PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 27661
Sale Price $2,040.00
Reg. $2,400.00
MILLARD FILLMORE
While in Washington, he sends thanks for a New Year's present of
lemons.
ALS: "Millard Fillmore", 2p, 4½x6¾, front and
verso. (Washington), no date. To Miss Wilhelmina. In
full: "I received with great pleasure your kind note accompanied by a
very acceptable 'New Year's Present' of some very fine Lemons; for which please
accept my grateful acknowledgments. These are evidently the growth of this
climate and I intend to preserve them till my wife & daughter arrive that
they may see what fine specimens of tropical fruits are grown in the national
metropolis. Again accept my thanks for your favor and believe me Truly your
friend." Fillmore's daughter, Mary Abigail Fillmore, was born in 1832.
Fillmore served in Washington from 1833-1835 and 1837-1843 while a
member of the House of Representatives and 1849-1850 while Vice
President. He became President on July 9, 1850, following the death of
President Taylor. He failed to get the Whig presidential nomination in 1852 and
returned to his Buffalo home after leaving the White House on March 3, 1853.
His wife, Abigail, died of pneumonia on March 30, 1853, after catching cold
during President Pierce's inauguration; his daughter died of cholera on July
26, 1854. Creased, not at signature. Light show through. Fine
condition.
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