Number of Pages
4
Date
June 6, 184

Secretary of State James Buchanan writes to Francis W. Pickens, a member of the South Carolina Senate, regarding the new James K. Polk administration, Buchanan's adjustment to life as a cabinet appointee, and Pickens' decision to not accept the position of United States Minister to the United Kingdom. "The administration is I think proceeding smoothly as well as firmly," and as Buchanan explains, "Colonel Polk will make himself known to his Country as an able & honest President before the close of his term." Transcript included.

Time Period
Location
MC 1998.10, B2, F10
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
Letter from James Buchanan to Francis W. Pickens