Hamilton Fish Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
HAMILTON FISH
Born: August 03, 1808 in New York City, New York
Died: September 07, 1893 in Garrison, New York
Biography
HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893) served the United States as Secretary of State under President Ulysses S. Grant. Fish was an influential force in Grant's administration, an experienced statesmen where one was sorely needed. He was brought of retirement for the job. Having already served as Governor of New York and in both Houses of Congress, he was prepared for the position. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment while a member of Grant's cabinet was the development of international arbitration to settle disputes between nations. The United States and Great Britain settled the Alabama Claims without violence using this method. It was an effort at the time that pioneered the use of diplomacy rather than violence.
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 312396Signature of the Governor, Senator and Secretary of State Signature: "Hamilton Fish", 4x1. Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) served New York as Governor (1849-1850), Congressman (1843-1845) and Senator (1851-1857) and was President Grant's only Secretary of State (1869-1877).Price: $200.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH 04/22/1873 - HFSID 17376Signature: "Respectfully yours/Hamilton Fish/Secy of State/Apr 22 - 73", 3¾x2½ card. Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) served New York as Governor (1849-1850), Congressman (1843-1845) and Senator (1851-1857) and was Grant's only Secretary of State (1869-1877).
Price: $200.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/02/1892 - HFSID 56680Autograph Letter signed in 1892, the year before his death, declining a request Autograph Letter signed: "Hamilton Fish", 1 page, 5x8. New York, 1892 April 2. On black-bordered stationery to Darvin C. Pavey, Daily Evening Times, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Price: $450.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/13/1854 - HFSID 250707Autograph Letter signed as US Senator (1854), to the first President of the Free Academy (which would become the City College of New York) Autograph Letter signed: "Hamilton Fish" as U.S. Senator. 1 page, 7½x9¾. Washington, 1854 June 13. To Dr. [Horace] Webster.
Sale Price $425.00
$500.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/21/1891 - HFSID 3074Signed autograph letter (1891) to another prominent Republican, George Edmunds, who had just retired from the US Senate. Fish dispenses caustic criticism of the Senate, the Supreme Court, and "certain high dignitaries" (probably President Harrison).
Price: $500.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 70687Autograph Sentiment signed as Secretary of State Autograph Sentiment signed: "Respectfully yours/Hamilton Fish/Secy of State", 3½X2¼.
Price: $260.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 34428Autograph Sentiment signed on a 4x2 slip Autograph Sentiment signed: "Hamilton Fish", 4½x1¾. "With the respects of" in another hand.
Sale Price $215.00
$260.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 04/15/1885 - HFSID 4406Signing "Respectfully yours" as Senator of New York Autograph sentiment signed: "Respectfully yours/Hamilton Fish -/NY/Apr 15/85", 3¾x1¾ card.
Price: $260.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 05/16/1884 - HFSID 320800Signed and dated sentiment of the Governor, Congressman, Senator and Secretary of State Autograph Sentiment signed: "Respectfully yours/Hamilton Fish/NY/May 16/84", 4¼x2¾.
Price: $260.00
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HAMILTON FISH - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 12/06/1872 - HFSID 3120Autograph Sentiment on a small card, signed as Secretary of State in 1872 Signature: "Respectfully yours/Hamilton Fish./Secy of State/Dec-72", 3½x2½ card.
Price: $280.00
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HAMILTON FISH - CLIPPED SIGNATURE - HFSID 262855His signature as Governor of New York, clipped from a document. Signature: "Hamilton Fish" as Governor of New York, 1 page, 6½x3. Albany, no year, October. Cut from a document. "1840" (not the date of the signature) penned in unidentified hand at lower left.
Sale Price $225.00
$280.00
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HAMILTON FISH - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/28/1870 - HFSID 44649Certifying copies of documents in the State Department. Partly Printed DS: "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 1 page, 7½x9¾. Washington, 1870 February 28.
Price: $400.00
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HAMILTON FISH - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/01/1871 - HFSID 255031His signature on an 1874 passport for "Newell Clark accompanied by his wife" Partly Printed Document signed: "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 24x17 opened flat, 12x17 folded to scanned size. Washington, D.C., 1874 November 1.
Price: $450.00
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HAMILTON FISH - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 02/17/1874 - HFSID 348030The Secretary of State under President Ulysses Grant signed this letter addressed to an attorney Manuscript Letter Signed: “Hamilton Fish” in ink. One page. 7½x9½. Letterhead from the Department of State of the United States government. Dated February 17, 1874.
Sale Price $1,450.00
$1,700.00
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HAMILTON FISH - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 02/19/1873 - HFSID 3575As Secretary of State (1873), he signs a manuscript letter to Interior Secretary Columbus Delano. Manuscript Letter signed: "Hamilton Fish" as Grant's Secretary of State, 1 page, 7¾x10. Department of State, Washington, 1873 February 19. To "The Honorable C.…"
Sale Price $395.00
$475.00
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HAMILTON FISH - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 03/25/1874 - HFSID 27935As Secretary of State (1874), he signs a manuscript letter regarding the murder of an American minister in Mexico Manuscript LS: "Hamilton Fish" as Grant's Secretary of State, 1¼ pages, 8x10, front and verso. Washington, 1874 March 25. To the Reverend George H.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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HAMILTON FISH - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 05/10/1872 - HFSID 17338As Secretary of State, he signs a manuscript letter (1872) to a Member of Congress, having found no evidence that a "spoliation claim" against France, had been submitted 25 years before.
Price: $475.00
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HAMILTON FISH - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 05/15/1869 - HFSID 291764The Secretary of State issues detailed instructions to a diplomatic courier dispatched to Brussels Manuscript Letter signed: "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 2 pages (front and verso), 8x13. Department of State, Washington, 1869 May 15.
Price: $500.00
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HAMILTON FISH - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK 04/05/1869 - HFSID 13722The New Secretary of State signed this autograph card in April 1869 Printed Card signed in ink: "Hamilton Fish/New York/April 5 '69", 5x2¾ autograph card.
Price: $200.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - FOUR LANGUAGE SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED 06/17/1872 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 5360The President and Secretary of State sign papers for a whaling vessel. Four Language Ship's Papers signed: "U.S. Grant" as President and "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 1p, 20¾x16. Signed in Washington but filled out and issued in New Bedford, 1872 June 17.
Price: $3,750.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - FOUR LANGUAGE SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED 08/03/1871 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 43674The President and Secretary of State sign papers for a whaling vessel, attesting that its owners are Americans, not subjects of the "present belligerent powers." Partly Printed DS: "U.S. Grant" as 18th U.S. President and "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 1 page, 22x17.
Price: $3,500.00
