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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00162.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Presidential collection |
| Title | Millard Fillmore to L. F. Allen discussing his present station as a member of the House of Representatives from New York |
| Date | 15 January 1839 |
| Author | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Recipient | Allen, L.F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Mentions trying to obtain a report from the Topographical Bureau on the estimates for the repairs of the Black Rock harbor. Includes the costs. Discusses a bill concerning this harbor. Advises that he has declined to be a candidate for state comptroller and says that the only office he would be interested in is Attorney General but there is too much competition for that post. Remarks that he is happy with his present station as a member of the House of Representatives from New York. Comments on some issues concerning the house. |
| Subjects | President Politics Congress Geography and Natural History Maritime Infrastructure |
| People | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) Allen, L. F. (fl. 1839) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |