Letter: to General R. Jones /by Zachary Taylor

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Title: Letter: to General R. Jones /by Zachary Taylor
Creator: Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Contributor: Jones, Roger, 1785-1852
United States--Adjutant-General's Office
Published / Created: 1840 Feb 24
Abstract: Zachary Taylor asks General Jones for the power to increase the militia in the future whenever it is necessary. Some of the officers felt that Taylor had overstepped his authority in commanding Colonel Warren to increase his battalion to a regiment without permission from Washington.
Description: Original (in folder 1) Restricted fragile material; preservation photocopy (in folder 2).
Extent: 2 p. (in 2 folders) ; 25 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name): Jones, Roger, 1785-1852
United States--Adjutant-General's Office
Subject (Topic): Soldiers--United States

Access: Public
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Citation: Zachzry Taylor, Letter to General R. Jones. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.