WILLIAM A. GRAHAM - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 03/25/1852 - HFSID 17235
Price: $220.00
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
The Secretary of the Navy and Senator from North Carolina signs this
letter from 1852
Manuscript letter signed: "Will. A. Graham" as Fillmore's
Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 8x10. Navy Department, 1852 March 25.
Telling J. Brugham, Esq., Hudson, New York, "it is not usual to grant leave
of absence to recruits. If young Mr. Bartlett is a minor, evidence of the fact
should be produced when his discharge will be authorized...." William
A. Graham (1804-1875) became Fillmore's Secretary of the Navy on July 22,
1850, two weeks after President Taylor died. He served until July 22, 1852, four
months after he wrote this letter. At the June 17-20, 1852 Whig Party
Convention, General Winfield Scott was nominated for President and Graham was
nominated for Vice President. Scott-Graham lost to the Democratic
Pierce-King ticket on November 2nd. By 1856, conservative Whigs turned to the
American (Know-Nothing) Party, southern Whigs became Democrats and most
antislavery northern Whigs joined the new Republican Party. Lightly creased and
soiled. Notes at upper edge, unknown hand. Overall, fine
condition.
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