This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/10/2022
Handwritten letter on one page of 8” x 10” paper, dated February 25, 1818 from the “Department of War,” and signed at the conclusion in black ink by John C. Calhoun. Correspondence, penned in another’s hand, to Robert Taylor, Esq. of Norfolk, Virginia, reads, in full: “Your letter of the 12th instant has been referred to Capt. Lewis, the engineer on the Norfolk station, to investigate the claim, and to report to this department the necessity, if any, of continuing to occupy the ground added by general Porter for defence.” In very good condition, with scattered staining, and separation at middle repaired on the reverse; the nice Calhoun signature remains crisp and unaffected. Accompanied by a Beckett/BAS Guaranteed LOA.