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Robert McGuffey Mexican War letter, 1848.
MANUSCRIPT SMCII : Box 28 : Folder 21
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Title:
Robert McGuffey Mexican War letter, 1848McGuffey letter
Creator/Contributor:
McGuffey, Robert., creatorAbstract:
Letter written on February 2, 1848, the day that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War was signed. Besides
describing the Louisiana countryside, McGuffey relates a conversation with General Zachary Taylor.
Date:
1848 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caTaylor, Zachary -- 1784-1850
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Louisiana
Note:
Zachary Taylor was born near Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, on November 24, 1784. Joining the United States Army
in 1808, he served in the War of 1812 and in the numerous Indian wars that followed. Rising to the rank of major general,
Taylor won decisive victories at Monterrey and Buena Vista during the Mexican War, becoming a national hero and the victorious
Whig Party candidate for President in the 1848 election. Inaugurated on March 4, 1849, Taylor only served part of his term
of office before dying, probably of heat stroke, on July 9, 1850.
McGuffey letter.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
Letter in file folder; 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
MANUSCRIPT SMCII : Box 28 : Folder 21
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.