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Lot 233
[MEXICAN WAR] SCOTT, WINFIELD, General. Letter outlining his criticisms against General Edmund Pendleton Gaines at the outset of the Mexican War.
Headquarters of the Army: 21 April 1843. A long manuscript letter, possibly Scott's retained copy, eight numbered pages written in two columns on the recto and verso of two sheets which are numbered in ink "11" and "13", signed in full "Winfield Scott." 10 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cm). Light toning along folds.
A long litany of complaints from Winfield Scott addressed to the President of the United States in the absence of a Secretary of War about General Gaines. At the outset, Scott reports he is providing the remarks herein along with a copy of a letter from Gaines. Scott's remarks are numbered 1-20, the first being his opinion that Gaines is not mentally fit for military duty. Later, Scott accuses Gaines of wearing extra stars on his epaulet, etc., and suggests he be court martialed or at least "be placed on indefinite leave of absence to enable him to recover his mental sanity." A great letter on this famous feud, originally sold Parke-Bernet 31 March 1964, lot 189.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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