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Zachary Taylor ALS As Commanding General

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Zachary Taylor ALS As Commanding General
<Our item number 135713><B>Taylor, Zachary.</B> &#40;1784-1850&#41; 12th President of the United States &#40;1849-1850&#41; Autograph letter signed &#40;&#34;Z. Taylor&#34;&#41; as commanding general of all U.S. forces in Florida, 1p, 9¾ x 7¾ in., Headquarters, Army of the South Tampa Bay, 6 Apr. 1840. To Maj. Gen. Ths. S. Jesup, QrM. Genl., U.S. Army, Washington City, seeking a clerical position for Mr. G. Sunderland, who &#34;lost his arm in a skirmish with the Indians near this place in 1836 when a non comd officer in the 3rd artillery, & at the time a clerk in the commissary dept…by dint of application of application & perseverance he has with his left hand, having lost his right, perfected himself in writing a fair business hand, & has been employed as a clerk by Paymaster…but owing to his crippled situation finds it very inconvenient to accompany the paymaster from post to post & wishes to procure some situation where he can be stationary….&#34; Boldly penned and signed. Fine; some toning; a few nicks to frame. Matted with a color engraving of Taylor in uniform and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 23 in. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000 - 2,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 135713<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/135713.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>