Fillmore Millard, Signed (23 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Howard Simon (illustrator). 1st Edition. Light brown cloth covered boards with green lettering to the spine. SIGNED, INSCRIBED, PRESENTATION copy by Ms. Kennedy to the Hilton U. Brown , Jr., Memorial Class of 1918. Hilton U. Brown, Jr. was the son( killed in WWI) of noted Butler President of the Board of Directors, GM/VP of the Indianapolis News, and major benefactor of Butler, Hilton U. Brown. This copy is VG. Exterior has minimal wear to extremities. Boards are rich . Lettering is bright. Inside unmarked, crisp and tight. First Edition stated. Photo frontispiece. Illustrations by Howard Simon. Wonderful Hoosier association by a Hoosier author.In fact, this is the "Hoosier Edition", so stated. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Howard Simon [ Wood Blocks ] (illustrator). First Edition. A very good copy of the stated first hard cover edition in a poor dust-jacket, warmly inscribed and signed by Alvin Fay Harlow on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. Text is unmarked, pristine, and the sand-colored cloth binding with green lettering is bright and fresh in appearance. Slight cock to the spine: unobtrusive. The jacket, which is not price-clipped, is largely intact, but severely tattered and frayed at the extremities, with a 1"x 2" chip missing from the top of the spine. All in all a lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, in unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by Kennedy on front endpaper, and by Harlow (dated October 1940) on the half-title page. Small ink number notation to top corner of endpaper; edges a little toned. Jacket shows some toning, edge & corner wear, as well as a chip to tail of spine. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy, with jacket in new (removable) archival mylar sleeve. Illustrated. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. A grant of land between the Scioto and Little Miami Rivers in Ohio to Walter A. Dun, the assignee of Thomas Waring, a Captain in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War, signed by a secretary for President Fillmore and E. L. Terry (Commissioner of the Land Office), Jan. 1, 1851; a part-printed document completed by hand, with official embossed seal, on vellum, 17 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. visible, matted and framed. Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles. Signed.

Early American editions of these travel and reference volumes with accessible accounts of world geography and culture. Duodecimo, volumes VII and X, bound in full calf, rebacked with archival cloth tape, frontispieces, illustrated with plates and maps. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature in pencil to the front pastedowns and âG-3â on each title page indicating shelf location. The 12th Vice President, United States, Millard Fillmore, was elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of President Zachary Taylor. Born into relative poverty in upstate New York, he became a prominent lawyer and politician in the Buffalo area and a Whig as the party formed in the 1830s in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson. During the American Civil War, Fillmore was critical of Lincoln's war policies and openly denounced secession, asserting that the Union must be maintained by force if necessary. As President he was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850 which led to a brief truce in the conflict between slave and free states which divided the Union and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act which provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another territory. In good with losses to the spines and a couple of loose leaves. The Modern Traveller: A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe by Josiah Conder is an ambitious nineteenth-century travel series that invites readers on a literary journey across the world. Drawing together geography, history, and vivid descriptions of landscapes and cities, the volumes present distant regionsâ"from Russiaâs vast imperial territories to the vibrant cultures of Mexico and Guatemalaâ"with a blend of curiosity and narrative flair. Written for a growing audience fascinated by global exploration, the work captures the spirit of the age of travel, offering armchair adventurers a richly detailed tour of the people, politics, and natural wonders of lands far beyond Britainâs shores.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. The first edition of Annual of Scientific Discovery, edited by David A. Wells, from the library of President Millard Fillmore. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, xx, [21], 419pp, [12pp ads]. Publisher's brown cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine, rubbed. No additional printings noted. Light wear to spine, fraying along head of the spine, lightly bumped corners. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Occasional foxing and toning throughout. This copy is from the library of President Millard Fillmore, with his signature on the front pastedown. Dated May 7, 1859, in Fillmore's hand. (Provenance: Parke Bernet, Lot 263, 1944). Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), the 13th President of the United States, assumed office in 1850 following the death of President Zachary Taylor. A member of the Whig Party, Fillmore faced significant challenges during his presidency, particularly in navigating the contentious issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War. His signing of the Compromise of 1850, which included the controversial Fugitive Slave Act, aimed to maintain a delicate balance between the Northern and Southern states but ultimately exacerbated tensions leading up to the Civil War. Signed.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and dated by him, "Millard Fillmore Nov. 21. 1854." In very good condition with sunning to the spine and splitting to the hinges. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. The 12th Vice President, United States, Millard Fillmore, was elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of President Zachary Taylor. Born into relative poverty in upstate New York, he became a prominent lawyer and politician in the Buffalo area and a Whig as the party formed in the 1830s in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson. During the American Civil War, Fillmore was critical of Lincoln's war policies and openly denounced secession, asserting that the Union must be maintained by force if necessary. As President he was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850 which led to a brief truce in the conflict between slave and free states which divided the Union and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act which provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another territory.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and dated by him, "Millard Fillmore Nov. 21. 1854." In very good condition with rubbing to the foot of the spine and splitting to the hinges. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. The 12th Vice President, United States, Millard Fillmore, was elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of President Zachary Taylor. Born into relative poverty in upstate New York, he became a prominent lawyer and politician in the Buffalo area and a Whig as the party formed in the 1830s in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson. During the American Civil War, Fillmore was critical of Lincoln's war policies and openly denounced secession, asserting that the Union must be maintained by force if necessary. As President he was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850 which led to a brief truce in the conflict between slave and free states which divided the Union and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act which provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another territory.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and additionally signed and dated by him on the title page, "Millard Fillmore Sept. 26, 1860." In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Booksellers ticket to the rear pastedown. Housed in a custom chemise clamshell slipcase in good condition, with splitting to the top panel. The 12th Vice President, United States, Millard Fillmore, was elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of President Zachary Taylor. Born into relative poverty in upstate New York, he became a prominent lawyer and politician in the Buffalo area and a Whig as the party formed in the 1830s in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson. During the American Civil War, Fillmore was critical of Lincoln's war policies and openly denounced secession, asserting that the Union must be maintained by force if necessary. As President he was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850 which led to a brief truce in the conflict between slave and free states which divided the Union and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act which provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another territory.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel, "Millard Fillmore April 2, 1857." In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Booksellers ticket to the rear pastedown. Housed in a custom chemise clamshell slipcase in good condition. The 12th Vice President, United States, Millard Fillmore, was elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of President Zachary Taylor. Born into relative poverty in upstate New York, he became a prominent lawyer and politician in the Buffalo area and a Whig as the party formed in the 1830s in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson. During the American Civil War, Fillmore was critical of Lincoln's war policies and openly denounced secession, asserting that the Union must be maintained by force if necessary. As President he was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850 which led to a brief truce in the conflict between slave and free states which divided the Union and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act which provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another territory.

