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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed as President....
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Description
James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed as President. One page, 6.25" x 8"; [Washington]; November 19, 1857. A brief letter to California Senator William M. Gwin: "Will you do me the favor of calling this afternoon at 2 o'clock." Signed, "James Buchanan." Docketed by the recipient on the verso.Condition: Flattened folds and creasing, with show-through along left margin where there are mounting remnants on verso. Stray ink stains on verso, affecting docket. Light toning.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of a Mississippi Gentleman.
Auction Info
2023 September 21 Historical Manuscripts Signature® Auction #6272 (go to Auction Home page)
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September, 2023
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