Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to Cyrus W. Field
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00162.03 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 6, 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
James Buchanan congratulates Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise. "Under the blessings of Divine Providence, I trust it may prove instrumental in promoting perpetual peace and friendship between the Kindred nations." Informs Field that he has not yet received Queen Victoria's dispatch.
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