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Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas J. Randolph

Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas J. Randolph
Date
February 20, 1838

Senator James Buchanan writes to Thomas J.

Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F20
Subject
Economics and Finance
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1820-1839
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Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas J. Randolph

Letters from James Buchanan to Samuel Ingham

Letters from James Buchanan to Samuel Ingham
Date
1827-1841

James Buchanan writes to Samuel D. Ingham, Esquire, discussing a conflict between him and General Jackson which Buchanan is to address in the Lancaster Journal.

Location
MC 1998.10
Subject
Economics and Finance
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1820-1839
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Letters from James Buchanan to Samuel Ingham

Letter from James Buchanan to J. Randolph Clay

Letter from James Buchanan to J. Randolph Clay
Date
September 27, 1845

Secretary of State James Buchanan to diplomat J. Randolph Clay regarding future diplomatic appointments, the annexation of Texas, and the possibility of a war with Mexico.

Location
MC 1998.10, B2, F11
Subject
International Affairs
Military Affairs and Conflict
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letter from James Buchanan to J. Randolph Clay

Letters from James Buchanan to Edward D. Gazzam

Letters from James Buchanan to Edward D. Gazzam
Date
1840-1842

Senator James Buchanan writes three letters to Edward D. Gazzam regarding political maters in Pennsylvania as well as the national level.

Location
MC 1998.10
Subject
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letters from James Buchanan to Edward D. Gazzam

Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author

Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author
Date
1842

This report by an unknown author discusses and provides a summary of the key points in Senator Henry Clay's speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

Location
I-SpahrB-1950-2
Subject
International Affairs
Military Affairs and Conflict
Politics and Government
Format
Reports
Time Period
1840-1859
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Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author

"The Student’s Dream," by Edwin L. Griffith

"The Student’s Dream," by Edwin L. Griffith
Date
July 9, 1857

Edwin L. Griffith prepared this oration, entitled “The Student's Dream," for the commencement ceremonies held July 9, 1857. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time.

Location
Orations-1857-G853s
Subject
Education
Format
Speeches and Sermons
Time Period
1840-1859
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"The Student’s Dream," by Edwin L. Griffith

"American Literature," by Henry H. Pfeiffer

"American Literature," by Henry H. Pfeiffer
Date
July 13, 1854

Henry Hamilton Pfeiffer prepared this oration, entitled “American Literature," for the commencement ceremonies held July 13, 1854. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time.

Location
Orations-1854-P526a
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Politics and Government
Format
Speeches and Sermons
Time Period
1840-1859
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"American Literature," by Henry H. Pfeiffer

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff
Date
May 14, 1828

Maryland Attorney General Roger Brooke Taney writes to Arthur Shaaff, an attorney in Georgia, to share news about his family as well as discus legal and political issues.

Location
I-SpahrB-undated-40
Subject
Economics and Finance
Legal Affairs
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1820-1839
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Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff
Date
December 8, 1828

Maryland Attorney General Roger Brooke Taney writes Arthur Shaaff, an attorney in Georgia, to offer advice about seeking an office in President-Elect Andrew Jackson's administration. "While nobody can undertake to say what course Genl.

Location
I-SpahrB-undated-40
Subject
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1820-1839
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Letter from Roger B. Taney to Arthur Shaaff

Letter from James Buchanan to Francis Pickens

Letter from James Buchanan to Francis Pickens
Date
January 18, 1844

US Senator James Buchanan writes to South Carolina politician Francis Wilkinson Pickens about political issues related to the 1844 Presidential election.

Location
I-Friends-2003-2
Subject
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letter from James Buchanan to Francis Pickens

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