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War-dated manuscript DS, signed "Z. Taylor, Col. Comdg.," one page, 7.75 x 5.5, June 1833. A military requisition document "for Stationery for the Col: and Staff of 1st Infty for 6 Months commencing the 1st June and ending 31st Dec’r 1833.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Zachary Taylor as the commanding officer. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 20 x 12. In fine condition.
Taylor was promoted to colonel of the 1st Infantry Regiment in April 1832 as the Black Hawk War began in the West. It was initiated when Sauk leader Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River with a group of allies, seemingly hoping to reclaim land taken over by the United States in the disputed 1804 Treaty of St. Louis. Fighting came to a head in late August when Chief Black Hawk surrendered to Col. Taylor at Fort Crawford.
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