AUTOGRAPH ALBUM OF U.S. CONGRESS IN 1850.

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM OF U.S. CONGRESS IN 1850. There are 63 signatures contained in this album, most appearing to be members of the US Senate, including Millard Fillmore signed as vice president. Zachary Taylor was president during this Congress but died in office in July and did not sign this album but most senators signed this album as each state is presented in nice calligraphy in different styles with each of the senators signing underneath. Signatures include Hannibal Hamlin of Maine who would later be Vice President under Abraham Lincoln, William Seward of New York who would later be on Lincoln’s Cabinet, R. M. T. Hunter of Virginia who would be a Confederate Cabinet member, Henry Clay of Kentucky, Johnathan Bell of Tennessee, Steven A. Douglas of Illinois, Jackson Morton of Florida who would later be governor of Confederate Florida, Sam Houston signs his name in a massive 6″ panel, John C. Fremont of California. Other signatures in here are lesser known today but definitely important people of their time. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Signatures are all dark and in very good condition. Some pages are slightly dis-bound. Covers to book are shaken and front hinge is broken, spine is heavily chipped and missing portions. 4-41419 JS (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2469	$2,070.00	AUTOGRAPH ALBUM OF U.S. CONGRESS IN 1850. There are 63 signatures contained in this album, most appearing to be members of the US Senate, including Millard Fillmore signed as vice president. Zachary Taylor was president during this Congress but died in office in July and did not sign this album but most senators signed this album as each state is presented in nice calligraphy in different styles with each of the senators signing underneath. Signatures include Hannibal Hamlin of Maine who would later be Vice President under Abraham Lincoln, William Seward of New York who would later be on Lincoln’s Cabinet, R. M. T. Hunter of Virginia who would be a Confederate Cabinet member, Henry Clay of Kentucky, Johnathan Bell of Tennessee, Steven A. Douglas of Illinois, Jackson Morton of Florida who would later be governor of Confederate Florida, Sam Houston signs his name in a massive 6″ panel, John C. Fremont of California. Other signatures in here are lesser known today but definitely important people of their time. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Signatures are all dark and in very good condition. Some pages are slightly dis-bound. Covers to book are shaken and front hinge is broken, spine is heavily chipped and missing portions. 4-41419 JS (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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