Letter from William Bigler to A. Boyd Hamilton

William Bigler writes to A. Boyd Hamilton and discusses President James Buchanan and several national political issues, including slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the Lecompton Convention in Kansas. "I should sacrifice much before I would be found in the ranks of those who attempt to strike down and disgrace the first President our State has ever had," as Senator Bigler explains. Bigler, a Democrat, also served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855. Transcript included.