Lewis Cass Autographs

Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was a United States Army officer and politician. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee. A slave owner himself, he was a leading spokesman for the doctrine of popular sovereignty, which at the time held the idea that people in each U.S state should have the right to decide whether to permit slavery as a matter of states' rights.
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy before establishing a legal practice in Zanesville, Ohio. After serving in the Ohio House of Representatives, he was appointed as a U.S. Marshal. Cass also joined the Freemasons and eventually co-founded the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He fought at the Battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 and was appointed to govern Michigan Territory in 1813. He negotiated treaties with American tribes to open land for American settlement as part of a belief in "manifest destiny" and led a survey expedition into the northwest part of the territory.
Cass resigned as governor in 1831 to accept appointment as Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson. As Secretary, he helped implement Jackson's policy of Indian removal. After serving as ambassador to France from 1836 to 1842, he unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination at the 1844 Democratic National Convention; a deadlock between supporters of Cass and former President Martin Van Buren ended with the nomination of James K. Polk. In 1845, the Michigan Legislature elected Cass to the Senate, where he served until 1848. Cass's nomination for president at the 1848 Democratic National Convention precipitated a split in the party, as Cass's advocacy for popular sovereignty alienated the anti-slavery wing of the party. Van Buren led the Free Soil Party's presidential ticket and appealed to many anti-slavery Democrats, contributing to the victory of Whig nominee Zachary Taylor.
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Traded items with a signature of Lewis Cass

The most expensive item with a signature of Lewis Cass (1835 Letter Signed by Lewis Cass & Richard Johnson AND Lewis Cass Engraved Photo) was sold in November 2020 for $524.95 while the cheapest item (Lewis Cass - U.S. Secretary of State - Printed Portrait w/ Facsimile Signature) found a new owner for $4.21 in February 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2008 with an average selling price of $14.56 for an autographed item of Lewis Cass. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $356.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.21 was February 2021. In average, an autographed item from Lewis Cass is worth $58.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Lewis Cass were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1832 Lewis Cass, Sec. of War Signed Document Revolutionary War Pension Blain	$356.00
	18xx THOMAS HART BENTON + LEWIS CASS U S SENATOR AUTOGRAPH	$19.99
	General & Secretary of War Lewis Cass Signature	$111.00
	Lewis Cass (1782-1866) Sec War, Sec State, DETROIT HISTORY Signature & Engraving	$128.00
	Lewis Cass - Secretary of State, U.S. Senator - Authentic Autograph	$42.55
	Lewis Cass - U.S. Secretary of State - Printed Portrait w/ Facsimile Signature	$4.21
	Lewis Cass - U.S. Senator: MI, Military Officer - Autographed Autograph	$42.00
	LEWIS CASS 09 RAZOR HISTORICAL HEROES CUT SIGNATURE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE	$76.00
	Lewis Cass autograph letter signed by U.S. Coast Survey's Prof. Alexander Bache	$77.00
	Lewis Cass Cut Signature as Secretary of War - Nice Autograph	$195.00
	Lewis Cass ink signature Autograph US Sect of War Presidential candidate	$22.50
	LEWIS CASS LETTER SIGNED AS SECRETARY OF WAR 1835 RARE MILITARY APPOINTMENT	$55.89
	Lewis Cass, Autographed “signed” Letter, 1857	$100.00
	Rare 1858 Citizenship Document Signed Autograph Lewis Cass Secy of State	$122.50
	U.S. Senator, Secretary of War & State Lewis Cass Autograph Note Signed	$58.00