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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to James Campbell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00655.10 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Wheatland, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 17, 1856 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

James Buchanan writes to U.S. Postmaster General Campbell regarding his decision to delay the appointment of a postmaster for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for political reasons. Date "17" was overwritten on "16." Docketed as 16th. Written as a candidate in the 1856 presidential election from his estate, Wheatland, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Campbell, James, 1812-1893

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