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Franklin Pierce Autograph Sold

At Nate D. Sanders Auctions we sold the following Franklin Pierce autograph for $2,963. Here is the description:

Franklin Pierce Jefferson Davis Signed Document

Franklin Pierce military appointment signed as President on 23 July 1856, countersigned by then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Prominently signed “Franklin Pierce”, document appoints one George P. Shrie as 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Artillery Regiment. Partially printed document measures 14″ x 18.5″, framed to 40.5″ x 28″. Weighs 16 lbs. Toning and folds, one through signature, and light discoloration to upper left. Very good plus condition. Sold for $2,963.

Franklin Pierce autograph

Franklin Pierce Jefferson Davis Signed Document

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We also sold several other items with a Franklin Pierce Autograph:

Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed as President — ”…your authority will cease from this date…” — 1853

Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed as President. He writes ”To the Proprietors of The Republic” from Washington D.C.: ”Gentlemen / I enclose herewith a copy of a letter this day sent to the Proprietor of the Union [publication]. If the public printing is being executed by you under a similar appointment, your authority will cease from this date…Franklin Pierce.” Letter is undated, although the letter to which Pierce refers is included in the lot, and is dated 23 August 1853. This letter is archivally taped into the card-style stationery of Pierce’s letter. Pierce’s single page letter on mourning stationery is likely attributable to the loss of Pierce’s only surviving child earlier that year. Single page measures 7” x 8.75”. Folds, pencil notation to top edge, and small area of paper loss to upper left. Very good condition. Pre-certified by JSA. Sold for $1,109.

Franklin Pierce autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed as President

Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President

President Franklin Pierce adds his large signature to a document, dated 3 February 1854, appointing Milton Hall to a four-year term as Naval Officer for the naval district of Newport, Rhode Island. The President signs, ”Franklin Pierce”. Secretary of Treasury James Guthrie countersigns below the blindstamped seal of the Treasury Department. 16.25” x 12.5” document is archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 24.5” x 21”. Moderate separation at folds and paper loss to document; small chips on edges of frame. Very good. Sold for $1,109.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Early Franklin Pierce 1836 Autograph Letter Signed as Representative from New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed, dated 28 December 1836, from the House of Representatives, to Gilman Marston, in Bath, New Hampshire. In 1836 Pierce was the youngest U.S. Representative at the time and was elected to the Senate that same year. He who would become President in 1853. His reply to Marston about the engineer corps reads in part, “…I have to state that officers in the engineer corps are at this time the graduates of the military academy at West Point…” He signs, “Franklin Pierce”. Gilman, who would also represent New Hampshire in the House, served as a Union Brigadier General in the Civil War. Separation to folds of 8″ x 9.75″ single page letter, not affecting signature. Light soiling to verso, else very good. Sold for $1,000.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed. Click to enlarge.

Franklin Pierce Trimmed Document Signed as President — Military Appointment

Franklin Pierce trimmed document signed as President, appointing James Parker to Master in the U.S. Navy on 29 October 1855. Elegantly signed at the conclusion, “Franklin Pierce” atop the original orange paper seal. Countersigned by Secretary of the Navy James C. Dobbin. Vellum document measures 11.5″ x 16″. Irregularly trimmed and small bit of paper loss, overall very good condition. Sold for $986.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President

Franklin Pierce Document Signed. One page, 8” x 10”, Washington, December 9, 1854, A document authorizing the Secretary of State to ”affix the Seal of the United States to the pardon granted to Charles Tomer.” Docketed on the verso with the date. Slight uneven toning, otherwise near fine. Sold for $938.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Franklin Pierce Letter Signed to President James K. Polk — “…The sudden disbandment of the ten new Regiments has left him…without Employment…”

