Letter from James Buchanan to Marvin Boves

Letter from James Buchanan to Marvin Boves
Number of Pages: 
3
Date: 
January 19, 1866

Former President James Buchanan thanks Marvin H. Boves for support of "my much much maligned administration." Buchanan also mentions his new book, Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion. While "the Book has had an extensive sale," Buchanan complains that "the extravagant price" has "limited its circulation." Transcript included.

Time Period: 
Location: 
MC 1998.10, B4, F11
Origin: 
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr