James Guthrie Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
JAMES GUTHRIE
Born: December 5, 1792 in Nelson County, Kentucky
Died: March 13, 1869 in Louisville, Kentucky
Died: March 13, 1869 in Louisville, Kentucky
James Guthrie (1792-1869), a Kentucky financier, served many years in the State's legislature and on the City Council of Louisville, seeking to have Kentucky's capital moved to that city. As Secretary of the Treasury under President Pierce (1853-1857), his vigorous administration and money-saving measures were widely praised. He drastically reduced the national debt. At the 1860 Democratic Party Conventions in Charleston and Baltimore, Guthrie was a candidate for the presidential nomination receiving 35 votes on the first ballot at Charleston (third, behind S.A. Douglas and R.M.T. Hunter) and 9 votes at Baltimore (second to the nominee, Douglas). A strong supporter of slavery, he nevertheless opposed secession, and was offered a Cabinet post by President Lincoln. He was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate in 1865, supporting President Johnson and opposing Reconstruction measures. Ill health forced his resignation in 1868.
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JAMES GUTHRIE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 34461JAMES GUTHRIE His signature as Secretary of the Treasury, followed by ink note written later in another hand Signature: "James Guthrie", 3x2½ paper. Signature clipped from a Manuscript Letter bearing his office, Secretary of the Treasury. Ink note (unknown hand) follows: "in 1854, once Senator of the United States - dead.Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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JAMES GUTHRIE - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 04/27/1853 - HFSID 17246JAMES GUTHRIE As Secretary of the Treasury (1853), he signs a manuscript letter to serve as his autograph. Manuscript Letter signed: "James Guthrie" as Secretary of the Treasury, 1 page, 7¾x9¾. Treasury Department, 1853 April 27. To John B. Pollock, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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JAMES GUTHRIE - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 07/14/1854 - HFSID 17247Signed Manuscript Letter as Secretary of the Treasury (1854), explaining that while the Department desires correspondents to furnish copies of records lost in the fire at the Treasury Building, it is unwilling to pay for these documents.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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JAMES GUTHRIE - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 08/22/1861 - HFSID 14170Writing personally to President Lincoln from "neutral" Kentucky in August 1861, the pro-slavery, pro-Union Democrat Guthrie recommends Virginia-born Colonel E. B. Alexander, who "owes his first allegiance to the Government whose colours his regiment bears & will lead with good will where ever ordered."
Sale Price $1,487.50
$1,750.00
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JAMES GUTHRIE - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 09/24/1856 - HFSID 17248JAMES GUTHRIE As Secretary of the Treasury, he signs a manuscript letter to the Governor of Vermont, requesting statistics regarding state indebtedness and financial involvement with railroads. Manuscript Letter signed" "James Guthrie" as Secretary of the Treasury, 2 pages, 7¾x9¾ (front and verso).
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
