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James Buchanan letter to Mr. Walker :

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Description: Buchanan writing as Secretary of State reports that Mr. Robira (presumably Jose Rovira, a representative of the Republic of Yucatan) is now here, requests Walker send his order.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1847 March 22.
Call number: mssHM 39929
Creator: Buchanan, James (1791-1868)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of June 1974. Removed from Clark E. Carr, The Illini: a Story of the Prairies (Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1904), RB 17874, volume 1.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert J. Walker :

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Letter primarily concerns reports received from Mexico during the Mexican-American War, and speculates on the whereabous of General Scott and the condition of the army. Buchanan also mentions Harriet, presumably his niece Harriet Lane, who appears to be staying with Walker's family.

mssHM 4710

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James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., to William Kintzing :

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Writing as a senator, Buchanan reports that he was unable to secure the appointment of M.R. Kintzing as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

mssHM 23136

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James Buchanan, Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, letter to William H. Miller :

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In a letter presumably about the 1856 presidential election, Buchanan mentions a visit to his home by George Humes; he also mentions his prospects in several Pennsylvania counties and the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

mssHM 24702

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James Buchanan, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., letter to Charles Pascall :

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Buchanan writes that he has received the memorials from the saddlers and harness makers of Philadelphia but that the Senate is prohibited by the constitution from originating any bill to increase duties on foreign imports. He thinks it would advisable that the memorials or a portion of them be presented in the House, where bills must originate.

mssHM 4711

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James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., letter to Henry F. Slaymaker, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania :

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Buchanan writes as a congressman regarding political parties, Andrew Jackson's presidential prospects. He also discusses a pending bill that would prohibit importation of certain woolen articles, which he plans to vote against unless amended, and expresses opinions on trade and tariffs. Letter includes addressed cover with franking signature.

mssHM 23071

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James Madison, Washington, D.C., letter to Caesar A. Rodney, Wilmington, Delaware :

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Letter by Secretary of State James Madison to U.S. Attorney General Caesar A. Rodney regarding the treason trial of Aaron Burr; he requests that Mr. La Trobe be immediately summoned to Richmond as a witness and mentions other trial matters.

mssHM 25460

James Buchanan letter to Mr. Walker :

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