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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to James W. Wall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00576 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Wheatland, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 26, 1866 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

In the letter, James Buchanan is attacking Radical Republicans, whom he sees as self-destructive. Also discusses strengthening the Democrats in New Jersey, and Johnson's failed veto on the Civil Rights Act.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Wall, James W., fl. 1866

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