1845/08/13

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Horn re: offer of a portrait of Polk by Sully

Written as President. Apparently Polk thought the offer was a hoax.

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1849/03/28

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Ewing re: an appointment to see Ewing

Written as President, inthe third person

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1849/04/03

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Letter signed

Title: Letter appointing Lieut. Col. W. W. J. Bliss to disburse money for furnishings

Signed as President

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1851/07/04

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Leiper Kane re: questions about the moral character of Brigham Young

Written as President, discussing a clipping from the Buffalo Courier (not included) with charges against Gov. Young of Utah, and claiming that Fillmore knew Young's character. An angry letter relating to the federal government's relations with the Mormons.

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1853/08/26

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary A. Aiken re: weariness, loneliness, & a political appointment

Written as President to his sister. He complains of being beset by problems, especially now that Webster has left for New England.

GLC02793.029

1854/08/19

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Aiken re: letter of condolence to his brother-in-law

Written as President, offering his condolences for the loss of "Alfie" (mentioned in #2793.029 as being sick).

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1859/04/07

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Tyler re: politics in Pennsylvania, loneliness

Written as President, remarking that only he and Miss Lane occupy the White House.

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1859/11/05

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Swarr re: finances and inability to lend money

Written as President

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1861/03/25

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Weaver Danenhower re: his time constraints & Illinois appointments

Written as President. Not in Basler.

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31 March 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Todd Lincoln

Addresses his wife as "Dear Mother." Sends a draft for $50 and states that any merchant in New York will give her money for it. Written on Executive Mansion stationery.

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1864/05/26

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. Robert King Stone re: prescription for Mrs. Lincoln's headache

Written as President. Not in Basler, but compare Basler 7: 161 and 179.

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1864/09/06

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gideon Welles re: furnishing coal for the Government

Written as President. Not in Basler. Lincoln writes to his Secretary of Navy about a woman's proposal to supply coal. He suspects she is insane.

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1864/09/24

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Holt re: trial of Simon Ready before military court

Written as President on Executive Mansion stationery. Basler 8: 22. Ready has not been identified and no response is known. Joseph Holt was Judge Advocate General.

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1867/07

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William H. Seward re: affairs in Texas

Written as President. Date inferred from content.

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1870/01/15

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his father Jesse Grant re: declining to intervene in an appointment

Written as President

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1877/12

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Sherman

Signed as President. Invites Sherman to his 25th wedding anniversary. Date inferred from contents.

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1879/02/14

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George W. Childs re: buying a portrait of Gen. Grant for the White House

Written as President

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1881/05/22

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Adelia T. Johnson re: improving health of his wife

Written as President

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1882/08/09

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Franklin Townsend re: apologies for neglected correspondence

Written as President

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1886/11/18

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fitzhugh Lee re: a saddle horse and his weight

Written as President to Gov. Lee of Virginia.

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1887/12/30

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry W. Box re: thanks for box of cigars

Written as President. An unusually thankful note.

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1889/11/10

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sen. Joseph R. Hawley re: his loneliness and an invitation to dinner

Written as President

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1890/12/05

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Anna Harrison Morris re: prayers for a relative and worries of office

Thanks Morris for informing him of Maggies condition.

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1897/01/01

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Comm. E. C. Benedict re: his message to Congress, advice on investments

Written as President

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1898/06/02

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elihu Root re: giving a son's body and arms to his father

Written as President to Root as Secretary of War. The bearer, Nicholas Fish, had lost his son in the Spanish-American War.

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