May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
Zebulon Pike, August 1812 return approved and signed, “Z.M. Pike / Col Comg /15 Reg” forwarding a request for 6 “additional drum heads for use of the 15 Regt. Infy.” Docketed on reverse. 5.5" x 8" In fine condition. From the Dr. John K. Lattimer Collection.
Zebulon Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. As a U.S. Army officer, he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory, first in 1805–1806 to the upper northern reaches of the Mississippi River, and then in 1806–1807 to explore the southwest to the fringes of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas. Pike's expeditions coincided with other Jeffersonian expeditions, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Red River Expedition in 1806. He rose to Colonel of the 15th US in July 1812 and General in March 1813, and was killed at the Battle of York in April.
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