Lot 278
Jackson, Andrew. Autograph Letter. As President. One page with integral blanks, directed on the address leaf, octavo, n.p., February 28, 1837. In black ink. To the Secretary of War Benjamin F. Butler. With two horizontal folds, reinforcing tape along edge, ink has smeared on three words at right edge, and a 1½" vertical tear to address leaf which does not affect Jackson's writing. In very good to fine condition overall.
In the early 1800s, Andrew Jackson appointed Colonel Robert Butler (1786-1860) to be Florida's first Surveyor General. Here, Jackson requests that the Senate promptly address a matter pertaining to the Army Colonel, writing in the third person: "The President with his respects to the Secretary of War brings to his recollection the case of Col. Robert Butler of Florida if it is proper to send his name to the Senate, it ought to go up tomorrow, or perhaps today -- this being the last day of February -- February 28th 1837." Butler, it seems felt a strong bond with the President, as an archive of his poetry revealed a eulogy of "Old Hickory" written at the time of his death.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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