Zachary Taylor papers, 1812-1850 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This is a small but significant collection of correspondence by Zachary Taylor. The letters (1VF87M3) follow his military and political career through his service during the War of 1812, in the swamps of Florida in the 1830s, and in Texas and Mexico during the Mexican War. Most notable is a letter to Dr. R. G. Wood written from Aqua Nueva, Mexico on March 1, 1847, shortly after the Battle of Buena Vista. In this letter Taylor describes "the bloody and hard fought battle" and its aftermath. Several letters relate to Taylor's nomination for the presidency, including one to Congressman Andrew Stewart of Pennsylvania. In a letter of 1842 Taylor writes to Col. M. White of New Orleans of his financial condition, cotton, and floods on the Mississippi. Only one letter in the collection dates from Taylor's brief term as president. It is a thank you letter written four days before Taylor died