later Governor of the Kansas Territory. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |