(TEXAS) Reports of the Committee of Investigation Sent in 18

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(TEXAS.) Reports of the Committee of Investigation Sent in 1873 by the Mexican Government to the Frontier of Texas. 3 folding maps. viii, [3]-443 pages. 8vo, later mottled calf gilt, minor wear, with chipped original front wrapper bound in; repaired tears to maps. New York, 1875

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first edition in english of an important Mexican report on border crime. Cattle and horse thieves and Indian incursions were a major problem along the Mexican-United States border. This translation, printed by order of the Mexican government, details countless border incidents from the 1840s through the 1870s, with the goal of proving that Americans were at fault. It urges Mexico to "repel every act of violence which can be anticipated from her numerous enemies in the United States, whether they be real Indians, disguised white men, filibusters, or simple bandits" (page 441). Adams, Rampaging Herd 558 (calls for only 2 maps); Day, Maps of Texas, page 87; Graff 2765; Howes I32 ("aa").