[Cuba]. [Spanish-American War]. McMahon, John E.

Aviso. Orden General No. 25. Cuartel General del Departamento de Puerto-Principe...Enero 11 de 1899 [caption title]

Puerto-Principe, Cuba: Imp. el Progreso-Soledad, January 11, 1899. Broadside, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. Old folds, minor chip at top left corner, uniformly tanned and somewhat tender. Good. Item #5378

An unrecorded general order issued in Spanish by the American "Jefe de Estado Mayor" (Chief of Staff) John E. McMahon during the military occupation of Cuba in the Spanish-American War. The order stipulates that a paragraph in a previous order prohibiting the auction of mortgaged property in the province of Puerto-Principe until January 1, 1900 is hereby repealed, and any further instructions on this matter will come from the Army's General Headquarters in Havana. McMahon issued several general orders during the American Army's occupation of Cuba, and all appear to be rare. An interesting artifact from America's expansionist period, with no other copies in OCLC, auction history, or the trade.

Price: $450.00