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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES]. An album of 25 documents and clipped signatures, including a number of FREE FRANKS, from Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Each item neatly inlaid to a larger sheet with ruled border, bound with portraits of each President. Folio, 9 x 12 in., full vellum over boards, covers elaborately panelled in gilt and with small blue and red morocco onlays, large American eagle device in center of covers, gilt spine, gilt edges, watered silk endpages and pastedowns, protective cloth case . An attractive album. CONTENTS: WASHINGTON, George. Free frank signature ("Go. Washington") on address panel addressed to James Wilkinson at Morristown, recipient's docket "Camp 27th June," oblong, slightly browned -- ADAMS, John. Free frank signature ("J Adams") on address panel, recipient's docket "Quincy Ms, June 24th [1819]," small oblong -- JEFFERSON, Thomas. Signature, clipped ("Th: Jefferson") a bit pale -- MADISON, James. Signature, clipped ("James Madison") -- MONROE, James. Free frank signature ("James Monroe") on address panel, addressed to Nath. Silsbee, recipient's docket "Dec. 1823," oblong, slightly browned -- ADAMS, John Quincy Free frank signature ("J.Q. Adams"), on address panel, addressed to George Parkman, oblong -- JACKSON, Andrew. Signature, clipped ("Andrew Jackson") with countersignature of MARTIN VAN BUREN as Sec. of State -- VAN BUREN, Martin. Signature, clipped ("M Van Buren"). -- HARRISON, William Henry Autograph check signed ("WH & JS Harrison"), Cincinatti, 20 March 1834, oblong , order to pay $36.00 to Ohio Insurance Co. or bearer -- TYLER, John. Signature ("J Tyler"), clipped -- POLK, James K. Autograph sentiment signed ("James K Polk"), also signed by G.M. Dallas, oblong -- TAYLOR, Zachary. Free frank signature ("Z. Taylor"), on front panel of envelope, with postmark "free Washington May 29" -- FILLMORE, Millard. Free frank signature ("M. Fillmore"), on front panel of an envelope, with postmarks. PIERCE, Franklin. Free frank signature ("Franklin Pierce"), on front panel of envelope, [1860], with postmarks -- BUCHANAN, James. Signature, clipped ("James Buchanan") -- LINCOLN, Abraham. Signature ("Abraham Lincoln"), as President, on cutout lower portion of an order to affix the seal, 16 March 1865, oblong -- JOHNSON, Andrew. Autograph endorsement signed ("Andr Johnson"), five lines and signature, small oblong, in pencil -- GRANT, Ulysses S. Signature, clipped ("U.S. Grant"), bold -- HAYES, R.B. Signature, clipped ("R B Hayes") -- GARFIELD, James. Signature, clipped ("James A. Garfield") -- ARTHUR, Chester A. Signature, clipped ("Chester A Arthur"), bold -- CLEVELAND, Grover. Signature, clipped ("Grover Cleveland"), 8 May 1889 -- HARRISON, Benjamin. Signature, clipped ("Benj Harrison") -- MCKINLEY, William. Inscription and signature, ("W McKinley"), large oblong -- ROOSEVELT, Theodore. Signature ("Theodore Roosevelt"), on White House card, small oblong -- TAFT, William H. Autograph note signed ("Wm H Taft"), 5 August 1913, 1 page, 12mo, personal stationery -- WILSON, Woodrow. Signature, clipped ("Woodrow Wilson").