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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to William L. Herst

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00467.01 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 28, 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Comments on the appointment of James Burnside to chairman of the Central Committee of the state that Herst made. Indicates that he would like to support him. Written from his estate, Wheatland, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Herst, William L., fl. 1853
Burnside, James, 1809-1859

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