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James Buchanan writes two letters to Henry Shippen regarding purchasing land out west, a judicial appointment in Iowa, Pennsylvania politics, the financial system, and the Deposit Law of 1836. "I have been accustomed to witness many humbugs," but as Buchanan explains, Pennsylvania "Governor [...
Location: MC 1998.10
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Stephen Vincent Benet asks his mother, Frances Rose Benet, to come to Thanksgiving.
Location: I-Friends-1991-1
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1920-1939
Writer and poet Stephan Vincent Benét writes to his mother, Frances. He discusses a recent speaking engagement at Saybrook College, the cold weather, and his daughter Rachel's pet canary. Envelope included.
Location: I-Friends-1983-1
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1940-1959
