Letter from James Buchanan to Samuel Hood

Letter from James Buchanan to Samuel Hood
Number of Pages: 
3
Date: 
December 14, 1844

Senator James Buchanan writes a brief letter to Samuel Hood acknowledging the receipt of Hood's book, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Buchanan states that the book "has a peculiar interest for [him]; as [he is] the son of a native of the Emerald Isle who emigrated to this country... in the year 1783." Transcript included. 

Time Period: 
Location: 
MC 1998.10, B2, F8
Origin: 
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr