Papers, 1787-1850.

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Papers, 1787-1850.

Chiefly correspondence relating to Jesup's command of the Eighth Military Dept. in 1816, his superintendence of recruitment for the 1st Regt. of Infantry in 1816-1817, his commands in the Creek War of 1836 and the subsequent Seminole War, and his duties as quartermaster general during the Mexican War.

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