Elaborately bound collection of Presidential autographs, containing the autograph of each of the first 34 Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Quarto, bound in full red morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt presidential seal to the front panel with white and blue morocco onlays, gilt arms and motto of George Washington to the rear panel with white and blue morocco onlays and his gilt signature in facsimile, centerpieces within quintuple gilt ruling with star emblems at each corner, blue morocco doublures with multiple gilt presidential signatures, blue silk endpapers. This complete series of autographs of the first 34 Presidents of the United States contains the signature of each mounted on an album leaf opposite a loosely tissue-guarded engraved portrait of each. The collection includes: the signature of George Washington on an envelope addressed to Major General Knox as Secretary ofÂtheÂSocietyÂofÂthe Cincinnati, November 3, 1783; a clipped signature of John Adams; clipped signature of Thomas Jefferson; the signature of James Madison on an envelope addressed to Reverend Frederick Freeman of Manayunk, Pennsylvania; and inscription signed by James Monroe; the signature of John Quincy Adams on an envelope addressed to William Plumer jun. Esq. in Epping, New Hampshire; a partially printed land grant signed by Andrew Jackson dated 1831 registeringÂtheÂpurchaseÂof 20 acres in Detroit by Peter Aldrich; clipped signature of Martin Van Buren; clipped signature of William Henry Harrison; signed inscription from John Tyler; signed inscription from James Polk; clipped signature of Zachary Taylor dated Baton Rouge, March 5, 1841; clipped signature of Millard Fillmore; clipped signature of Franklin Pierce; clipped signature of James Buchanan on a document dated July 18, 1858; clipped signature of Abraham Lincoln; endorsement signed by Andrew Johnson as President; clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant; card signed by Rutherford B. Hayes; inscription signed by James Garfield; large card signed by Chester A. Arthur and dated May 22, 1884; autograph noted signed by Grover Cleveland declining an invitation, dated November 16, 1890; an Executive Mansion card signed by William McKinely; clipped signature of Theodore Roosevelt; clipped signature of William Howard Taft; clipped signature of Woodrow Wilson; typed letter signed by Warren G. Harding as President, dated June 4, 1923 on White House letterhead; card signed by Calvin Coolidge; White House card signed by Herbert Hoover; typed letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant SecretaryÂofÂthe Navy, February 15, 1917. Laid in is a typed letter signed by Harry S. Truman as President, June 30, 1950, on White House stationery and a typed letter signed by Dwight Eisenhower. TLS as President, November 13, 1956, on White House stationery. In fine condition.ÂHoused in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. An exceptional collection and presentation. Note_.

A self-made man, Millard Fillmore grew up in near poverty and began his working career as a cloth maker?s apprentice. He taught himself reading, spelling, arithmetic, and geography, studied law and became a lawyer, then won election to the New York State Legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives. He did not become known nationally, however, until the Whig Party chose him to be Zachary Taylor?s vice-presidential running mate in 1848; in 1850, he became the second Vice-President to become President upon the death of the chief executive.Signed photographs of Fillmore are notably rare, among the rarest presidentially signed images in the signed photograph age. We are aware of only a handful having ever reached the market.Vintage sepia 2.5 x 3.5 CDV portrait photo, signed in black ink, ?Millard Fillmore 1867,? and signed again on the reverse, ?Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, July 22, 1867.?This was once part of the great signed photograph collection of Jerome Shochet.

Rare late 19th century folio album containing an extensive collection of Presidential autographs, letters, carte-de-visites, and portraits in addition to those of each Cabinet. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco with five raised bands and gilt titles to the spine. The album contains: a clipped signature of President George Washington with a four-page letter of provenance dated July 13 1948, several portraits of him including two rare carte-de-visites as well as a carte-de-visite of Martha Washington; and autograph letter signed by John Adams as President to Benjamin Lincoln, Quincy, July 23, 1799; a clipped document signed by Thomas Jefferson as President and James Madison as Secretary of State with numerous portraits of each; a trimmed ship's passport signed by James Monroe; clipped signatures of Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren; autograph letter signed by William Henry Harrison, North Bend, March 4, 1840; clipped signature of James Tyler; clipped document signed by James H. Polk as President and countersigned by James Buchanan as Secretary of State with the Presidential Seal intact; a card signed by Zachary Taylor and members of his cabinet; slipped signature of Millard Fillmore; autograph letter signed by James Buchanan; clipped signature of Franklin Pierce; clipped signatures of Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, and Andrew Johnson; clipped signature of Ulysses S. Gran with numerous portraits of him including a rare carte-de-visite; clipped signature and autograph not signed by Rutherford B. Hayes, March 21, 1892; autograph note signed by James Garfield, Menton, Ohio June 22, 1880; signature card of Chester A. Arthur dated November 15, 1881; an autograph letter signed by Grover Cleveland on White House stationery, dated September 1, 1887; a card signed by Benjamin Harrison; a signature card signed by Grover Cleveland; and a letter signed by William McKinley, 27 February 1892. The Presidential autographs and portraits are followed by extensive section of cabinet officials including: a clipped signature of Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury; an autograph letter signed by Albert Gallatin; clipped signatures of Aaron Burr, John Armstrong, John Calhoun, and Henry Clay; autograph note signed by Daniel Webster; card signed by James Polk, James Buchanan and other members of his cabinet; autograph letter signed by Edward Everett; autograph note signed by Jefferson Davis and other members of the Confederacy including Howell Cobb and James Thompson; autograph note signed by William H. Seward, dated 1855; and a note signed by Gideon Welles on Navy Department stationery in addition to dozens of other notable American public figures including cabinet officials and Vice-Presidents. In very good condition. An exceptional rarity.

