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PIERCE, Franklin (1804-1869). Partly printed check accomplished and signed ("Franklin Pierce"), drawn on Riggs & Co., Washington D.C., 24 March 1857. 1 page, oblong (2¾ x 8½ in.), printed in several decorative types, at the left a fine wood-engraved vignette of the bank's headquarters.
A check written only three weeks after Pierce attended the inauguration of his successor, James Buchanan, a fellow Democrat. An uncommon Presidential check.
A check written only three weeks after Pierce attended the inauguration of his successor, James Buchanan, a fellow Democrat. An uncommon Presidential check.