Lot 559
Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874). 13th President of the United States, 1850-1853. Fillmore's insistence on federal enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law caused a break in, and the ultimate disintegration of, the Whig Party.
Autograph Letter Signed ("Millard Fillmore"). As Chancellor of the University of Buffalo. One page, octavo, Buffalo, October 8, 1858. On light blue stationery. To W.A. Lewis. Accompanied by a letter from Frank Hastings Hamilton, MD, itself in good condition. Two horizontal mailing folds and two small smudges. In very good condition.
Concerning a request for information about Hiram Nichols, Fillmore writes that "as my connextion [sic] with the Medical College as President was but nominal and I had no personal knowledge of Dr. Nichols or his family, I referred the letter to Dr. F.H. Hamilton a professor in the college and my family physician…I herewith enclose his reply…" Hamilton's comments about Nichols however, are negative, labeling him, "highly dishonorable, and dishonest." Hamilton was medical inspector of the Union Army during the Civil War and attained great prominence on the basis of his surgical innovations.
Estimated Value $850 - 1,250.
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