Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to James Campbell

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GLC#
GLC00655.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 17, 1856
Author/Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Title
to James Campbell
Place Written
Wheatland, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

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.

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