Letter. Condition: Very good. Letter from President Millard Fillmore, dated March 11th, 1851, denying an office-seeker. (illustrator). Personal Letter. Letter written on nondescript stationery, previously folded, toning to leaves. The letter is addressed to a Mr. Jonathan Hollbrook of Boston, Mass. Full text reads: "Washington. March 11th, 1851. / Sir, I am in receipt of your letter of the 4th inst. desiring my influence to aid you in obtaining some situation under government. / I regret that it will be out of my power to comply with your request, as I have made it an invariable rule not to interfere in those appointments which the law has vested in other officers. / Yours Truly, Millard Fillmore." Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), the 13th President of the United States, assumed office in 1850 following the death of President Zachary Taylor. A member of the Whig Party, Fillmore faced significant challenges during his presidency, particularly in navigating the contentious issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War. His signing of the Compromise of 1850, which included the controversial Fugitive Slave Act, aimed to maintain a delicate balance between the Northern and Southern states but ultimately exacerbated tensions leading up to the Civil War. Signed.

Kein Einband. Condition: Sehr gut. Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) - Hand addressed signed envelope "free frank" AS PRESIDENT - 13. President of the United States. Free frank signed "M. Fillmore". 1p., address panel, 5.0 x 3.0 inch, Washington, (1850-1853), no post stamp, probably hand delivered. Addressed by a secretary to "Asbury Dickins Esq. Secry of the Senate". Another free frank envelope with the same blue paper and with the same secretary handwriting was sold some years ago. It had a red wax seal of the President on verso, therefore I m sure that the envelope was signed as President. Handsomely matted in gray with a photo of Fillmore to an overall of 7.75 x 11.75 inch. Both items removable affixed with photo corners. Fine condition. Asbury Dickins (1780 1861) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers.

Autograph letter signed, one page, 6,75 x 8,5 inch, Buffalo, 18.02.1854, reply letter to Captain H. W. Benham* - concerning maps of a survey, written and signed in dark ink "Millard Fillmore", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a portrait picture of Fillmore (altogether 16,5 x 11,75 inch), with intersecting letter folds, slightly faded, and mat burns from previous framing - in fine condition. "My Dear Sir, Yours of the 14th inst. Together with a roll, doubtless containing the additional maps of the last survey mentioned in your letter, has this moment come to hand and without waiting to examine the contents of the roll I hasten to return you my thanks for the favor." * Henry W. Benham was an American military engineer. He was at this time, superintending engineer for seacoast defense projects, including a seawall at Boston Harbor and a lighthouse at Buffalo, New York, which would no doubt pique Fillmore`s interest. He served with distinction during the Civil War inventing a method of pontoon bridges which expedited troop movement.

