American army officer in the War of 1812 (1775-1828) who was later appointed Commanding General of the United States Army. LS signed “Jac: Brown,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, April 15, 1824. Letter to Secretary of the Navy Samuel Lewis Southard, in full: "The enclosed letter is from a gentleman of great merit, who has been extremely unfortunate in his pecuniary affairs, and who has a large family dependent on him. I feel very deeply for him as a friend, and if anything can be done, consistently with the good of your Department, to effect the object of his wishes, I should be very much gratified.—" In very good to fine condition. Accompanied by an engraving of Brown bearing a preprinted signature. Despite suffering a stroke in 1821, the very year President Monroe appointed him commanding general of the Army, Brown proved himself an extremely high functioning leader up and until his death in 1828; during his tenure he reorganized the army staff, advocated for the establishment of two postgraduate schools for the military, and initiated the first incarnation of the General Recruiting Service.
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