Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 to D. J. Patterson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00324 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 23, 1858 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21.2 x 17.3 cm Order a Copy
Discusses appointments and mentions helping a mutual friend, John H. Craff and that the appointment of a "John Hural (?) a route agent on the Va [and] E Tenn Rail Road amounts to nothing..." Writes that he is "inclined to think though [James Buchanan] has much more strength through the country than he has in Congress..." and that Buchanan "needs will and decision of character while he seems to have a good deal of it in conversation! but he is timed and hesitating in practice..." Assesses Stephen Douglas's future within the Democratic party. "[Douglas] was of the opinion that he could...identify himself with the antislavery feeling of the north and at the same time hold onto his strength in the South, but instead of doing this he has failed in both..." Last two pages are attached to a border.
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