An ALS as PresidentIn August 1786, Shays?s Rebellion broke out in western Massachusetts. Initially, debt-ridden farmers petitioned the government in Boston to issue paper money, to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their properties, and end their own imprisonment for debt as a result of high land taxes. Anger was particularly high against the commercial interests who controlled the state senate, a body they condemned as aristocratic and inappropriate in a representative republic. When the state senate failed to undertake reform, a thousand armed insurgents in the Berkshire Hills and the Connecticut valley, under the leadership of Daniel Shays and others, began forcibly to prevent the county courts from sitting to make judgments for debt. In September they forced the state supreme court at Springfield to adjourn. Meanwhile, demonstrators and rioters used violence to protest high taxation, the governor?s high salary, high court costs and similar grievances. This revolt threatened to plunge the area into a full scale insurrection, and to spread; and while the poor were ready to fight, the wealthy classes were frightened. The inadequacy of the Articles of Confederation manifested itself at home with weakness if not paralysis of government, and economic conditions worsened. Virginia was asking for states to send representatives to Annapolis to consider revising the basis of government.The entire nation was alarmed by reports of Shay?s Rebellion and the outbreak of violence and the challenges to government that resulted. In response to the growing crisis, George Washington wrote desperately that "commotions of this sort, like snow-balls, gather strength as they roll, if there is no opposition in the way to divide and crumble them.?By December 1786, the conflict between eastern Massachusetts creditors and western rural farmers escalated. Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin mobilized a force of 1,200 militiamen to counter Shays. The army was led by former Continental Army General Benjamin Lincoln and funded by private merchants. Lincoln's forces anticipated that the Shay?s men would storm the federal armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, and were waiting when Shays approached the armory with approximately 1,500 men on January 25, 1787. The army fired warning shots followed by artillery fire, killing four of the insurgents and wounding twenty. The rebel force quickly faltered and scattered into the countryside. Many participants were later captured and most men, including Shays, eventually received amnesty as part of a general pardon.Later that year, the Constitutional Convention was called to address these deficiencies of government.A friend named Taylor sent a copy of a book on Shay?s Rebellion to President Fillmore. He thought it so important that he in turn lent it to the Attorney General. Autograph letter signed, as President, Washington, July 28, 1851, to F. Taylor. ?I return herewith the History of Shay?s Rebellion in Massachusetts; with many thanks for its use and many apologies for having detained it so long. But I lent it to the Attorney General to peruse and it was mislaid. Do you hear from that 18 inch globe? When may I expect it?? It is interesting to know that Taylor was supplying Fillmore with significant works in multiple areas, such as history and cartography, and that Fillmore was interested in them.

The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of immense new lands at the close of the Mexican War in 1848 brought to a flaming pitch the hostility between North and South concerning the extension of slavery into the territories. With the North strongly opposing the extension, the South demanded guarantees of an equal position for slavery, as well as the more active execution of fugitive slave laws. There were threats that unless the southern states were mollified, they would withdraw from the Union. To reconcile the opposing sides, in March 1850 Henry Clay proposed that a series of measures be passed as an omnibus bill; these would come to be called the Compromise of 1850. The measures included the admission of California as a free state; the organization of New Mexico and Utah territories without mention of slavery, the status of that institution to be determined by the territories themselves when they were ready to be admitted as states; the prohibition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia; and a more stringent fugitive slave law. President Taylor opposed the compromise bills, but he died in July. Fillmore, his successor, supported the Compromise because he feared that a breakup of the Union and civil war were the alternatives. He saw his role as preventing such a catastrophe by settling the issues and ending the debate once and for all. The measures were passed and he signed them into law in late September 1850.In the North, the laws caused a sharp division into two groups. Northern Democrats and so-called ?moderate? Whigs supported Fillmore, believing that the Fugitive Slave Law and the Compromise of 1850 would preserve the Union. Included in this number were one of the Compromise?s chief architects and the North?s most powerful politician (and fellow Whig) - Daniel Webster. Webster is mainly known for his service in the U.S. Senate, but was then Fillmore?s Secretary of State. However, a substantial percentage of Whigs were horrified that the Fugitive Slave Act would require northerners to act as slave-catchers, and the more radical elements in that party called for resistance and adherence to a ?higher law? of right. Their pro-Compromise opponents, who called themselves Unionists, were in turn furious that leaders were calling for citizens to disregard Federal law. So instead of calming the waters, in the North the atmosphere became explosive, the Whig Party was split, and the administration?s friends saw the immediate need to rally support to the President.I cannot yet doubt that the law will be maintained in such a community, & that the Union is safe in such hands.An enthusiastic Union meeting took place on October 30 in New York, and it approved the Compromise, declared the Fugitive Slave Law constitutional, promised to support the execution of it, and denounced further slavery agitation. Similar meetings elsewhere soon followed. In Boston, at the behest of Daniel Webster and his political friends, Judge Edward Loring took up a pro-Fillmore petition calling for a meeting there and obtained thousands of signatories. On November 26, that meeting was held at Faneuil Hall under the organization of such important citizens as former U.S. Senator Rufus Choate, Dr. John C. Warren of Massachusetts General Hospital, former Navy Secretary David Henshaw, former U.S. Representatives Nathan Appleton and Samuel Lawrence, and many other men of similar ilk. The meeting was, in effect, a show of stars in the Boston firmament. Choate spoke, saying ?While the people sleep, politician and philanthropist, the stump, the press, will talk and write us out of our Union!? The meeting resolved that every form of resistance to the execution of law was subversive and tended to anarchy; that the citizens of Boston and its vicinity who reverence the Constitution wish to reject a spirit of disobedience to the laws of the land; and that they regard with disfavor all popular agitation of subjects that endanger the peace and harmo.

