[PRESIDENTS]. MADISON, James. A.L.S. ("James Madison"), to [Rev. Samuel Miller (1769-1850)], Montpellier, 19 January 1822. 1p., 4to. THANKING AN AUTHOR FOR A BOOK. "I cannot doubt that I shall find the subject discussed with the ability, the erudition & candour of which you have heretofore given pledges to the public." Miller, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, was most likely presenting his Letters on Unitarianism (1821). -- HARRISON, William H. A.L.S. ("Willm H. Harrison"), to Gen. John S. Gano, Cincinnati, 28 Nov. 1815. 2pp., 8vo. BATTLING AN INCOMPETENT CONTRACTOR: "Mr. Orr the contractor to the Army in the year 1813 has complained so loudly against me for obliging him to do his duty that I have determined to require an investigation" in the House of Representatives. He asks Gano to prepare a deposition in support. -- MONROE, James. Autograph check signed ("Jas Monroe"), as Sec. of State, 18 April 1814. 1p., oblong (2¼ x 7½in.), tipped to another sheet. A check for $150 payable "to Wm Clarke or bearer," drawn on "the bank of the Metropolis." -- TAYLOR, Zachary. A.L.S. ("Z. Taylor"), as President-elect, to Frank Leathe, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 15 Dec. 1848. 1p. 4to, crease reinforced from verso. Complying with an autograph request and thanking Leathe for including him in his collection of "distinguished men in England & America." -- TAYLOR, Zachary. D.S. ("Z. Taylor"), as Brevet Brig. Gen., Commanding the Army of Occupation, Corpus Christi, Texas, 12 February 1846. 1p., 4to. Enclosing the return of the Army of Occupation for January 1846. Together 5 items. (6)