[Letters / James Buchanan.

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[Letters / James Buchanan.

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Letter, 1840 Feb. 12, Washington, to Jacob Lamborn. The letter regards the proposed appointment of W. Webb as postmaster of Parkersville, [Pa.?]. -- Letter, 1851 Jan. 8, Wheatland, to Henry Welsh. The letter discusses Cameron whom Buchanan says betrayed him. It also mentions the tarriff. -- Autograph signature, [18--]. From a letter to Eli Whitney, New Haven, Ct.

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Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

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Simon Cameron was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania in 1799, to Charles Cameron (d. January 16, 1814) and his wife Martha McLaughlin (d. abt. November 10, 1830). Cameron was the third of five sons; and had three younger sisters. One story claimed that Cameron was orphaned at nine, and later apprenticed to a printer, Andrew Kennedy, editor of the Northumberland Gazette before entering the field of journalism. If Cameron were apprenticed to Kennedy at age nine (~1808) for a then-standard period of ...

Welsh, Henry

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Lamborn, Jacob,

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...