Letter, 1856 June 23, Caswell County, N.C. [to] John. M. McCalla, Washington City / Bedford Brown.

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Letter, 1856 June 23, Caswell County, N.C. [to] John. M. McCalla, Washington City / Bedford Brown.

Holograph signed. Former U.S. Senator Brown asks to borrow a pamphlet of speeches defending James Buchanan and asks for McCalla's support for Buchanan in the 1856 Presidential election.

[1] leaf ; 25 cm.

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