Letter from James Buchanan to Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, and Jeremiah S. Black

Letter from James Buchanan to Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, and Jeremiah S. Black
Date
May 4, 1859

President James Buchanan writes to Secretary of State Lewis Cass, Secretary of War John B. Floyd, and Attorney General Jeremiah S. Black regarding orders that they need to send to federal officials in Utah.

Location
MC 1998.10, B4, F2
Time Period

Letter from Jeremiah Black to Jacob Thompson

Letter from Jeremiah Black to Jacob Thompson
Date
November 2, 1858

United States Attorney General Jeremiah Sullivan Black writes to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, with a legal opinion on the question of whether widows of officers and soldiers could receive a government pension if they remarry.

Location
I-BeachW-1974-1
Time Period

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)
Date
March 10, 1861

Former Attorney General Edwin McMasters Stanton writes former President James Buchanan to discuss public affairs in Washington and comment on events that occurred during the last few months of Buchanan's administration.

Location
I-SpahrB-1959-9
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to Jeremiah Black

Letter from James Buchanan to Jeremiah Black
Date
June 7, 1863

Former President James Buchanan writes to Jeremiah Sullivan Black regarding his health and to plan a get together. Buchanan plans "to visit the Bedford Springs the present season." Black served in President Buchanan's administration as the U.S.

Location
I-Friends-2004-2
Time Period

James Buchanan papers

Letters, 1856 (Box 3, folder 23)
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1808-1991

James Buchanan was a graduate of Dickinson College, Class of 1809, who went on to become the fifteenth president of the United States. The majority of this collection is comprised of correspondence between Buchanan and his business and political associates; over four hundred letters penned by Buchanan are included in the collection. Drafts of speeches, printed pamphlets, and various memorabilia are also represented.

Location
MC 1998.10