GAINES, EDMUND P. Autograph Letter Signed, as Major General, to Adjutant General Jones, reporting his movements and proposing "to assume the command of the Western Department and establish my headquarters at Nashville" when he has returned to Washington. Franking signature on the address leaf. 1 page, folded 4to sheet with integral address leaf; usual folds, minor staining from the seal. Washington, North Carolina, 14 December 1829
Gaines (1777-1849) American General and Indian fighter, participated in the War of 1812 where he commanded the defense of Fort Erie, fought with Andrew Jackson in the First Seminole War, mounted an expedition by sea during the Second Seminole War, led a force into Nacogdoches during the Texas Revolution, and commanded the Western Department during the Mexican War.<
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