Number of Pages
3
Date
December 21, 1861
Former President James Buchanan writes to Charles N. Pine and explains why he will not contact President Abraham Lincoln on Pine's behalf. "I have reason to believe that my request [to the Lincoln administration] would be but little regarded," as Buchanan notes. Instead, Buchanan advises Pine to "appeal directly to [Lincoln] yourself through some Republican friend." Transcript included.
Subject
Format
Time Period
Location
MC 1998.10, B4, F5
Origin
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
