Lot 49
Fillmore, Millard - Manuscript Letter Signed as President (1800-1874). 13th President of the United States, 1850-1853. Manuscript letter signed "Millard Fillmore" as President, one page, 9 x 7½", Washington, March 10, 1851. To J.H. Stokes, Esq. in Philadelphia, in part: "The copy of the proceedings of a meeting of Whig citizens of Philadelphians which you presented to me under date of 27th ult., I have to-day referred to the Secy. of the Treasury; and the request contained in them for certain changes in the Custom House in your city shall at a proper time receive due consideration. This reference should have been made at an earlier day but for the circumstance that the papers got separated & have just been all collected." Minor ink bleeding to text, not affecting the large, bold signature. Matted with a 6¾ x 5¼" engraving and framed to an overall size of 15¼ x 18½". Estimate Value $800 - 1,000
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