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Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James Buchanan letter to Samuel L. Southard

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289245]
Identifier: Vault MSS 367
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 19 Feb. 1826, and addressed to Samuel L. Southard. Buchanan, a United States Congressman at the time, recommends Charles Henderson of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for an appointment as a midshipman.

Dates: 1826 February 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Buchanan letter to Samuel L. Southard

Letter, 1836

 Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197233283206], Folder: 49-50
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 4 Feb. 1836 and addressed to Mahlon Dickerson. Buchanan writes that Col. Freeman be given an appointment in the Marine Corps.

Dates: 1836
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 2, Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection

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