Smith, W.T., fl. 1857 to James Buchanan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.06 Author/Creator: Smith, W.T., fl. 1857 Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 16 March 1857 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy
Smith writes to President Buchanan as a friend of Charles F. Suttle (owner of fugitive slave Anthony Burns), to support U.S. Marshal Watson Freeman and District Attorney for Massachusetts Benjamin F. Hallett for reappointment. States that Suttle desires an interview with the president. Marked as a copy.
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