27. [BORDERLANDS]. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Report
and Accompanying Documents of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs on the Relations of the United States with Mexico
[and] Texas Frontier Troubles. Testimony Taken
before the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Washington:
HRR701, 1878. [4] 461 [1, blank]; 173 [1] blank [1, index]
pp., including text illustrations of cattle brands. 8vo,
new beige cloth with gilt-lettered tan leather label. Minor
marginal chipping and browning to first few and last few
leaves.
First
edition. Not in Adams, Howes, etc. Pingenot: A mine
of information on Texas border troubles and the lawless
frontier. Most of this lengthy volume is devoted to Mexican
border troubles (321 pp.) and the lawlessness of the Texas
frontier (175 pp.), with special sections on
"Cattle-Stealing," "Indian Raids," "San Elizario Murders,"
etc. The final section on "Texas Frontier Troubles" is
especially rich, with reports by Gen. Ord, Adjutant General
Steele, John S. Ford, U.S. consul Wilson, and many other
figures important for Texas history. This is one of the
most readable government documents we’ve encountered.
Rare.
($200-400)