Letter from Franklin Pierce to William Marcy

Letter from Franklin Pierce to William Marcy
Number of Pages: 
2
Date: 
July 5, 1853

President Franklin Pierce authorizes Secretary of State William L. Marcy to "affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of a letter addressed to Her Majesty Queen Victoria," which contains James Buchanan's credentials as the new Minister to the United Kingdom.

Time Period: 
Location: 
I-SpahrB-1956-4
Origin: 
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr