Letters from James Buchanan to John M. Read

Letters from James Buchanan to John M. Read
Number of Pages: 
12
Date: 
1843-1849

James Buchanan writes to John M. Read regarding candidates for the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1844 as well as how legislation on slavery is increasing sectional tensions. "At the North we are totally ignorant of the deep, pervading & determined feeling of the South on this subject," as Buchanan notes. Transcripts included.

Time Period: 
Location: 
MC 1998.10
Origin: 
Gifts of Various Donors