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Inventory of José de San Martín Letters

Following is a partially annotated inventory list of 45 autograph letters of General José de San Martín and three letters addressed to him that are held in the Department of Special Collections, University of Notre Dame. The collection was purchased by Robert O'Grady (ND '63) and presented to the University in March 2002. Apart from two letters reproduced in Documentos del archivo de San Martín (Museo Mitre, Buenos Aires, 1910), the remainder are not known to have been published.

Please refer to the collection description for more information and a biographical sketch of San Martín.

1.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Brigadier Don Juan José Carrera
October 19, 1814
Mendoza, Argentina
Asks that Carrera leave Mendoza for San Luis where he should await orders from O'Higgins.
2.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Brigadier Don Juan José Carrera
September 4, 1815
Mendoza, Argentina
San Martín writes to Carrera that the charges against him have been dropped. He asks Carrera to tell him where will go to next in order that he can report the destination.
3.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Brigadier Don Juan José Carrera
September 4, 1815
Mendoza, Argentina
He replies to Carrera that he is not the one to decide his transfer order, but he is waiting for a reply.
4.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
March 4, 1817
Santiago, Chile
San Martín sends a report by the North Division Commander, Juan Manuel Cavot, to O'Higgins.
5.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
March 5, 1817
Santiago, Chile
Attached is a report on the forces and armament of the Chilean and Peruvian Royalist forces. (The report is not included with the letters.)
6.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
May 15, 1817
Santiago, Chile
Reports that Sergeant major, Lucio Mansilla, will go to Buenos Aires as requested.
7.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
May 16, 1817
Santiago, Chile
Will send Lieutenant Coronel Anacleto Martines to the Supreme Director for sentencing for unspecified actions.
8.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
June 2, 1817
Santiago, Chile
Asks that farmers in Chacabuco be compensated for grazing Army horses. A handwritten note requests that they be paid. Signed by "Quintana".
9.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
June 4, 1817
Santiago, Chile
10.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
June 8, 1817
Santiago, Chile
11.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 José de San Martín, from General Brayer
May 23, 1818
Mendoza, Argentina
Asks San Martin for 800 pesos to pay for the printing of a regulation, which cost 8 pesos each. He also mentions an upcoming trip to Buenos Aires.
12.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 José de San Martín, from General Brayer
June 23, 1817
Santiago, Chile
13.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 José de San Martín, from Graciano Palacios
June 18, 1817
San Felipe
14.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
June 26, 1817
Santiago, Chile
15.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
August 29, 1817
Santiago, Chile
16.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
September 11, 1817
Santiago, Chile
17.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
October 17, 1817
Santiago, Chile
18.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
October 20, 1817
Santiago, Chile
19.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
October 21, 1817
Santiago, Chile
20.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
Mes de America 20, 1817
Santiago, Chile
21.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
Mes de America 20, 1817
Santiago, Chile
22.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
Mes de America 21, 1817
Santiago, Chile
23.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Don Joaquín de Echevarría, Ministerio de Estado en el Departamento de Gobierno
December 6, 1819
Mendoza, Chile
24.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
January 19, 1819
Santiago, Chile
25.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
February 23, 1819
Santiago, Chile
26.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Armisticio de Suspensión de Hostilidades
April 4, 1819
Santiago?
27.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
February 20, 1820
Santiago, Chile
28.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
April 13, 1820
Santiago, Chile
29.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Ministro de Estado en el Departarmento de Guerra
October 13, 1820
Pisco, Peru
30.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Director of Chile
October 14, 1820
Pisco, Chile
Believes the war is close to being decided in the republicans' favor. He requests more troops to land on Peruvian coast. Once the Peruvian coast is free of royalists, Chilean commerce will profit from open markets there.
31.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
November 29, 1820
Pisco, Peru
32.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 1, 1820
Supe, Peru
Requesting arms to replace shortages.
33.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 3, 1820
Supe, Peru
"... it is important to amaze those watching our political development and teach the enemy that power is always linked to the efficiency of the will."
34.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 5, 1820
Supe, Peru
The Numancia battalion arrives to join San Martín's forces.
35.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 5, 1820
Supe, Peru
The Frigates Nueva and Benganza arrive carrying 1,000 men from the coast of Africa.
36.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 19, 1820
Huaura, Peru
Requests recognition of Spanish soldier to join Chilean forces.
37.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 21, 1820
Huaura, Peru
Reports on the movements of the cavalry, battalion no. 5, Hunter battalion, and the Numancia battalion.
38.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
December 21, 1820
Huaura, Peru
San Martin sends a list of officers who are being returned to Chile for breaking military rules.
39.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
January 4, 1821
Retes, Peru
Bernardo Monteagudo is conferred the office of General Marine Auditor.
40.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
January 28, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Reports that the Vice Royalty is failing, and recommends that Zenteno ask Argentina to confront the remaining Spanish forces in Upper Peru, along with a request for an expedition of 500 to 1,000 men to approach these forces in Arequipa.
41.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
February 26, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Reports on the successful efforts of the Chilean navy to capture the speedy schooner Aranzazu. This gain offsets the loss of the gunboat Valpariso that was run aground to avoid capture in Ancon. Finally, the campaign against in the Andes and around Lima continue according to plan.
42.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
February 27, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Due to the number of fronts the war is being fought on (Andes, Lima, and ports, such as Callao), San Martín will recruit slaves. He also asks for more arms. He notes the Spanish forces victory at Cuenca was short-lived.
43.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
February 29, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Requests medicines for illness that has debilitated large numbers of soldiers.
44.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
March 3, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Requests more sabers for the cavalry. The letter includes a handwritten note from O'Higgins ordering that a shipment of 200 sabers be sent to Peru.
45.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
April 4, 1821
Huaura, Peru
Four men, found guilty of military violations are sent to Chile. O'Higgins writes on the letter that Sargeant Nicolás Rivarroel was sent instead of Melchor Velaslo.
46.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Señor Don Jorge de Echeverria, Ministro de Estado, Chile
May 3, 1821
On board the Motezuma opposite Callao, Peru
Requests that de Echeverria show O'Higgins the enclosed issue of El Pacificador that includes false information to make Spanish believe the army has found a royalist weapons cache.
47.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Director Supremo Bernardo O'Higgins
July 21, 1821
Lima, Peru
The flags taken by the Spanish in Rancahua have been recovered. They are being sent to Chile.
48.
To:
Date:
Issued from:
Comments:
 Coronel Don Zenteno, Ministro de la Guerra
July 27, 1821
Lima, Peru
Acknowledges receipt of letter containing declarations by Commander Commodore Hardy.

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