Letter from James Buchanan to Moses Beach

Letter from James Buchanan to Moses Beach
Number of Pages: 
6
Date: 
November 21, 1846

Secretary of State James Buchanan informs Moses Y. Beach that President James K. Polk has appointed him as a Confidential Agent to the Republic of Mexico. "You ought never to give the slightest intimation to any person, either directly or indirectly, that you are an agent of this Government," as Buchanan explains. Transcript included.

Time Period: 
Location: 
MC 1998.10, B2, F14
Origin: 
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr