Number of Pages
4
Date
November 29, 1841

Senator James Buchanan defends his position as a candidate for President and discusses Pennsylvania's important role in national politics. "I have never yet deemed myself a candidate for the highest office, nor have I considered it," as Buchanan tells M. S. Blackman. Transcript included.

Time Period
Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F27
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
Letter from James Buchanan to M. S. Blackman