A Descriptive Account of United States Government Documents Pertaining to the History of United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1821-1846 Page: 62
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advantages of uniting the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific while
cutting off forever Canada frpm the. Gulf , thereby ending
British intrigue.
,Despatch No. 179, Poinsett to Van Buren, 22 AuJg., 1829;
received 6 Oct. 1829, Record Group 59. Poinsett reports the
renewal of incuicies into the reported troop movements on
the border of Texas and Cohuila. Poinsett :considers the
manner of these inquiries to be insolent. ae blames this
continual harassment on men whose sole purpose is to disrupt
U.S.-Mexican relations. Bocanegra assures poinsett that he
made these inquiries only at the insistence of the Senate.
and would urge prompt action on the treaties with the U.S.
Van Buren memo, 25 Aug., 1829, Van -Buren Papers, Van
Buren' s working outline for the Texas negotiations gives
arguments to be used and the advantages to having either the
Nueces, Brazos , or Trinity Rivers as the boundary. He also
gives the advantages and disadvantages to the earlier
settlement with Spain in 1819. He makes note of Poinsettvs.
argument to wait as Texas is now being settled by U.S,
citizens whom the Mexican government will not be able to
control.
Van Buren to Poinsett, 25 Aug., 1829, yan Buren Papers.
Van Buren's copy of his Diplomatic Instruction No. 30 to
Poinsett gives the. details for conducting negotiations for
as much of Texas -as possible and those boundary lines
acceptable to the U.S. Poinsett is allowed to use his own
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Kelly, Melody S. A Descriptive Account of United States Government Documents Pertaining to the History of United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1821-1846, thesis, May 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503978/m1/65/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .