Zachary Taylor letters, 1839-1842
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- 1839-03-11/1842-09-13
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Two letters, one (Mar. 11, 1839) addressed to the governor of the Florida Territory, R.K. Call, regarding plans to use militia and regular army troops to drive the Seminoles from middle Florida in response to recent deadly raids near the territorial capital. The other (Sept. 13, 1842), addressed to the adjutant-general of the army, Roger Jones, concerns the purchase from the Kickapoos of white child captives of the Comanches. In particular, Taylo...
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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
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- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Governors
Armed Forces
Militia
Captivity
Indians--Government relations
War
Assimilation (Sociology)
Call, R. K. (Richard Keith), 1791-1862
Seminole
Kickapoo
Comanche - Type
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- Correspondence
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- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Zachary Taylor letters, 1839-1842. 1839-03-11/1842-09-13. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36933. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, (1839-03-11/1842-09-13) Zachary Taylor letters, 1839-1842. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36933
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- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36933>.