Number of Pages
8
Date
1819-1838
James Buchanan writes two letters to Henry Shippen regarding purchasing land out west, a judicial appointment in Iowa, Pennsylvania politics, the financial system, and the Deposit Law of 1836. "I have been accustomed to witness many humbugs," but as Buchanan explains, Pennsylvania "Governor [Joseph] Ritner's late proclamation exceeds them all." Transcripts included.
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Location
MC 1998.10
Origin
Gifts of Various Donors
