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THBZACHARY TAYLOR July 6, 1829 Autograph Letter Signed Recommends a Sutler
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Exceptional Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed Recommending a Sutler in at Fort Snelling "near the falls of St. Anthony" in 1829
ZACHARY TAYLOR (1784-1850). 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a Major General who's status as a national hero as "Old Rough and Ready" was a result of his Seminole War victories, later in the Mexican-American War, which won him election to the White House.
July 6, 1829-Dated Autograph Letter Signed, "Z. Taylor" as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling "near the falls of St. Anthony" on the Upper Mississippi, 2 pages, Choice Very Fine. This exceptionally nice, clean letter measures 9.75" x 7-7/8" and is completely handwritten by Taylor in a very nice legible, consistent hand, where he recommends a Sutler named, J.C. Culbertson. Otherwise known as John Craighead Culbertson who was born in Pennsylvania, fought in the War of 1812, and was discharged from the Army in 1821. Culbertson later moved to Cincinnati. Here, Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Taylor's Letter is to Secretary of War J.H. Eaton. Zachary Taylor provides a detailed history of Culbertson's military service -- a biography of sorts -- and recommends that Culbertson be retained as Sutler for the "greatest number of companies of the 1st infy (Infantry)". This is one of the nicest quality Zachary Taylor ALS's we've offered.
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor previously was a career officer in the United States Army, rose to the rank of major general and became a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War.
As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was preserving the Union. He died sixteen months into his term, having made no progress on the most divisive issue in Congress, slavery.
Taylor was born into a prominent family of plantation owners who moved westward from Virginia to Louisville, Kentucky, in his youth; he was the last president born before the adoption of the Constitution. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1808 and made a name for himself as a captain in the War of 1812.
He climbed the ranks, establishing military forts along the Mississippi River and entered the Black Hawk War as a colonel in 1832. His success in the Second Seminole War attracted national attention and earned him the nickname "Old Rough and Ready".
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