KENDRICK, Henry L[ane]; Marvin R. Vincent; Samuel E. Tillman

Col. Henry L. Kendrick, U.S.A.; Born, Lebanon, N.H., January 20th, 1811; Died New York, May 24th, 1891 [with] manuscript document signed by H.L. Kendrick, Santa Fe, NM, 1850

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1892. First Edition. First printing. Slim octavo (21.5cm). Publisher's black cloth, titled in gilt on front cover; a.e.g.; 41pp. Slight rubbing and fading to board edges, else Near Fine. Laid in (as found), an 1850 manuscript forage return document for four horses and a mule, with a receipt for "Thirty seven 1/2 bushels of corn and two thousand one hundred pounds of Hay. Green forage," signed "H.L. Kendrick," dated Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 9th, 1850. Document foxed, torn from a larger sheet (but apparently complete); fully legible; Very Good.

Memorial volume for Kendrick, who commanded American Cavalry troops at Santa Fe from about 1849 to 1852, when he was transferred to the command of Fort Defiance, Arizona. The text includes a memorial address by Rev. Martin R. Vincent and a substantial obituary by long-time USMA professor Samuel Escue Tillman.

Price: $150.00

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