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PRESIDENTS]. MONROE, JAMES. Printed document signed as Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., 28 August 1812, 1 page, 4to, browned, signature with slight losses to acidic ink , directing that "The public and private armed vessels of the United States are not to interrupt any vessels...coming from British ports..." -- THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Typed letter signed as Vice-President, to Adelaide Van Brunt, Washington, D.C., 4 May 1901, 1 page, 4to, Vice-Presidential stationery , declining to give assistance: "...it would be...regarded as an unwarrantable intrusion to try to interfere in the Navy Department...[and] that I was seeking to use my influence as Vice President..." -- FRANKLIN PIERCE. Letter signed as President, to Pierce Butler, Washington, D.C., 27 December 1853, 1 1/4 pages, 8vo, introducing his nephew to an apparent friend -- GROVER CLEVELAND. Autograph letter signed as President, to Commodore E.C. Benedict, Princeton, 4 April 1901, 3 pages, 8vo, original envelope , a lengthy, chatty letter to a close friend -- ZACHARY TAYLOR. Partly printed document signed as President, Washington, D.C., 1 June 1849, 1 page, oblong folio, accomplished in manuscript, on parchment, original papered seal, President Taylor approves a land grant -- HARRY S. TRUMAN. Typed letter signed as President to James Pendergast, Washington, D.C., 11 May 1951, 1 page, 4to, White House stationery , to a close political supporter, "...In difficult times like these, it is not easy to be happy..." -- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. Typed letter signed as Supreme Allied Commander, to R.W. Woodruff, "Europe," 31 October 1951, 1 page, 4to, five-star stationery , thanks for birthday wishes and hoping for a golf game; together 7 items . (7)