Lot 142
[Bank of the United States] 1855 Thomas Ewing Letter to Nicholas Biddle, Autograph letter signed ("T. Ewing") as U.S. senator from Ohio, 1 page plus free-franked holograph address leaf, 8 x 10 in., Lancaster, Ohio, 16 March 1833. To Nicholas Biddle, President of the Bank of the U.S., regarding a note of $6,000 which Ewing was sending to the bank with the expectation that it would be discounted and the proceeds applied to the credit of "HS", as well as a blank check which Biddle was authorized to "fill up". Ewing (1789-1871) served in the U.S. Senate (1830-37 and 1850-51), as Secretary of the Treasury (1841--he resigned in protest at Tyler's veto of the Banking Act) and as first Secretary of the Interior (1949-50). Biddle (1786-1844) was a lawyer, banker, and financier who served as president of the Second Bank of the United States (1822-39).
Estimated Value $75 - 100
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| Realized $54 |
