Gen. Carvajal to Gen. Sturm. 5 Same to same... 6 Same to same... 7 Gen. Sturm to July 28.. Gen. Carvajal.

Mar. 11..

Order to proceed to execute the authority,
dated March 1.........

4.

......

July 4...

July 4...

Reports preparations for movement of fif
teen hundred laborers from Memphis
complete...........

8 Gen. Sturm to Aug. 6... Statement of moneys required by his va

Gen. Carvajal.

rious contracts, purchases, etc. Also,
moneys required on account for cash
advanced, personal services, payment of
salaries and various bills, including
$20,000 for "Free Press"

9 Gen. Carvajal to Aug. 7... Draft for $20,000..........................

U. S., E., and

W. V. L. and

Mining Co.

10 Ditto.........

Aug. 7... Draft for $1,500,000.

T

1866.
Jan. 5........

Nov. 8..... Memorandum of interview with Mr. Rom-
ero, November 8, at No. 35 West Thir-
ty-third St, New York........
Necessity of invoking aid of American
government, in the way of money or
loan of credit. General Sturm directed
to proceed to Washington as confiden-
tial agent, to aid Mr. Tifft, &c..............
Memorandum of interview between Mr.
Romero and General Sturm.........
Is about to return to his military depart-
ment. Directs execution of proceed-
ings, contracts, etc. New contracts to

April 29...
May 15...

May 15...
May 16...

1864.
Nov. 8.....

be made in concert with General Lew.
Wallace and Senor M. Romero........

May 15... Memorandum of interview between Gen-
erals Carvajal and Wallace. Colonel
Stocking and General Sturm.......
Memorandum of interview with Carvajal,
Wallace, Stocking and Mr. J. N. Tifft..
Transmits copies of his authority from
his government, with modification in
favor of Mr. Romero.......
General Carvajal's appointment and pow-
ers as Governor of Tamaulipas.............................
General Carvajal's authority as Commiss-
ioner of Mexico to obtain aid and raise
funds in the United States.........
Authority of Mr. Romero in the execu
tion of General Carvajal's commission.
Memorandum of interview between Gen-
eral Sturm and Mr. Romero in Wash-
ington City...................

Nov. 12...

1865.

July 13...
1866.
May 16...

July 9..... Memorandum of interview between Mr.
Romero, General Grant and General
Sturm in Washington City....

28 Sec. McCulloch July 10... Permission given by the Secretary of the

to Gen. Sturm.

Treasury of the United States to ship
certain ordnance, etc. to Br'sville, Tex.

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NO.

FROM WHOM AND
TO WHOM.

DATE.

SUBJECT.

PAGE.

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39 Mr. Romero to Aug. 8.....
Gen. Sturm.
40 Same to same... Aug. 12...
41 Gen. Sturm to Aug. 14...
Mr. Romero.
42 Same to same... Aug. 15...
43 Mr. Romero to Aug. 17...
Gen. Sturm.
44 Same to same... Aug. 17...
Aug. 18...

Memorandum of interview with Mr. Tifft,
relative to draft for $1,500,000............
Contract for arms, etc., and arrange-
ments for shipment to Mexico approved.
Contract for steamers completed. Pro-
gress of affairs satisfactory...................................
Officers to report for transportation......

Sailing of steamer J. W. Everman re-
ported. List of her stores reported en-
closed........

Receipt of notice of the sailing of the
Everman....

Request to embark Col. Licastro for Rio
Grande..........

Touching publication in the World. En-
closes letters...

Concerning the Sheridan and its pur-
chase.....

Encloses copies of contract with W. H.
Gilson, charter party of steamer Ever-
man, etc. Complains of hindrances
by agents to buy for General Escobedo.
Knows no agent sent to buy arms for
Escobedo........
Mr Campbell offers to sell 1,600 carbines.
Answer relative to Mr. Campbell's offer.

Mr Jenk's offer of two batteries of field
artillery, etc.

morrow.

Answer relative to Mr. Campbell's offer..
Telegram.-"Will be in Washington to-
Memorandum of interview between Gen-
eral Sturm and Mr. Romero. Corlies
& Co.'s refusal to honor General Carva-
jal's draft for $1,500,000. Sturm asks
instructions of Romero.......

46 Mr. Romero to Aug. 19... Don Benitez, Commissioner of General
Gen. Sturm.

Diaz. What is needed in that army
division.......

47 Same to same... Aug. 19... General Baranda, Commissioner of Alex-
dro Garcia. What is wanted in the
eastern division of the Mexican Repub-
lic........

48 Same to same... Aug. 19...
49 Same to same... Aug. 19...

Enclosing order to Corlies & Co. to de-
liver $100,000 in Mexican bonds........
The subject of the interviews of the day
before. Bonds to be placed at Sturm's
disposal for purchases, with instruc-
tions.....

Mr. Romero.

56 Gen. Sturm to Aug. 25... Dispatches from the Rio Grande. Com-

57

Mr. Romero to Aug. 26... Views of the affair at Matamoras.
Gen. Sturm.

58 Same to same... Aug. 27... Governor Baz sent to consult with Gen.

Desirable to send arms to Pacific coast.
Gov. Baz will say what is needed in that
region.....

42

plications in consequence.

Requests

letter approving contracts made under
Carvajal's authority...........

43

Au-

thorises the statement requested by Gen.
Sturm. Contracts under Carvajal's au-
thority will be carried out........

44

59 Gen. Sturm to
Mr. Romero.
60 Mr. Romero to Sept. 4....
Gen. Sturm.
61 Same to same... Sept. 7....
62 Gen. Sturm to Sept. 10...
Mr. Romero.

Sept. 3....

Sturm with reference to arms for the
southern part of Mexico.........
Wishes Mr. Navarro to sign arrangements
made....

63

Letters of instructions of August last to
be shown to Mr. Navarro........
Expects to be in Washington next week..
Has made contracts to supply Gen. Ba-
randa and Sr. Benitez. Mr. Navarro
has not approved them. Mr. Wood-
house's operations. Operations of par-
ties interested in the Ochoa bonds.......

Mr. Romero to Sept. 10... Encloses copy of note from Sr. Lerdo,
Gen. Sturm.

stating that the impeachment of Gen.
Carvajal has been ordered. Purchases
to be suspended until further instruc-
tions of government are received........
Translation of instructions from Sr. Ler-
do............

Gen. Tapia to supersede Gen. Carvajal
as Governor of Tamaulipas.....
Instructions to Mr. Navarro to approve
contracts to be made. Approval of con-
tracts with Fitch, Burbridge & Dunlap.
The instructions of Sr. Lerdo received,
and will be observed...........
Relative to torpedoes ordered by Gen.
Carvajal...........

45

64

65 Mr. Romero to
Gen. Sturm.
66 Same to same...

Aug. 6.....
Sept. 11...
Sept. 11...

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