Jackson's Entrance into West Point (contains facsimiles of petitions and letters, as well as an original letter; contains two recommendations/petitions for T.J. Jackson's appointment to West Point [1842]; a typescript letter to Roy Bird Cook [1956] and enclosed facsimile page from manuscript volume entitled "Descriptive Lists of New Cadets, 1838 to 1868" from U.S.M.A., West Point [1842]; and facsimile and original copies of manuscript letter from John Tyler Jr. [private secretary to his father, President John Tyler] to B. Perry, in which he states that he brought T.J. Jackson's West Point appointment papers from the War Department to his father to sign [1880]; 6 items)
- Containers:
- Box 11, Folder 1
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