The Army Corps of Topographical Engineers was responsible for mapping and engineering, and for the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses and other coastal fortifications and navigational routes. Members included such officers as George G. Meade and John C. Fremont. Col. John James Abert was a U.S. Army officer who headed the Corps for 32 years, during which time he supervised many early national engineering projects. He also organized the mapping of the American West. Working with him was Col. T.J. Lee, who in 1849 wrote ?A Collection of Tables and Formulae Useful in Surveying, Geodesy, and Practical Astronomy: Including Elements for the Projection of Maps? This was prepared for specifically for the use of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Between 1849-1853, that Corps produced three charts of Lake Erie, which were among the first charts published by the Lake Survey. The charts were prepared under the direction of Lee, and finally became available in 1853.Millard Fillmore was president during the 1849-1853 period, and he was known to have an interest in the work of the Topographical Engineers. He was a collector of maps, and some of the maps from this era in the Library of Congress have his signature on the verso. He also delivered messages to Congress about the work of the Topographical Engineers.Autograph letter signed, Buffalo, October 7, 1853, just seven months after leaving the White House, to Abert in Washington. ?Accept my thanks for the duplicate copies of the charts of Lake Erie, which you were so kind as to send me, and which arrived in good order last evening, and also for a copy of Capt. Lee?s Tables and Formulae.?It is interesting to know that Fillmore was a collector, and that friends in government were sending him things for his collection even after he left office.

Document Signed as President, July 23, 1850 appointing Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department Benjamin F. Pleasants to take charge as Solicitor of the department during the illness of John C. Clark. Very good condition, signed just 2 weeks after assuming the presidency on the death of Zachary Taylor. Clark was a former Congressman and was Solicitor of the Treasury from 1849 to 1852. Pleasants served in the Treasury Department for almost 50 years and was occasionally called on to serve as Acting Solicitor in cases like these.

Kein Einband. Condition: Sehr gut. Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) - Document signed "Bond signed as New York comptroller" - 13. President of the United States. Partially printed document signed "Millard Fillmore". 1p., 8.75 x 7.0 inch, Albany, New York, 1848 March 7. Uncommon onion-skin bond signed by Fillmore, as New York Comptroller. To the Auburn & Rochester Rail Road Company Sinking Fund, for $9,500. Cancellation perforations affecting a few letters in Fillmore's name, creasing from original folds. Includes a hand-colored engraved portrait of Fillmore, as well as one clipped biographical profile of him. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers.

