LS, one page, 8 x 10, November 6, 1848. Letter, signed as Secretary of State, to D. L. Coddington. In full, 'Your letter of the 4th instant has been received. In answer to its inquiry I have to state, that the rules of proceeding before the Board of Commissioners provided for in the late Treaty with the Mexican Republic, will probably be established and promulgated by the Board itself when Congress shall have passed An Act organizing the board.' In fine condition, with a few thumbprints, a vertical fold through a letter of signature and a few creases. RRAuction COA.
