Wiley Pope Hale letter, 1846 September

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Incomplete and damaged letter written by Wiley Pope Hale of the 2nd Tennessee Regiment, at Camargo, Mexico, to Harriet Hale, on September 13, 1846.  Hale assures his mother there is no truth to the rumors that he has been drinking and says the suggestion he has refused to give Hiram writing paper is only because the paper belongs to the government not him. Asks his mother not to follow through with her plan to move to New Orleans and wait for his return. Says he has had conversations with General Haskell and is planning to run for the Tennessee legislature when he gets back as well as studying law. Notes he is encamped in Camargo with 3,000 others, while General Taylor left for Monterey with 7,000 troops. Will probably remain to defend the city against attack from Mexican General Canales.

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sc.0024.001_005.001

Date

1846 September 13

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Hale, Wiley Pope, 1821-1847.

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"Wiley Pope Hale letter, 1846 September" (2021). Letters. 5.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-halewp1/5