Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 To: Robert Wood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07906 Author/Creator: Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 Place Written: Camp Near Monterey Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1847/05/16 Pagination: 5 p. + docket. 25 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Taylor suggests that if he were to be nominated for the United States Presidency he would have to decline until after the Mexican War was over, and that it would have to be for the good of a nation and not that of a party. Taylor states that "There can be no lack of officers of every grade in N- Orleans, and the number will be augmented very soon as the times of all the twelve month [regiments] is about to expire." Taylor goes on to say that he got a letter from General Winfield Scott on "the 24th ulto" stating he had beaten Santa Anna in a battle. The fact that they [the Mexicans], Taylor states, have not put any surrender proposals forward forces the Americans to take their major cities, but even so he is determined to end the war by the fall.
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