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Box SC0011

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Correspondence, Invitations, and Other Materials, 1844-1866, undated

 File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4302.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains papers relating to the life and career of Enos D. Hopping (1805-1847), who was a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). It includes a twelve-page letter written to his wife in the United States from Matamoros, Mexico, describing his observations during the period of June 10-16, 1867, including his recovery from illness, news about the ongoing war with Mexico, his attendance at a nearby Mass, and his sometimes racist views of...
Dates: 1844-1866, undated