![[PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES]. An album of 27 letters and documents of 27 Presidents, from Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Each item tipped to a large sheet within ruled border, bound with inlaid engraved portraits of each President. Folio, 11 x 14 in., elaborate red levant morocco gilt, covers with inlaid interlacing borders of blue morocco and gilt tooling, upper cover gilt-lettered: "Autographs of the Presidents of the United States...1789-1917," with gilt eagle emblem, top edge gilt, others uncut, inlaid blue morocco doublures, watered silk endpages, by Macdonald, protective case (spine very slightly darkened).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1999/NYR/1999_NYR_09178_0264_000(115058).jpg?w=1)
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[PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES]. An album of 27 letters and documents of 27 Presidents, from Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Each item tipped to a large sheet within ruled border, bound with inlaid engraved portraits of each President. Folio, 11 x 14 in., elaborate red levant morocco gilt, covers with inlaid interlacing borders of blue morocco and gilt tooling, upper cover gilt-lettered: "Autographs of the Presidents of the United States...1789-1917," with gilt eagle emblem, top edge gilt, others uncut, inlaid blue morocco doublures, watered silk endpages, by Macdonald, protective case (spine very slightly darkened).
CONTENTS:
WASHINGTON, George. Document signed ("G. Washington") as General and Commander in Chief, 7 August 1786. 1 page, small folio. Payment receipt. -- ADAMS, John. Document signed ("John Adams") as President, 21 February 1801. Folio. Four language ships papers. -- JEFFERSON, Thomas. Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, countersiged by James Madison as Sec. of State, 25 June 1805. Folio. Four language ships papers. -- MADISON, James. Document signed ("James Madison") as President, countersigned by James Monroe as Sec. of State, 23 January 1816. Folio, on parchment. Engraved ships passport. -- MONROE, James. Engraved document signed ("James Monroe") as President, countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Sec. of State, 17 October 1820. Folio, on parchment. Ship's passport. -- ADAMS, John Quincy. Partly printed document signed ("J.Q. Adams") to James D'Wolf, 1 November 1822. 1 page, 4to. Forwarding a "Copy of the Additional Census of Alabama, in virtue of an Act of Congress. -- JACKSON, Andrew. Document signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, 5 December 1836. Folio. Four language ship's papers. -- VAN BUREN, Martin. Partly printed document signed ("Martin Van Buren") as President, 7 November 1837. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal for "Andrew Stevenson to negotiate a treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Kingdom of Greece." -- HARRISON, William Henry. Partly printed document signed ("Will. Henry Harrison"), 16 February 1815. Small oblong folio. Check for $13.86. -- TYLER, John. Partly printed document signed ("John Tyler") as President, 2 September 1844. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal for: "the remission of the penalities incurred by the Barque Amalia, Edward Kundsen, Master, upon the payment of costs." -- POLK, James K. Engraved document signed ("James K. Polk") as President, 25 March 1847. Folio. A military appointment. -- TAYLOR, Zachary. Autograph letter signed ("Z. Taylor") and endorsed by Winfield Scott, 3 February 1845. oblong. A request for military supplies. -- FILLMORE, Millard. Autograph letter signed ("Millard Fillmore") to Brig. Baleh, 27 February 1861. 1 page, 8vo. Returning some papers. -- PIERCE, Franklin. Partly printed document signed ("Franklin Pierce") as President, 2 June 1853. Large 4to. An order to affix the seal to an envelope "addressed to the Pacha of Egypt, accrediting Edwin de Lern as Consul General of the U. States of America for Egypt." -- BUCHANAN, James. Letter signed ("James Buchanan"), 19 April 1847. 1 page, 4to. Helping a friend to obtain an "Inspectorship." -- LINCOLN, Abraham. Document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Sec. of War Edwin Stanton, 26 February 1864. Folio, fine. Military appointment of M.H. Dickinson as Additional Paymaster collector. -- JOHNSON, Andrew. Document signed ("Andrew Johnson") as President, countersigned by Sec. of War Edwin Stanton, 28 July 1866. Folio. Military appointment of Francis Berier to Major. -- GRANT, Ulysses, S. Partly printed document signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, 14 September 1875. Oblong folio. Appointment of William Green as Collector of Internal Revenue in Tennessee. -- HAYES, Rutherford B. MDS, as President, 19 August 1878. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal to "the Commission of A.B. Kelley as Notary Public for the District of Columbia." -- GARFIELD, James A. LS, 16 November 1880. 1 page, 8vo. Letter of thanks to Mrs Patton for her "kind expressions and congratulations." -- ARTHUR, Chester A. DS, May 1875. 1 page, 4to. Customs document for collection on cigars. -- CLEVELAND, Grover. TLS, 17 January 1903. 1 page, 4to. Advising "Madam Townsend" to "apply to Senator Platt or the Representative in Congress from your District" for help with her "project." -- HARRISON, Benjamin. TLS, 12 October 1888. Small oblong. Acknowledging receipt of a letter. -- MCKINLEY, William. TLS, as Governor of Ohio, 6 January 1896. 1 page 4to. Acknowledging receipt of a letter, and returning some papers. -- ROOSEVELT, Theodore. TLS, 11 April 1916. 1 page, 4to. "Thank you for sending me that volume of poems." -- TAFT, William H. TLS, as Acting Attorney General, 30 January 1891. 1 page, 4to, Dept. of Justice stationery. Acknowledging receipt of "two copies of Additional Brief in the case of Ex Parte Thomas Henry Cooper." -- WILSON, Woodrow. TLS, as Governor of New Jersey, 9 June 1912. 1 page, 4to. Thanks for "letter with the lines enclosed. It is very pleasant to have you think of me in this way." (27)
