Senator James Buchanan writes to General William N. Irvine discussing recent political events, including the Presidential election of 1844.
James Buchanan, the United States Minister to the United Kingdom, writes to Mr. Tyler regarding his plans to leave London as soon as George Dallas, his successor, arrives. Buchanan is not looking forward to the trip back home.
The collection consists of the correspondence of William Rawle (1759-1836), William Rawle, Jr. (1788-1858), William Henry Rawle (1823-1889), Charles Wallace Brooke, and William Brooke Rawle, primarily concerning legal and financial matters. The collection is arranged alphabetically by recipient. There is also a section of miscellaneous correspondence. Some correspondents with the Rawle family include George W. Biddle, Horace Binney, F. E. Brewster, James Tyndale Mitchell, Francis Wharton, Daniel Webster, George Mifflin Dallas, Tench Coxe, and Jared Ingersoll.