^Lot 234 Benito Juarez

LS, in Spanish, signed as Governor of the State of Oaxaca, one page, 8.5 x 12.5, Gobierno del Estado De Oaxaca letterhead, December 13, 1847. Letter to the Commander General of the Armaments of the State (Jose Maria Castellanos). In full (translated): “I have had the pleasure of receiving the official letter from Your Excellency, dated the 10th of this month, and am well versed about what is put forth therein, referring to the squad of the Coastguard Battalion of Tehuantepec which arrived to this city. In response, I declare to you that regarding this issue we propose that it will be resolved for you, and that regarding the wardrobe that Your Excellency requests, the corresponding order has already been given to the General Treasury of the State in order that a linen cloth and a hay mattress be ministered to the soldiers of the 3rd company of the Loyalty National Guard Battalion.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and a bit of scattered light toning.