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. 

Time Period
Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F27
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
Letter from James Buchanan to Ross Wilkins