You are bidding on the following Several notes and cut signatures from the following members of President U.S. Grant's administration with modern day photographs. Even though Grant's image is on the $50.00 bill in 1873 - seller's great great grandfather Captain George W. Ely had to kick Grant off the New York Stock Exchange when his company failed. Congress felt sorry for Grant and reinstated his commission as a General because of his great work during the Civil War. There are two missing signatures U.S. Grant and W.A. Richardson. By including Grant's signature it will increase the value of the other signatures immensely.

Schuyler Colfax 1869­1873
Henry Wilson 1873­1875
None 1875­1877

Elihu B. Washburne 1869
Hamilton Fish 1869­1877

George S. Boutwell 1869­1873
William A. Richardson 1873­1874 - MISSING
Benjamin H. Bristow 1874­1876
Lot M. Morrill 1876­1877

John A. Rawlins 1869
William W. Belknap 1869­1876
Alphonso Taft 1876
J. Donald Cameron 1876­1877

Ebenezer R. Hoar 1869­1870
Amos T. Akerman 1870­1871
George H. Williams 1871­1875
Edwards Pierrepont 1875­1876
Alphonso Taft 1876­1877

John A. J. Creswell 1869­1874
James W. Marshall 1874
Marshall Jewell 1874­1876
James N. Tyner 1876­1877

Adolph E. Borie 1869
George M. Robeson 1869­1877

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ULYSES S. GRANT FIRST ADMINISTRATION CABINET COLLECTION - This group contains both of Grant's Vice President's 1). S. Colfax 1987 (signed check) and 2). Henry Wilson; which are listed above. The prosecutor of Andrew Johnson's impeachment (George Boutwell), two Civil War General (Schofield), and Governors of New York (Fish) and Massachusetts (Boutwell). A total of 26 autographs from President U.S. Grant.

ULYSES S. GRANT FIRST ADMINISTRATION CABINET COLLECTION -

3) Akerman, Amos - Confederate Officer later serving as U.S. Grant's Attorney General (1870-1871), page torn from a 5" x 7.5" album, signed and inscribed as Attorney General, February 13, 1871, very good condition;

4) Borie, Adolph - Grant's Secretary of the Navy (1869), Card signed and inscribed, some spotting of ink in signature, mounted inside a folder from the Henry Luhrs Collection, good condition;

5) Boutwell, George - Grant's Secretary of the Treasury (1869-1873), Signature cut from the closing of an autograph letter signed, rough margins and mouting residue on verso else fine condition;

6) Bristow, Benjamin - Grant's Secretary of the Treasury (1874-1876), Cut signature mounted to a slightly larger piece of paper, signature is dark and bold, general wear, good condition;

7) Cameron, J.D. - Grant's Secretary of War (1876-1877), Signature cut fro the closing of a letter signed, rought margins and pencil docketing, else fine condition;

8) Chandler, Zachariah - Grant's Secretary of the Interior (1875-1877), Portion of al album page signed and mounted to a card;

9) Cox, Jacob - Grant's Secretary of the Interior (1869-1870), portion of an album page signed and inscribed in black ink as Secretary of Interior, another signature on verso is unidentified, fine condition;

10) Cresswell, John - Grant's Postmaster General (1869-1874), Large album page signed and inscribed in very thick black ink as Postmaster General, March 21, 1873, single horizontal fold through signature and general wear, overall very good condition;

11) Delano, Colombus - Grant's Secretary of the Interior (1870-1875), Small card signed and inscribed as Secretary of the Interior, March 30, 1874;

12) Evarts, William - Attorney General (1868-1869), Signature on card mounted to another piece of paper with typewritten biographical information, very good condition;

13) Fish, Hamilton - Grant's Secretary of State (1869-1877), Sentiment and signature on piece of lined paper;

14) Hoar, Ebenezear - Grant's Attorney General (1869-1870), Heavy stock card signed and inscribed in ink, minor corner damage else fine condition;

15) Jewell, Marshall - Grant's Postmaster General (1874), Card signed with paraph, mounting residue on verso else fine condition;

16) Morrill, Lot - Grant's Secretary of the Treasury (1876-1877), Cut signature on small piece of paper;

17) Pierrepont, Edwards - Grant's Attorney General (1875-1876), Signature cut from the closing of an autographed letter signed as U.S. Attorney;

18) Randall, Alexander - Postmaster General (1866-1869), Closing of an autograph letter signed as Postmaster General cut from a letter, irregularly cut else very good condition;

19) Richardson, William - Grant's Secretary of the Treasury (1873-1874), Signature and sentiment on card, April 1873, Washington, mounted inside a folder from the Henry Luhrs Collection, fine example and problem free except for mounting;

20) Schofield, John - Secretary of War (1868-1869), portion of an album page signed and inscribed in thick flowing ink as secretary of war, some toning and general wear, very good condition;

21) Taft, Alphonso - Grant's Secretary of War (1876), Small card signed in ink adding "Cincinatti, Ohio", fine condition;

22) Tyner, James - Grant's Postmaster General (1876-1877), Small card signed and inscirbed as "ex-Postmaster-Gen'l", September 22, 1887, fine condition;

23) Williams, George - Grant's Attorney General (1871-1875),Card signed and inscribed as Attorney General, April 8, 1874, mounted inside a folder from the Henry Luhrs Collection, else fine condition;

24) Second autograph of J.D. Cameron & George McCrary - 5.25" x 8.5" album page signed and inscribed by J. D. Cameron, Grant's Secretary of War,(1876-1877) adding "Secretary of War Feby 13/77" & also signed and inscribed by George McCrary, Hayes' Secretary of War (1877-1979) who adds "Secretary of War Oct 8, 1877", some toning, staining and general wear, overall good condition and accompanied by COA from Written Word;

25). E. Washburn

26). William K. Belnap, Secretary of War, September 22, 1829 ­ October 13, 1890) was a United States Army general, government administrator, and Unyted States Secretary of War. He is the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives.
Contents Birth and early years

Born in Newburgh, New York, Belknap graduated from Princeton University in 1848 and studied law at Georgetown University. In 1851, he was admitted to the bar, moved to Keokuk, Iowa and entered the practice of law. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives for a single term from 1857 to 1858.
William W. Belknap

In 1861, he was commissioned major in the 15th Iowa Infantry and participated in the Civil War battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and Vicksburg. In 1864, Belknap was promoted to brigadier general and given command of the 4th Division, XVII Corps and participated in General Sherman's operations in Georgia and the Carolinas. He w s mustered out of service as a major general in 1865.

He married and lost his first two wives, Cora LeRoy and Carrie Tomlinson, and married Mrs. John Bower, his second wife's sister. From 1865 to 1869, Belknap was collector of internal revenue in Iowa. From October 25, 1869 to March 2, 1876, he served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.

Belknap recommended that Congress act to fix May 1 as the start of the fiscal year, inaugurated the preparation of historical reports by post commanders and proposed actions to preserve Yellowstone National Park. In July 1876, Belknap visited Fort Ellis, Montana Territory and proceeded on a two week journey through Yellowstone retracing the route of the 1870 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition. He was guided during this trip by Lt Gustavus C. Doane who was stationed at Fort Ellis and had been the leader of the military escort of the Washburn Party[1].

He was impeached by a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives shortly after he had resigned for allegedly having received money in return for post tradership appointments.[2] Speaker of the House Michael C. Kerr wrote to the Senate that Belknap resigned "with intent to evade the proceedings of impeachment against him."[3] Belknap was tried by the Senate, which ruled by a vote of 37-29 that it had jurisdiction despite the resignation.[4] The vote on conviction fell short of the two-thirds required, with 35 to 37 votes for each article and 25 votes against each. Two of those voting for conviction, 22 of those voting for acquittal, and one who declined to vote said they felt that the Senate did not have jurisdiction due to Belknap's resignation.[5]

Belknap moved to Philadelphia, then returned to Washington to resume the practice of law. He died from a heart attack in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 1890.

27). John A. Rawlins, (February 13, 1831 ­ September 6, 1869) was an United States Army general during the American Civil War, a confidant of Ulysses S. Grant, and later U.S. Secretary of War. Contents -

Born in Illinois, Rawlins practiced law there after being admitted to the bar in 1854. In 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War, Rawlins met Ulysses S. Grant, who was raising a regiment from Galena to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops. He initially served as a volunteer aide-de-camp, but at Grant's request, Rawlins joined the United States Army as a captain and assistant adjutant general under Grant's command. Rawlins remained with Grant throughout the war, in roles of increasing responsibility and rank, including Chief of Staff of the Army of the Tennessee and of the Military Division of the Mississippi. He and was known for his great attention to detail, as well as being a stickler in proper protocol. He was promoted to brigadier general on August 11, 1863. When Grant was promoted to general in chief of all the Union armies, Rawlins became Chief of Staff of the General Headquarters of the United States Army. He was promoted to brevet major general on February 24, 1865, to brigadier general in the regular army March 3, and brevet major general in the regular army on April 9.
General Rawlins at his quarters in City Point, Virginia with wife and daughter.

Rawlins remained with Grant even after the general was elected President, serving as Grant's first Secretary of War. However, Rawlins had contracted tuberculosis, and his failing health caused his term in office to be brief (March 11 ­ September 6, 1869). His doctors recommended that Rawlins go to Arizona, where the dry desert climate would allow him to live longer. Rawlins refused, wishing to stay at Grant's side as his Secretary of War. He died in Washington and was buried in Congressional Cemetery, but his remains were later relocated to Arlington National Cemetery. The town of Rawlins, county seat of Carbon County, Wyoming, is named for him, as well as Rawlins County, Kansas.

Rawlins devoted his efforts to maintaining Grant's public image during the war. Grant was known before the war for trouble with alcoholism, but it was revealed, in a letter from Rawlins to Grant (which Grant never saw), that Grant maintained his sobriety during his command of the Army. In this letter, made public in 1891-several years after Grant's death-Rawlins wrote, "I find you where the wine bottle has been emptied, in company with those who drink, and urge you not to do likewise." Rawlins noted that this advice was "heeded, and all went well", thus proving that Grant was not impaired by drink when his decision-making was critical.

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