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ALS from James Buchanan as Secretary of State, penned at the conclusion of a letter from future Confederate Major General William Smith, one page, both sides, 8 x 10, sent to Buchanan on February 26, 1846. Buchanan's handwritten reply, dated May 20, 1846, reads: “Colonel Carr of Albemarle, the father of the young gentleman introduced to me by the foregoing letter from the Governor of Virginia, is well known as one of the truest & most unwavering Democrats in the State. Young Mr. Carr is recommended in the strongest terms by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson Randolph [grandson of the third president] to whom he has been known from his childhood, as peculiarly fitted for a Cavalry Officer, & this fitness is strongly indicated by his appearance & deportment. Feeling confident that he would do credit to the corps, it would afford me pleasure to see him appointed to the Lieutenancy in the mounted Regiment to which he aspires." Smith's letter, in part: "Permit me to ask for my young friend G. W. Carr the honor of your acquaintance. He is the son of one of our most estimable citizens, with whom I served several years in our Senate & with whom it has been my privilege to have the most friendly relations. Young Carr himself, of the highest character, has a strong taste for the bugle's note, the neighing, & the 'pride, pomp, & circumstance of glorious war.’” In fine condition, with a very short tear, and small chip, to one edge. William Smith (1797-1887), then Governor of Virginia, was one of the oldest Confederate generals in the Civil War, in which he commanded troops while in his mid-to-late sixties.
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