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Lot #27
John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan Autograph Album with (100+) Signatures from John Tyler's Cabinet and the 28th United States Congress (1844)

John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan headline an 1844 autograph album filled with over 100 Congressional figures and cabinet members

Estimate: $2000+

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Description

John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan headline an 1844 autograph album filled with over 100 Congressional figures and cabinet members

Autograph album from 1844 containing over 120 signatures of notable American politicians, 6.5 x 8.5, including several notable cabinet members of President John Tyler, in addition to a large number of senators and representatives from the 28th United States Congress. The album is highlighted by the signatures of John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan, who sign as a Massachusetts representative and as a Pennsylvania senator, respectively. Cabinet members include Secretary of States John C. Calhoun and Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of War William Wilkins, Secretary of the Navy John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Treasury George M. Bibb, Postmaster General Charles A. Wickliffe, and Attorney General John Nelson. Congressional figures include David Rice Atchison, Willie P. Mangum, Jabez W. Huntington, John M. Niles, Thomas Clayton, Richard H. Bayard, John J. Crittenden, George Evans, Rufus Choate, Isaac C. Bates, Levi Woodbury, John A. McClernand, Robert C. Winthrop, Joseph Grinnell, and more. The album contains five pages individually signed by a cabinet member, 12 pages signed by 54 senators, and 19 pages signed by 53 house representatives. In very good to fine condition, with the covers detached, and several pages loose, but interior pages are generally clean and fine.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: September 28, 2024 - October 16, 2024