Publications (Volume 10) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... MR. FILLMORE'S OFFICIAL LETTERS AS VICE-PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, YEARS 1849 TO 1853 ARCHIVES EXAMINED The following letters were written by Mr. Fillmore while he was Vice-President and President, chiefly to the heads of Departments. The sources from which they have been copied for this publication are indicated in small type, following each letter. In the great majority of cases, the originals are wholly in Mr. Fillmore's handwriting. The editor's quest for the official correspondence of Mr. Fillmore, as Vice-President and President, was prosecuted at the various Departments at Washington which were in existence during Mr. Fillmore's terms of office; at the Library of Congress, and in a few other depositories, as duly noted. The War Department, following its usual course, refused access to its archives. Nothing was found in the Patent Office, nor in the files of the Postoffice Department. President Fillmore's letters to the Secretary of the Treasury for the most part relate to appointments, are short and usually of a formal routine character. A brief syllabus of them is appended, which it is believed will sufficiently serve the purpose of the present compilation. Numerous other letters written by Mr. Fillmore, while Vice-President or President, but which are not strictly official, will be found in a succeeding group of his writings in this collection. MR. FILLMORE'S LETTERS AS VICE-PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, 1849 TO 1853 FROM THE LAKES TO THE OCEAN. Capitol, Dec. 27, 1849. Dear Sir: I have the honor to enclose you a letter from Mr. John Hollister, who is a highly respectable merchant and ship-owner of Buffalo, wanting a permit from the British Govt. to pass certain vessels through the St. Lawrence to the Ocean. Will ...