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Letters from James Buchanan to Henry Wise

Letters from James Buchanan to Henry Wise
Date
1852-1857

James Buchanan writes three letters to Henry A.

Location
MC 1998.10
Subject
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letters from James Buchanan to Henry Wise

Letter from James Buchanan to Gerard Hallock

Letter from James Buchanan to Gerard Hallock
Date
August 11, 1853

President James Buchanan writes to Gerard Hallock regarding the Presidential Election of 1860 and whether to remove the editor of a "leading Democratic" newspaper for not supporting his administration's policies. "This organ...

Location
MC 1998.10, B4, F3
Subject
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letter from James Buchanan to Gerard Hallock

Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester

Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester
Date
September 13, 1857

First Lady Harriet Lane writes to Lily Macalester about the going ons of Washington D.C., her trip to Pennsylvania, Macalester's trip to West Point, as well as various bits of gossip.

Location
I-Friends-2000-8
Subject
Military Affairs and Conflict
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Travel and Tourism
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester

Letter to Charles Macalester from Lily Macalester

Letter from Lily Macalester to Charles Macalester
Date
May 29, 1860

Lily Macalester writes her father, Charles Macalester, regarding her stay at the White House with her friend, First Lady Harriet Lane. Lily also discusses plans for a friend's wedding and a trip to Arlington.

Location
I-Friends-2000-6
Subject
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1860-1879
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Letter from Lily Macalester to Charles Macalester

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)
Date
March 14, 1861

Edwin McMasters Stanton writes former President James Buchanan to discuss possible nominations to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court and comment on resolutions in the Senate that might end the secession crisis.

Location
I-SpahrB-1959-9
Subject
Legal Affairs
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1860-1879
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Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)

Letter from Alexander H. Stephens to Thomas W. Thomas

Letter from Alexander H. Stephens to Thomas W. Thomas
Date
June 16, 1856

Representative Alexander Hamilton Stephens writes to Thomas W. Thomas and discusses the 1856 presidential election.

Location
I-SpahrB-1959-10
Subject
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1840-1859
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Letter from Alexander H. Stephens to Thomas W. Thomas

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