ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, August 11, 1828. Letter to “Colonel R. E. W. Earl,” American portrait artist named Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl. Earl was a portrait artist to Pres. Andrew Jackson. In full: “I am happy to make you known to Col. Bowie of S. Carolina who will visit Nashville accompanied by his Lady, Lintin, and Maj. Bowie. Introduce the Col to my friend Maj. Wm. B. Lewis, and other friends. Show him and his company your Gallery of Printings, and whatever you deem worth looking at. I know your civilities, and need not solicit their exercise. The Col is a friend of Dr. Davis.” Second integral page bears an address panel to “Col. R. E. W. Earl, Nashville Inn, Nashville Tenn,” and is docketed along the left edge, “Introduce this Colonel to my Brother. H.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, a uniform shade of mild toning, and some light creasing and wrinkling, otherwise fine condition.
The Col. Bowie and Major Bowie of South Carolina are Col. Chancellor Alexander Bowie (1789-1865), the colonel of the 8th Regiment of South Carolina Militia during the War of 1812, and his nephew, Major John Bowie (1800-1846), eventually brigadier general of the South Carolina Militia. Major William Berkeley Lewis, Andrew Jackson's quartermaster, confidant and manager. The Robert Davis Collection. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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