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Nicholas Trist
United States official
Also known as: N. P. Trist
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negotiation of peace treaty in Mexican-American War
- In Mexican-American War: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the war’s legacy
Polk had assigned Nicholas Trist, chief clerk in the State Department, to accompany Scott’s forces and to negotiate a peace treaty. But after a long delay in the formation of a new Mexican government capable of negotiations, Polk grew impatient and recalled Trist. Trist, however, disobeyed his instructions…
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