[Autograph Letter, Signed, from Lieutenant Arthur Breese Lansing, a Quartermaster Officer Serving During the Mexican-American War, To His Father Barent Bleeker Lansing in Utica, New York, Regarding the Climate and His Activities After Arriving at the Principal Gulf Coast Supply Depot at Brazos Santiago, Texas, Illustrated with a Hand-drawn Map of the Area]
Brazos Santiago: February 18, 1847. [2]pp. plus integral blank, second leaf addressed on verso. Old folds. Small hole in address leaf from removed wax seal. An original wartime correspondence from Lieutenant Arthur Lansing, a quartermaster officer recently arrived at the principal Mexican-American War Gulf Coast supply depot and transportation hub..... More