1Anonymous (Henry Whiting) to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
...second lieutenant in 1809, first lieutenant in 1811, captain in 1817, major in 1835, lieutenant colonel in 1838, and colonel in 1846. He was given the brevet ranks of captain in 1814 for meritorious service during the War of 1812 and brigadier general in 1847 for gallantry at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War.
2Roberts to James Madison, 1 September 1822, with Postscript to Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Papers)
for both the War of 1812 and “the deplorable condition of our common Country” since that time; accused