Manuscripts

Letter written from Monterrey, Mexico, to Major E.G.W. Butler, Louisiana

Description: Taylor spelled location as Monterey. Addressee probably Edward George Washington Butler (1800-1888), who served as a major general in the Louisiana State Militia from 1846 to 1847. (6 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1846 October 19
Call number: HM 21004
Creator: Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.; purchased from George D. Smith, approximately 1920.
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Associated people: Atwood, Jesse, (approximately 1802-); Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,); Kent, Edward, (1802-1877,); Smith, George D. (1870-1920,); Wood, R. C. (1800-1869,)
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