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Buchanan, James (1791-1868) To: James M.H. Beale.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07927 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Place Written: Wheatland, near Lancaster Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1851/11/06 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 25 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Forney, a pro-slavery candidate, was "in favor of the maintenance and faithful execution of the fugitive slave laws...and of the suppression of all further agitation of the slavery question."

Forney, William, fl. 1851
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Beale, James Madison Hite, 1786-1866

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