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Money, money, money.(Collectors' notes)(Correction notice)
Two perspicacious readers have written to us about Gertrude Grace Sill's article "Three rediscovered paintings of currency by John Haberle," in our November 2007 issue (pp. 138-141). One offered a correction and both provided further details related to money in the artist's Small Change of 1887, shown here at right. Timothy R. Roberts, a retired history professor in Missouri with a strong interest in the history of United States currency, pointed out that the "glowering portrait" on the ten-cent paper certificate in the painting does not represent President Millard Fillmore, as stated in the article, but rather William M. Meredith, secretary of the treasury under Fillmore's predecessor Zachary Taylor. He added, "the government stopped issuing fractional currency on February 15, 1876. The bill with Meredith on it was issued between July 1869 and February 1875. However, like all greenback US currency ... [it] is still legal tender and you could spend ...
- Letter from President Millard Fillmore to the Emperor of Japan: the president's...
- Magazine article from: Social Education Pinkert, Marvin Potter, Lee Ann March 1, 2004 700+ words
...COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY OF THE U.S. NAVY sailed to Japan with instructions to deliver a letter from President Millard Fillmore to the Emperor. The letter eventually led to the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa and the opening of Japan to trade...
- Hospital saves with energy-conserving lighting/utility rebates. (Millard...
- Magazine article from: Buildings August 1, 1991 700+ words
...conserving lighting/utility rebates Millard Fillmore Hospitals in Buffalo, NY, recently...lighting system. The idea of relamping Millard Fillmore Hospitals, a healthcare system comprised of Millard Fillmore Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban...
- Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour: a Novel.(Book Review)
- Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch Colt, Jennifer October 1, 2004 700+ words
Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour: A Novel John Blumenthal...lifelong quest to discover the true "Millard Fillmore," penning a ten volume biography...tumbling down around his ears. Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour is romantic comedy of...
- Millard Fillmore fans are frantic for Kia's soap on a rope.(Adages)
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Wheaton, Ken February 25, 2008 700+ words
...Requests are trickling in for the Millard Fillmore soap on a rope featured in Kia's...one for each of the members of the Millard Fillmore Society of Ohio. When contacted by...for Ed Darrell, who dubs his blog Millard Fillmore's Bathtub. The blog debunks the...
- She taught a president to read.(Abigal Powers, teacher and wife of Millard...
- Magazine article from: Hopscotch Thomas, Colleen McCormack February 1, 1994 700+ words
...hadn't been for Abigail Powers, Millard Fillmore would never have been elected 13th...than her appearance that captured Millard Fillmore's attention when he entered Abigail...of marrying a country bumpkin like Millard Fillmore?" Abigail knew her heart. She had...
- Millard Fillmore--seriously.(Flashback: to know nothing of what happened before...
- Magazine article from: The American Enterprise Kauffman, Bill April 1, 2004 700+ words
...dove to none other than Buffalo's Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States...before Jimmy Carter pounded a nail, Millard Fillmore was the best ex-President. He is...polls of 1948, 1962, and 1996, Millard Fillmore ranked "below average" every time...
- MILLARD FILLMORE RITE SLATED.(Main)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) January 7, 1987 700+ words
Millard Fillmore will be remembered today in New York and Maryland, although he...the Maryland-based Society to Promote Respect and Recognition of Millard Fillmore will pause for a "Millard Moment of Meditation." A wreath from...
- AMBAC 'wrapping' will enhance FHA-backed Buffalo, N.Y., hospital issue.(Federal...
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Roy, Elizabeth June 3, 1997 700+ words
A $92 million issue for Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., slated to be priced today...surety policy," she said. Also, Michelson noted that Millard Fillmore - which carries no underlying ratings - might not have...
