Number of Pages
3
Date
February 27, 1842

Senator James Buchanan responds to Dr. George McClellan's request for his son to receive an appointment as a cadet, possibly to West Point. "I have not interfered either directly or indirectly, in any appointment since Mr. Van Buren retired; but if I have a right to nominate a cadet, your son shall be appointed," as Buchanan explains. Transcript included.

Time Period
Location
MC 1998.10, B2, F1
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
Letter from James Buchanan to George McClellan