Letters and Diaries

Title -   John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. February 6, 1846

Date -   February 6, 1846

Publication Information -   Messages of the President of the United States, with the correspondence, therewith communicated, between the Secretary of War and other officers of the government, on the subject of the Mexican War.   Published by: Wendall and van Benthuysen, Washington, 1848

Format -   Letters (correspondence)

Collection -   The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections.

Call Number -   E404.U59 Library Collections Depository, Special Collections

Description -   Slidell arrived in Jalapa on December 20. Slidell reported that Paredes’ support among certain army regiments which had initially supported his revolt was already on the wane. Slidell dismissed rumors that Paredes intended to bring back the Spanish monarchy, which, he believed, did not have the support of the army.