Zachary Taylor papers, 1814-1931.
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Mixed materialsDescription: 650 items; 9 containers; 2 microfilm reels; 1.6 linear feetSubject(s): - Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856 -- Correspondence
- Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872 -- Correspondence
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Correspondence
- Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860 -- Correspondence
- Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 -- Correspondence
- Ringgold, Thomas W. -- Correspondence
- Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 -- Correspondence
- Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
- Taylor family
- United States. Army
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1815-1875
- Plantations -- Louisiana -- Saint Charles Parish
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1853
- Army officers
- Presidents -- United States
- Microfilm edition of Series 1-5 available, no. 11,823.
Open to research.
Correspondence, autobiographical account, military papers, estate papers, printed matter, map, and other papers. Subjects include Taylor's presidency, his service in the U.S. Army especially in the 2nd Seminole Indian War, and the management of Taylor's plantation, Fashion, Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, by his son, Richard Taylor. Correspondents include John M. Clayton, George Washington Crawford, Jefferson Davis, Thomas Sidney Jesup, James K. Polk, Thomas W. Ringgold, and Winfield Scott.
Microfilm edition of Series 1-5 available, no. 11,823.
Microfilm produced from originals in Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1959.
In part, photocopies. [S.l.].
U.S. president and army officer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009193
Index published by the Library of Congress in 1960 available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and on Internet. Cataloged in record 60060013.
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