Franklin Pierce letter signed as Brigadier General in the United States Army, asking President James Polk for a position for one of his men. Letter, dated 14 December 1848 from Concord, reads in part, “I take the liberty to commend to your favorable notice…Lieut. John McNab late of the 9th Regt. US Army. The sudden disbandment of the ten new Regiments has left him at this time without Employment, and it strikes me that the circumstances under which he entered the army – his valuable and distinguished services – his intelligence integrity and admirable qualifications…entitle him to some place in the service of the Government…” Two page letter, front and verso, measures 7.5″ x 9.5″. Matted with a facsimile copy of the first page (the original of which can be seen through a small window on the verso) and portraits of Polk and Pierce to an overall size of 39.5″ x 27″. Two small binding holes along left edge, otherwise near fine. Sold for $837.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Franklin Pierce Poignant Autograph Letter Signed Regarding the Death of His Son, ”…our dear Benny…was called from Earth…I cling to the place where I…exchanged the last words with my noble…

Very poignant autograph letter signed by Franklin Pierce regarding the death of his son Benjamin Pierce, who died in an unusual train accident shortly before Pierce’s inauguration as President. Having already lost their first two sons, the death of their third son Benjamin threw First Lady Jane Pierce into a depression from which she never fully recovered, which Pierce references here as well. In this letter, Franklin Pierce writes freely of how Benny’s death impacted him. Dated 15 July (no year, but likely 1857), Pierce writes to his niece, ”I am glad to learn, my dear niece, from your pleasant note of the 13th inst. that you are enjoying the salt…air of Greenwich with such agreeable surroundings. I regret to inform you that your aunt Jane’s health continues extremely feeble. After leaving Phila. we passed a week in New York – two in Boston and since that time have been here with your aunt’s only sister Mrs. Aiken, who retains a very distinct recollection of yr. dear mother and yourself…in Lowell in 1848 – How many sad changes have occurred since that time. Your two little cousins and play mates our dear Benny and Freddy Wentworth passed away about the same time, and soon after, Benny’s cousin Alfred Aiken whom you may also remember is about the same age was called from Earth. There is a great deal that is sad here and yet I cling to the place where I enjoyed the last intercourse and exchanged the last words with my noble boy – If your aunt is strong enough we should go to the sea side (at Portsmouth or in that vicinity) next week – Your aunt and myself will always regard your dear child with the deepest interest…I think you must be greatly blessed in your…Mother…regards to her and also to yr. excellent father when you write to him – With much love from your aunt & myself / Yrs. affectionately / Franklin Pierce”. He adds, ”Direct your letters to Concord N.H.” Four page letter on card-style stationery measures 3.5” x 5.75”. Spot of tape residue at upper corner of last page, otherwise near fine. Sold for $750.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President

Franklin Pierce document signed as President. Dated 31 December 1855, partially-printed document appoints Jonathan Jenkins of California as Consul of the United States for the Port of Apia, Navigator’s Islands in the Samoan Islands. Signed in black ink, ”Franklin Pierce”. Countersigned by ”W.L. Marcy” as Secretary of State. Paper seal of the United States is affixed to the lower left corner. An oath has been handwritten to verso and signed by Jenkins and by the administering judge of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The green seal of the circuit court appears directly below the written oath. Single-page document measures 16” x 12”, framed with an engraving of Pierce to an overall size of 30” x 20”. Faint toning and folds, else near fine. Sold for $750.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Rare Franklin Pierce Franking Signature

Franklin Pierce signed free frank, possibly as President. Postmark dates to 1851-1854; Pierce served as President from 1853-1857. Stampless cover is addressed to a judge at Monticello. Measures 6.5″ x 3.25″. Notations and red wax seal to verso. Near fine. Sold for $546.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

Excellent Franklin Pierce Signature

Slip signed “Franklin Pierce” in black ink. Handwritten text to verso bears the date 1 September 1866, likely dating this signature to three years before his death from cirrhosis. Measures 3.25″ x 0.75″. With irregularly trimmed bottom edge, else near fine. Sold for $449.

Franklin Pierce Autograph

Franklin Pierce Autograph. Click to enlarge.

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