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Taylor, Zachary - Rare LS As President

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Taylor, Zachary - Rare LS As President
<Our item number 119278><B>Taylor, Zachary.</B> &#40;&#40;1784-1850&#41; 12th President of the United States &#40;1849-1850&#41;; nicknamed &#34;Old Rough and Ready.&#34; LS &#40;&#34;Z. Taylor&#34;&#41; as President, 1p plus integral leaf with docket, 10&#34; x 8&#34;, Washington, 1849 Aug. 9. Very fine. To Ad. Chandler, Esq., regretting that he cannot attend the Annual Fair of the American Institute in New York. In full:<BR><BR><I>&#34;Sir, I have received your favor of the 7th inst. inclosing circulars issued by the manager of the Fair & Board of Agriculture, & renewing the previous invitation to attend the Annual Fair of the American Institute. I regret that the lateness of the Fair will render it impossible for me to accept the kind invitation of the managers & thus gratify my desire to witness an exhibition so creditable to our national character. Be pleased to convey to the managers my cordial thanks for their invitation & the high respect & esteem with which I remain their & your friend & servt. Z. Ta ylor</I>.&#34; <BR><BR>Before becoming President, Taylor spent 40 years in the U.S. Army, serving in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican-American War. During the latter war, Taylor became a national hero after leading U.S. troops to victory at the critical battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista. Despite, or perhaps because of, his lack of political experience, Taylor received the Whig nomination for President in 1848 and defeated Lewis Cass, the Democratic candidate, and Martin Van Buren, the Free Soil candidate. <BR><BR>Although a slave owner himself, Taylor was a moderate on the question of the day: territorial expansion of slavery. With his encouragement, settlers in California drafted a constitution that did not allow slavery; when California voters approved the constitution and the new state government took over in December 1849, furious Southerners met with Taylor and threatened to secede. Taylor informed them that, if need be, he would per sonally lead the Army to enforce the laws and that he would hang anyone in rebellion against the Union &#34;with less reluctance than he had hanged deserters and spies in Mexico.&#34; Taylor died unexpectedly as a compromise put forward by Henry Clay was being debated; a later version would pass under Millard Fillmore. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000-10,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 119278<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/119278.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>