Letter : Fort Butler to [William Jenkins] Worth, 1838 June 18.

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Letter : Fort Butler to [William Jenkins] Worth, 1838 June 18.

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Mentions Martin Van Buren and John Calhoun; Canadian frontier difficulties may favor army bill.

1 item (1 p.) ; 13 x 21 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Eustis, Abraham, 1786-1843.

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Colonel, 1st United States Artillery. From the description of Letter : Fort Butler to [William Jenkins] Worth, 1838 June 18. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366206 Born in Petersburg, Va. on March 26, 1786. Education: BA degree from Harvard College, 1804; MA at Bowdoin College, 1806; admitted to Massachusetts Bar in 1807. Military career: commissioned Captain of Company D of newly organized Light Artillery in 1808; Major, 15 March 1810; Lieutena...

Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of William Jenkins Worth, 1838-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80699218 Born in Hudson, N.Y. During the War of 1812, served as an aide to Winfield Scott, and participated in the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane. Given command of the 8th Infantry Regiment in 1838, with rank as colonel. From the description of W. J. Worth letter : Buffalo, to Gov. Marcy, 1838 Feb. 25. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id...