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Autographs of the Presidents

Lot 192
15.10.2021 00:00UTC +00:00
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$ 56 250
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ID 627683
Lot 192 | Autographs of the Presidents
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$ 24 000 – 35 000
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES – A collection of documents signed by thirty-one Presidents of the United States from George WASHINGTON to Herbert HOOVER, together with documents signed by Harry TRUMAN, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. JOHNSON, all accomplished during their respective administrations together with prints and photographs of each subject, various places, 1795 to c. 1965.

Housed in an extra-illustrated album with illustrations of each president, bound in red morocco (binding loose, and spine and boards separated, documents mostly clean and overall fine condition).

A fine collection of documents, all signed as President. The collection includes: George WASHINGTON (1732-1799) D.S., [Philadelphia,] 7 November 1795. A three-language ship's paper additionally signed by Edmund RANDOLPH as Secretary of State and Joseph MILLER as Collector for the Port of Salem. * John ADAMS (1735-1826). D.S., Philadelphia, 20 July 1799. A naval commission appointing John Bullus a surgeon. Countersigned by Benjamin STODDERT. * Thomas JEFFERSON (1743-1826). D.S., [Washington,] 4 April 1805. A Mediterranean ship's passport issued to the ship Hero. Countersigned by James MADISON as Secretary of State and David GELSTON as Collector of the Port of New York. * MADISON, James (1751-1836). D.S., Washington, 29 December 1811. A naval commission appointing John H. Dent a captain. * James MONROE (1758-1831). D.S., [Washington,] 16 February 1822. A Mediterranean ship's passport issued to the brig Henry, countersigned by John Quincy ADAMS as Secretary of State. * John Quincy ADAMS (1767-1848). D.S., [Washington,] 12 March 1827. A Mediterranean ship's passport issued to the brig Peregrine, countersigned by Henry CLAY as Secretary of State. * Andrew JACKSON (1767-1845). D.S., Washington, 31 March 1834. A naval commission appointing Benjamin Totten as a Lieutenant, countersigned by Levi WOODBURY as Secretary of the Navy. * Martin VAN BUREN (1782-1862). D.S., [Washington,] 1 May 1840. A Mediterranean ship's passport issued to the barque Milwood of New Bedford, countersigned by Alfred VAIL as Acting Secretary of State. * William Henry HARRISON (1773-1841). Signature as President removed from a Mediterranean ship's passport and affixed to an engraved portrait of Harrison. * John TYLER (1790-1862). D.S., Washington, 21 June 1844. A naval commission appointing Francis E. Baker a lieutenant, countersigned by John Y. MASON as Secretary of the Navy. * James POLK (1795-1849). D.S., Washington, 5 May 1845. An appointment of Edwin Wilbur as Collector of Customs for the District of Newport, countersigned by Robert J. WALKER. * Zachary TAYLOR (1784-1850) D.S., [Washington,] n.d. A Mediterranean ship's passport signed in blank, countersigned by John M. CLAYTON as Secretary of State. * FILLMORE, Millard (1800-1874). D.S., Washington, 16 July 1852. A naval commission appointing Joshua Follansbee as a chief engineer, countersigned by William A. Graham as Secretary of the Navy. * Franklin PIERCE (1804-1869). D.S., Washington, 30 April 1856. A military commission appointing Pinkney Sugenbeel as a captain, countersigned by Jefferson DAVIS as Secretary of War. * James BUCHANAN (1791-1868). D.S., Washington, 7 May 1860. An appointment of Henry John Murray as British Consul at Portland, Maine, countersigned by Lewis CASS as Secretary of State. * Abraham LINCOLN (1809-1865). D.S., Washington, 27 July 1861. A military commission appointing Laurence H. Sheldon as an assistant surgeon, countersigned by Thomas A. Scott as Acting Secretary of War. * Andrew JOHNSON (1808-1875). D.S., Washington, 23 May 1865. A military commission breveting George L. Choisey as Major for "gallant services at the battle on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia," countersigned by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War. * Ulysses S. GRANT (1822-1885). D.S., Washington, 12 February 1875. A military commission appointing Richard M. Hill as "Major in the Ordnance Department," countersigned by John W. Belknap as Secretary of War. * Rutherford B. HAYS (1822-1893). D.S., Washington, 23 May 1878. An appointment of Timothy C. Smith as U.S. Consul at Galatz, countersigned by William Evarts as Secretary of State. * James A. GARFIELD (1831-1881). D.S., Washington, 14 May 1881. A military commission appointing Justus M. Brown as "Surgeon with the rank of Major," countersigned by Robert T. LINCOLN as Secretary of War. * Chester ARTHUR (1829-1886) D.S., Washington, 14 January 1885. A naval commission appointing Henry M. Denniston as a pay director, countersigned by W. E. Chandler as Secretary of the Navy. * Grover CLEVELAND (1837-1908). D.S., Washington, 9 November 1894. A naval commission appointing John J. Hunker as a commander. * Benjamin HARRISON (1833-1901). D.S., Washington, 29 December 1890. Appointing a postmaster, countersigned by John WANAMKER as Secretary of State. * MCKINLEY, William (1843-1901). D.S., Washington, 10 December 1899. An appointment of a census supervisor for the District of Columbia. * Theodore ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). D.S., Washington, 6 August 1903. Appointing Edward J. Sullivan U.S. Consul at Erzerum, Turkey. * William H. TAFT (1857-1930). D.S., Washington, 13 April 1911. A naval commission. Woodrow WILSON (1856-1924). D.S., Washington, 12 May 1916. Appointing the Notary Public for the District of Columbia. * Warren HARDING (1865-1923). D.S., Washington, 19 April 1921. Appointing the Notary Public for the District of Columbia. * Calvin COOLIDGE (1872-1933). D.S., Washington, 2 April 1926. Appointing the Notary Public for the District of Columbia. * is there a HOOVER Franklin D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). Document with printed signature, Washington, 7 March 1935. A consular appointment. * Harry S TRUMAN (1884-1972). D.S., Washington, 24 November 1951. Appointing a member of the “National Capital Park and Planning Commission.” * Dwight D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). D.S., [Washington], 2 February 1959. Nominating a rear admiral in the Coast Guard. * Lyndon B. JOHNSON (1908-1973). Signed photograph, n.p., n.d. With typed note of enclosure by Juanita D. Roberts, the President’s personal secretary, n.p., n.d.
Artist:William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Applied technique:Pencil
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