CONTENTS:
WASHINGTON, George. Document signed ("G. Washington") as General and Commander in Chief, 7 August 1786. 1 page, small folio. Payment receipt. -- ADAMS, John. Document signed ("John Adams") as President, 21 February 1801. Folio. Four language ships papers. -- JEFFERSON, Thomas. Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, countersiged by James Madison as Sec. of State, 25 June 1805. Folio. Four language ships papers. -- MADISON, James. Document signed ("James Madison") as President, countersigned by James Monroe as Sec. of State, 23 January 1816. Folio, on parchment. Engraved ships passport. -- MONROE, James. Engraved document signed ("James Monroe") as President, countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Sec. of State, 17 October 1820. Folio, on parchment. Ship's passport. -- ADAMS, John Quincy. Partly printed document signed ("J.Q. Adams") to James D'Wolf, 1 November 1822. 1 page, 4to. Forwarding a "Copy of the Additional Census of Alabama, in virtue of an Act of Congress. -- JACKSON, Andrew. Document signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, 5 December 1836. Folio. Four language ship's papers. -- VAN BUREN, Martin. Partly printed document signed ("Martin Van Buren") as President, 7 November 1837. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal for "Andrew Stevenson to negotiate a treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Kingdom of Greece." -- HARRISON, William Henry. Partly printed document signed ("Will. Henry Harrison"), 16 February 1815. Small oblong folio. Check for $13.86. -- TYLER, John. Partly printed document signed ("John Tyler") as President, 2 September 1844. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal for: "the remission of the penalities incurred by the Barque Amalia, Edward Kundsen, Master, upon the payment of costs." -- POLK, James K. Engraved document signed ("James K. Polk") as President, 25 March 1847. Folio. A military appointment. -- TAYLOR, Zachary. Autograph letter signed ("Z. Taylor") and endorsed by Winfield Scott, 3 February 1845. oblong. A request for military supplies. -- FILLMORE, Millard. Autograph letter signed ("Millard Fillmore") to Brig. Baleh, 27 February 1861. 1 page, 8vo. Returning some papers. -- PIERCE, Franklin. Partly printed document signed ("Franklin Pierce") as President, 2 June 1853. Large 4to. An order to affix the seal to an envelope "addressed to the Pacha of Egypt, accrediting Edwin de Lern as Consul General of the U. States of America for Egypt." -- BUCHANAN, James. Letter signed ("James Buchanan"), 19 April 1847. 1 page, 4to. Helping a friend to obtain an "Inspectorship." -- LINCOLN, Abraham. Document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Sec. of War Edwin Stanton, 26 February 1864. Folio, fine. Military appointment of M.H. Dickinson as Additional Paymaster collector. -- JOHNSON, Andrew. Document signed ("Andrew Johnson") as President, countersigned by Sec. of War Edwin Stanton, 28 July 1866. Folio. Military appointment of Francis Berier to Major. -- GRANT, Ulysses, S. Partly printed document signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, 14 September 1875. Oblong folio. Appointment of William Green as Collector of Internal Revenue in Tennessee. -- HAYES, Rutherford B. MDS, as President, 19 August 1878. 1 page, 4to. Order to affix the seal to "the Commission of A.B. Kelley as Notary Public for the District of Columbia." -- GARFIELD, James A. LS, 16 November 1880. 1 page, 8vo. Letter of thanks to Mrs Patton for her "kind expressions and congratulations." -- ARTHUR, Chester A. DS, May 1875. 1 page, 4to. Customs document for collection on cigars. -- CLEVELAND, Grover. TLS, 17 January 1903. 1 page, 4to. Advising "Madam Townsend" to "apply to Senator Platt or the Representative in Congress from your District" for help with her "project." -- HARRISON, Benjamin. TLS, 12 October 1888. Small oblong. Acknowledging receipt of a letter. -- MCKINLEY, William. TLS, as Governor of Ohio, 6 January 1896. 1 page 4to. Acknowledging receipt of a letter, and returning some papers. -- ROOSEVELT, Theodore. TLS, 11 April 1916. 1 page, 4to. "Thank you for sending me that volume of poems." -- TAFT, William H. TLS, as Acting Attorney General, 30 January 1891. 1 page, 4to, Dept. of Justice stationery. Acknowledging receipt of "two copies of Additional Brief in the case of Ex Parte Thomas Henry Cooper." -- WILSON, Woodrow. TLS, as Governor of New Jersey, 9 June 1912. 1 page, 4to. Thanks for "letter with the lines enclosed. It is very pleasant to have you think of me in this way." (27)