Document: Washington, [D.C.], 1851 March 21.

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Document: Washington, [D.C.], 1851 March 21.

Document of recognition of J. de Fremery as foreign consul of Mecklenberg-Schwerin for San Francisco, California, signed by Fillmore. Also signed by Daniel Webster as U.S. secretary of state.

1 item (1 p.) ; 32 x 42 cm.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

De Fremery, James, 1826-1899

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James De Fremery was born in Holland in 1826 and came to California in 1849. He was a Dutch Consul and businessman in San Francisco and co-founded the San Francisco Savings Union in 1862. From the description of James De Fremery diaries and scrapbook, 1849-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388304 ...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...