%eadnotat; ]> PUBLIC "-//Stanford University::Libraries::Dept. of Special Collections//TEXT (US::CSt::M005::Presidential Autographs)//EN" "m0005.sgm"Guide to the Presidential Autographs, 1794-1954Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Patricia WhiteDepartment of Special Collections
Green LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
© 1997

The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.

Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: January 1968.Finding aid is written in English.Guide to the Presidential Autographs, 1794-1954Collection number: M005Department of Special Collections Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CaliforniaContact InformationDepartment of Special CollectionsGreen LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/Special Collections staffJanuary 1968Patricia White

© 1997 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive SummaryPresidential Autographs, 1794-1954Special Collections M00518 itemsStanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections.Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions:

None.

Publication Rights:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Provenance:

Donative purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Beeson, 1967

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Presidential Autographs, M005, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Letters, notes, and documents bearing presidential autographs representing a range from a military return for rations signed by William Henry Harrison (1794) to a copy of a speech given by Dwight D. Eisenhower (1954).

CONTAINER LIST11Adams, John Quincy. 1820 March 2LS, 2 pages

A letter written to a State Department auditor regarding the rates of commission to be allowed Col. Aspinwall, Consul of the US at London, on his disbursements.

12Arthur, Chester A. 1872 May 22ANS, 1 page

A short note giving the present address of Mr. H. J. Haynsworth.

13Buchanan, James. n.d.LS, 2 pages

A letter to the President signed by James Buchanan as the first signature as well as other members of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress. A recommendation to the President on behalf of Thomas Walter of Philadelphia who had recently been a doorkeeper of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania.

14Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1954 Jan. 7DS, 12 pages

A mimeographed copy of Pres. Eisenhower's speech delivered to the Joint Session of the 83rd Congress.

15Fillmore, Millard. 1848 July 1DS, 2 pages

Hudson and Berkshire Rail-road Co. Bond in the amount of $1000. Countersigned by Fillmore as Comptroller of New York state.

16Garfield, James A. 1870ADS, 1 page

Garfield's retained copy of a telegram to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury about the Geneva awards entry upon the Treasury books.

17Harrison, William Henry. 1794 July 28ANS, 2 pages

A military return for rations.

18Hayes, Rutherford B. 1878 Jan. 26ANS on carte-de-visite, 1 page

Brief note written by Hayes as President endorsing a Col. Higgins as a man of character.

19Jackson, Andrew. n.d.ANS, 4 pages

An endorsement by Jackson on verso of last page of a letter written to James Buchanan, then a member of Congress, "referring to the Secretary of War to be read before him. . ."

110Johnson, Andrew. 1856 May 21DS, 1 page

Printed commission for a Justice of Peace signed by Johnson while Governor of Tennessee. Countersigned by the Sec'y. of State, Tenn.

111Madison, James. 1816 June 27DS, 2 pages

A printed land grant signed by Madison and Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land Office, granting a quarter section to a Kentucky resident.

112McKinley, William. n.d.ADS, 1 page

A document to the Interior Dept. asking the full name and regiment of a Bixler.

113Monroe, James. 1815 Nov. 16AL, 1 page

Regrets from Monroe to Mr. Gray for not having had time to fulfill a promise.

114Pierce, Franklin. 1851 Feb. 1ALS, 2 pages

A letter regarding a legal matter, advising "it will be your duty to take a physician's certificate showing his [father's] condition and the case will be continuted. . ."

115Polk, James K. 1847 July 12AL, 1 page

A letter in the third person requesting the presence of Governor and Mrs. Morey at dinner.

116Taylor, Zachary. 1823 March 4ALS, 2 pages

A letter regarding a trial, giving legal advice that if the Captain concerned recalls a certain instance it will prove that "Col. Arbuckle was induced from personal motives to exchange the Companies as he did not for the public good. . ."

117Tyler, John. 1859 March 7LS, 1 page

A printed form letter to which Tyler has added five lines and his signature. Written to Union College, concerning the fire and burning of William and Mary College which destroyed the library.

118Van Buren, Martin. 1829 Jan. 5ALS, 2 pages

Expression of regret that he will be unable to meet friends in the evening.