BENTON, Senator Thomas Hart. Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on the California Claims. Item #6600
12 p.; self-wrappers. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1848. An eloquent plea by Fremont's father-in-law to the US Senate to compensate those who suffered loss or made contribution in the American conquest of California in 1846. Benton's speech is an articulate summary of the California military actions. Disbound from volume, title page separated, fair.