TAYLOR, Zachary. Autograph letter signed ("Z. Taylor Majr, Genl, U.S. Army") to I.G. Moore, Baton Rouge, LA, 28 May 1848. 1½ pages, 4to, 9 13/16 x 7 11/16, integral blank, fine. ANTICIPATING THE PRESIDENCY: "A TRUST CONFIDED TO ME" NOT "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR PARTY, BUT FOR THE SPECIAL BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY" Just over a week before his nomination as the Whig candidate for President, Taylor comments on the possibility of his election to the highest office in the land and declares high-minded principles of impartiality. In an obliging reply to Moore's "esteemed letter," in which Moore, rather than propound questions relating to the presidency, simply requested that the General "'drop me a line in your own handwriting , in order if not enriched with the goods of this world, I may at least possess a fortune in your autograph." Taylor expresses approval of "the flattering terms you have been pleased to use in asking so trivial favor" which "have conferred on me a marked distinction which is duly appreciated, & which will be long remembered...it will be to me a source of great relief when my political career is brought to a close, which in all probability will be in a very short time. As regards 'worldly goods,' I truly hope you have more than sufficient to supply all your real wants...our imaginary ones are frequently beyond our reach." Taylor modestly writes that Moore is too complimentary of his qualifications "for the highest office in the gift of a great & free people." Taylor assures him: "should it contrary to my expectation be my good or bad fortune to be elevated to the presidency, I s[h]all consider it a trust confided to me, not for my aggrandizement, or for the benefit of any individual or party, but for the special benefit of the whole country." Taylor's successful election to the Presidency validated his claim that he would not act in the name of any party. Although he ran on the Whig ticket, Taylor pursued his own course, directing policy in a fashion that antagonized many Whigs. Provenance: Roy P. Crocker, donated to Claremont McKenna College (sale, Sotheby's 31 October 1984, lot 74).
TAYLOR, Zachary. Autograph letter signed ("Z. Taylor Majr, Genl, U.S. Army") to I.G. Moore, Baton Rouge, LA, 28 May 1848. 1½ pages, 4to, 9 13/16 x 7 11/16, integral blank, fine. ANTICIPATING THE PRESIDENCY: "A TRUST CONFIDED TO ME" NOT "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR PARTY, BUT FOR THE SPECIAL BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY" Just over a week before his nomination as the Whig candidate for President, Taylor comments on the possibility of his election to the highest office in the land and declares high-minded principles of impartiality. In an obliging reply to Moore's "esteemed letter," in which Moore, rather than propound questions relating to the presidency, simply requested that the General "'drop me a line in your own handwriting , in order if not enriched with the goods of this world, I may at least possess a fortune in your autograph." Taylor expresses approval of "the flattering terms you have been pleased to use in asking so trivial favor" which "have conferred on me a marked distinction which is duly appreciated, & which will be long remembered...it will be to me a source of great relief when my political career is brought to a close, which in all probability will be in a very short time. As regards 'worldly goods,' I truly hope you have more than sufficient to supply all your real wants...our imaginary ones are frequently beyond our reach." Taylor modestly writes that Moore is too complimentary of his qualifications "for the highest office in the gift of a great & free people." Taylor assures him: "should it contrary to my expectation be my good or bad fortune to be elevated to the presidency, I s[h]all consider it a trust confided to me, not for my aggrandizement, or for the benefit of any individual or party, but for the special benefit of the whole country." Taylor's successful election to the Presidency validated his claim that he would not act in the name of any party. Although he ran on the Whig ticket, Taylor pursued his own course, directing policy in a fashion that antagonized many Whigs. Provenance: Roy P. Crocker, donated to Claremont McKenna College (sale, Sotheby's 31 October 1984, lot 74).
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