Complex sentence: According to one source, after Zachary Taylor was elected President of the United States in 1848, Constable wrote to Lincoln and David Davis seeking a political appointment to a Latin American country because of his growing family and declining law practice.
Split into simpler sentences: According to one source, after Zachary Taylor was elected President of the United States Constable wrote to Lincoln and David Davis seeking a political appointment to a Latin American country in 1848. Constable pleaded for a government job because of his growing family and declining law practice.