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[Presidential] Buchanan, James, Autograph Letter,

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[Presidential] Buchanan, James, Autograph Letter,

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[Presidential] Buchanan, James

Autograph Letter, signed

Wheatland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1866. 2 1/2 pages on two sheets; 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (209 x 158 mm). Autograph letter, signed by Buchanan, to a Laura Pleasonton, discussing financial matters related to Lehigh Valley stock, as well as discussing allegations concerning Henry Elliott Johnston, husband of Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, about his arrest during the Civil War, at the behest of Secretary of War William H. Seward, for apparently running a blockade. Creasing from original folds; recto of first page toned. Lot includes a Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. stock certificate, as well as one engraved portrait of Buchanan.

An important and intimate letter from former fifteenth president James Buchanan.

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[Presidential] Buchanan, James, Autograph Letter,

Name: [Presidential] Buchanan, James, Autograph Letter,
SKU: 97105555
Price: 475 USD
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