Letter from Franklin Pierce to William Marcy

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July 5, 1853

President Franklin Pierce authorizes Secretary of State William L. Marcy to "affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of a letter addressed to Her Majesty Queen Victoria," which contains James Buchanan's credentials as the new Minister to the United Kingdom.

People:

Pierce, Franklin

Buchanan, James

Marcy, William Learned

Queen Victoria

Subject:

International Affairs

Politics and Government

Format:

Letters/Correspondence

Time Period:

1840-1859