Auction Date:2010 Jul 14 @ 22:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
French soldier of fortune and mercenary who served as a general in the army of Mexico during the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War. Rare printed DS, in Spanish, one page both sides, 8.5 x 12.5, May 25, 1853. A decree on behalf of Antonion Lopez de Santa Anna, addressed "To the Inhabitants of this Country [Tamaulipas - a state in the northeast of Mexico]… ” , followed by a series of articles regarding the treatment of criminals. In part (translated): "The highway robbers that were apprehended red-handed and those that were not caught red-handed but caused death and heavy harm in the assault, will be judged very summarily…as penalty, it will be capital punishment to be dispensed and carried out in accordance with article 6…In no case recourse to mercy will be admitted for the highway robbers, whether caught red-handed or not…" Document continues with specific instructions for the carrying out of judgments by local officers. In very good condition, with central horizontal fold, scattered edge wear, creases, and chips, pencil notation to top edge of front, and uniform mild toning.
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