Letters & Diaries for Road to War

Title Date
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, May 28, 1845 May 28, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, June 15, 1845 June 15, 1845
Despatch from General Taylor. Steamship Alabama, Aransas Pass, Texas, July 28, 1845 July 28, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, July 30, 1845 July 30, 1845
Despatch from General Taylor. Head-Quarters, Army of Occupation, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 15, 1845. August 15, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, August 23, 1845 August 23, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, August 25, 1845 August 25, 1845
James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States to John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City. September 17, 1845 September 17, 1845
Diary of James K. Polk. Tuesday, 16th September, 1845 September 19, 1845
Peña y Peña, Minister of Foreign Affairs to John Black, Consul of the United States at Mexico. October 15, 1845 October 15, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, October 16, 1845 October 16, 1845
Despatch from General Taylor. Head-Quarters, Army of Occupation, Corpus Christi, Texas, November 19, 1845. November 19, 1845
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. December 17, 1845 December 17, 1845
John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. December 18th, 1845 December 18, 1845
Peña y Peña, Minister of Foreign Affairs to John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico. December 20, 1845 December 20, 1845
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. December 27, 1845 December 27, 1845
Orders and instructions to General Taylor. War Department, January 13, 1846 January 13, 1846
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. January 14, 1846 January 14, 1846
James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States to John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico. January 20, 1846. January 20, 1846
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. February 6, 1846 February 6, 1846
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. February 17, 1846 February 17, 1846
J. M. de Castillo y Lanzas, Minister of Foreign Relations, to John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico. March 12, 1846 March 12, 1846
John Slidell, appointed United States Minister to Mexico to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. March 18, 1846 March 18, 1846
John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. March 19, 1846 March 19, 1846
Despatch from General Taylor. Head-Quarters, Army of Occupation, Camp 3 miles south of the Arroyo Colorado, March 21, 1846 March 21, 1846
Despatch from General Taylor. Head-quarters, Army of Occupation, Camp near Matamoras, Texas, April 15, 1846 April 15, 1846
Despatch from General Taylor. Head-quarters, Army of Occupation, Camp near Matamoras, Texas, April 26, 1846 April 26, 1846
Diary of James K. Polk. Friday, 8th May, 1846 May 8, 1846
Diary of James K. Polk. Saturday, 9th May, 1846 May 9, 1846
Diary of James K. Polk. Sunday, 10th May, 1846 May 10, 1846
Message from the President of the United States relative to an invasion and commencement of hostilities by Mexico. May 11, 1846. May 11, 1846
Diary of James K. Polk. Monday, 11th May, 1846 May 11, 1846
John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. May 14, 1846 May 14, 1846
John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. May 23, 1846 May 23, 1846