American scout and soldier (1809–1868) who takes a place among the most colorful personalities in the Old West. After spending more than a decade as a trapper, Carson joined John Frémont’s western expeditions in the early 1840s as a scout, in which capacity his experience as a frontiersman saved the party from starvation during a particularly harrowing winter. Carson fought under Kearny during the Mexican-American War and, during the Civil War, served as Colonel of Volunteers of the New Mexico infantry. Following the war, after a number of notable campaigns against the Confederates and various Indian tribes, Carson became a rancher in Colorado, where he died of an aneurysm at the age of 58. Scarce ink signature, “C[hristopher] Carson,” on an off-white 1.75 x .25 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait engraving and biographical slip to an overall size of 6.75 x 8.75 (oval). Slip affixed to mat board and a hint of subtle toning, otherwise fine condition. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA
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