Buchanan: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4 Speeches and Writings, 1842-1852

Call Number: JBFP, Part 1, Series 4

1 box     5 folders

Scope and Content Note:  The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4, Subseries 1 contains Buchanan’s printed speech in Greensburg, Pa. on 7 October, 1852, supporting candidate Franklin Pierce.  In Subseries 2 Buchanan explains his role in seeking the appointments of William C. Fraser, Capt. John Steele, and Roland A. Luther for federal office and his reasons for non-payment of personal property taxes in Lancaster while residing in Washington, D. C. ca.1846.

The digital collection is available at James Buchanan Presidential Library.