JUAN NEPOMUCENO ALMONTE (1803-1869), natural son of independence hero José María Morelos, Mexican Minister to the United States (1841-45), later Regent of the Second Mexican Empire. LS, 2 pages, on embossed "Legación Mexicana en los E.U. de América" letterhead, to Captain of Engineers Francisco Martínez de Chavero, quoting his order to Battalion Commander Antonio Almonte to travel by tomorrow's stage with Captain Martínez de Chavero to the port of New York, take the packet sailing for Vera Cruz on the 25th, and on arrival proceed without delay to the capital "carrying the dispatches of this Legation ... for the Supreme Government". Signed "J.N. Almonte". This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.