The noted whaling ship Sarah was out of Nantucket but often docked in the whaling hub of New Bedford. A book speaks of this ship, and reveals the length of its journeys and value of its cargo, stating that ?In1830 the whaling ship Sarah returned home to Nantucket Island, carrying 3,500 barrels of valuable whale oil after a voyage of nearly three years.? This amount of whale oil would have been worth about $90,000 back then, equal to millions of dollars today.Ezra Smalley was a whaling captain originally from Nantucket, and he was booked to captain the Ship Sarah on its voyage in 1851.Document signed, as President, Washington, July 14, 1851, being a passport providing that ?Leave and permission are hereby given to Ezra Smalley, master or commander of the Ship called Sarah of the burthen of 370 tons, lying at present in the port of Mattapoisett [near New Bedford, Massachusetts] bound for the Pacific Ocean and laden with Provisions, stores and utensils for a whaling voyage, to depart and proceed?on his said voyage?? The document is countersigned by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and also signing is William T. Russell, Collector for the Port of New Bedford. The passport is in four languages (English, Spanish, French, and Dutch), as befits a ship?s traveling in international waters. The ship is recorded as having stopped at the Galapagos Islands on this voyage, confirming its Pacific Ocean destination.This voyage on the Sarah was to be Smalley?s last. The New York Times reported on June 3, 1852, that ?Captain Ezra Smalley, of the ship Sarah?died at sea on board his ship, on the 2d of January, 1852, off New Zealand?? His wife, it said, was by his side, telling us that at least some captains took their wives with them.Passports for whaling ships signed by Fillmore as President are rare. A search of public sale records going back over 40 years shows none having reached that marketplace since 1989.

In his State of the Union message to Congress delivered on December 6, 1852, Fillmore made a special point of emphasizing that a reliable supply of clean water for the nation?s capital, Washington, DC. must be a top priority. The lack of such water had been a problem in the past and posed a public health risk besides.The President?s stated, ?Permit me to invite your particular attention to the interests of the District of Columbia, which are confided by the Constitution to your peculiar care. Among the measures which seem to me of the greatest importance to its prosperity are the introduction of a copious supply of water into the city of Washington and the construction of suitable bridges across the Potomac to replace those which were destroyed by high water in the early part of the present year. At the last session of Congress an appropriation was made to defray the cost of the surveys necessary for determining the best means of affording an unfailing supply of good and wholesome water. Some progress has been made in the survey, and as soon as it is completed the result will be laid before you. Further appropriations will also be necessary for grading and paving the streets and avenues and inclosing and embellishing the public grounds within the city of Washington.?But by the time he delivered this message, Fillmore was already devising methods of accomplishing his goal. And although Congress had started on the road to appropriating the necessary funds earlier in the year, as Fillmore relates, more funds were required. In this letter, the President delegates to his Secretary of the Interior the responsibility for managing the streets improvement process, and the necessity of involving the Mayor and leaders of Washington, DC. in the project.Letter signed, Washington, September 15, 1852, to the Secretary of the Interior, Alexander H.H. Stuart. ?You may recollect that at the last session of Congress an appropriation was made to complete & revise the grades of the streets and to determine the plans for the drainage and sewerage thereof. I called upon the mayor for any suggestions he might have to make in regard to the matter, and have now the honor to enclose you his letter dated September 14, 1852, with the request that the engineer now employed in determining the grades of the streets should be requested to furnish a plan for drainage and sewerage, if he can do so, but if not, that you will report to me some suitable person to discharge this duty. I would suggest that any change in the grade of streets, as well as plans for sewerage and drainage, should be first submitted through the Mayor to the corporate authorities, for their consideration and approval.?Letters of sitting presidents to members of their cabinet, delegating responsibilities, are quite uncommon. We?d had only a few over the years.