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POLK, JAMES K. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker, letter of recommendation for Marshall M. Smith
POLK, JAMES K. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker, letter of recommendation for Marshall M. Smith for a position as a customs inspector in New Orleans, mentioning that Walker was previously introduced to Smith by Jefferson Davis, and that Smith had served in the Mexican War and was wounded at Monterey. 1 page, single 4to sheet; framed. Washington, 27 November 1847
- Notes: "My young friend Mr. Marshall M. Smith of Mississippi - who was introduced to you yesterday by Col. Jefferson Davis, will call on you with this note... I have known this young man from his infancy. I can say of him, that he is in all respects worthy. He was a soldier in Mexico and was wounded at Monterey."
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