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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02475.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents concerning American explorers, adventurers and naturalists |
| Title | William Walker to William Heiss instructing Heiss to send his sword and asking for news on General Henningsen |
| Date | 3 September 1857 |
| Author | Walker, William (1824-1860) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Replies to a letter from Major Heiss received 30 July 1857. Instructs Heiss to send Walker's sword as soon as possible, addressed to Walker at the City Hotel. Inquires if Heiss met General Charles Frederick Henningsen on Henningsen's way north. Expresses gratitude to Heiss for not giving his sword to Mr. Lockridge (possibly Colonel Samuel A. Lockridge), who "has proved himself utterly wanting of credit or confidence." |
| Subjects | Weaponry Latin and South America Global History and Civics Military History Filibuster |
| People | Heiss, C. (fl. 1857) Walker, William (1824-1860) Henningsen, Charles Frederick (1815-1877) Lockridge, Samuel A. (fl. 1857) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Walker and Henningsen fought together in Nicaragua, 1856. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |