Letters, 1846-1849.

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Letters, 1846-1849.

Army officer. Letter of 1846 informing Munroe of the need for naval assistance for the expedition to Brazos Santiago. In 1849, Bliss, as personal secretary to President Taylor, writes to the Commissioner of Customs regarding the duty of the carpets for the White House.

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White House, formerly Executive Mansion (1810–1902), the official office and residence of the president of the United States at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C. The White House and its landscaped grounds occupy 18 acres (7.2 hectares). Since the administration of George Washington (1789–97), who occupied presidential residences in New York and Philadelphia, every American president has resided at the White House. Originally called the “President’s Palace” on early maps, the buil...

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