Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
PIERCE, Franklin (1804-1869). Autograph letter signed ("Franklin Pierce"), as former President, to David L. Perkins, Concord, New Hampshire, 27 October 1857. 1 page, 4to, integral blank backed, minor mat-burn at top edge.
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PIERCE, Franklin (1804-1869). Autograph letter signed ("Franklin Pierce"), as former President, to David L. Perkins, Concord, New Hampshire, 27 October 1857. 1 page, 4to, integral blank backed, minor mat-burn at top edge.
IMPORTUNED BY COLLECTORS. The former President, only seven months out of office, disappoints Mr. Perkins: "I cannot with convenience comply with your request in relation to autograph letters of Gov. Marcy and General Cushing." William L. Marcy, the former Governor of New York, was Pierce's Secretary of State. Caleb Cushing had been Attorney General. So while Perkins's collection of Cabinet officers remained incomplete, he could console himself with a fine sample from the President. Pierce's retirement was not a happy one. His wife languished in a state of morbid depression because of the death of their son. When the Civil War came, Pierce criticized Lincoln's handling of the secession crisis, alienating many of his former friends and allies.
IMPORTUNED BY COLLECTORS. The former President, only seven months out of office, disappoints Mr. Perkins: "I cannot with convenience comply with your request in relation to autograph letters of Gov. Marcy and General Cushing." William L. Marcy, the former Governor of New York, was Pierce's Secretary of State. Caleb Cushing had been Attorney General. So while Perkins's collection of Cabinet officers remained incomplete, he could console himself with a fine sample from the President. Pierce's retirement was not a happy one. His wife languished in a state of morbid depression because of the death of their son. When the Civil War came, Pierce criticized Lincoln's handling of the secession crisis, alienating many of his former friends and allies.