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Millard Fillmore, Washington, D.C., letter to Sarah J. Buell Hale, Philadelphia :
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Franklin Pierce, Washington, D.C., letter to Sarah J. Buell Hale, Philadelphia :
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Pierce expresses sympathy with Hale's general views but perceives "serious objections" to recommending her request. A penciled note on the accompanying addressed envelope lists Thanksgiving Day as the topic of the letter.
mssHM 20524
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Millard Fillmore, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., letter to Daniel Webster :
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Letter to Secretary of State Webster recommending Samuel Haight for the office of Consul at Matanzas, Cuba.
mssHM 8191
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Millard Fillmore, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State Edward Everett :
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Authorizing and directing Everett to negotiate with the British minister concerning copyrights for U.S. authors. Printed form, filled in.
mssHM 39932
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Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, New York, letter to Charles Henry Hart :
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Fillmore replies to Hart that he did not receive the copy of the Memoirs of President Lincoln sent by him.
mssHM 25296
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Robert Louis Stevenson letter to Francis Marion Crawford
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An autograph, signed, and undated letter written from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; contextual details identify the addressee as F. Marion Crawford and date the letter either 1891, February or 1893, March. The letter is addressed to "Dear Sir" and Robert Louis Stevenson admits he did not think very highly of Crawford's work when he first read it; he has now revised that opinion and praises Crawford's writing and career making this a "fan" letter from one celebrated author to another. On the verso of the letter is an extended signed postscript concerning music.
mssHM 83785
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Kimball Hale Dimmick letter to Sarah Dimmick
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In this letter to his wife Sarah, Kimball Dimmick is distraught at not getting any word from her. He is poised to quit his California business "at a sacrifice" and return home, for he is quite vexed, thinking that something might be wrong at home. He closes: "I have been in good health but not in good spirits, and do not expect to be until I hear from you." He also mentions he has been chosen to be president of the convention, the only position he is retaining as he prepares to return home. Dated 1849, August 31 and September 1.
mssHM 4013