Number of Pages
4
Date
November 19, 1841
Senator James Buchanan writes to Ross Wilkins a letter reflecting upon Michigan's establishment of the "Wild cat" banking system, which "was one great cause of its prostration." Buchanan also comments on the possibility of a conflict with the United Kingdom if " the States repudiate [their] debts & England interpose[s] to protect her subjects from the effects of this swindling operation." Transcript included.
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Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F27
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
