Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to J.J. Grindall
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09112 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 October 1852 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Discusses the Fugitive Slave Law and his failed bid for 1852 Democratic nomination: "It would be a strange spectacle indeed if the Slave-holding state most interested in the maintenance of faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law should yield her support & give her electoral vote to General Scott."
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