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JAMES BUCHANAN A.L.S.

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JAMES BUCHANAN A.L.S.
<b>866. JAMES BUCHANAN</b> (1791 - 1868) Fifteenth President of the United States whose hands-off attitude toward states' rights directly contributed to the start of the Civil War. A.L.S. "<i>James Buchanan</i>" 1p. 4to., Lancaster, May 2, 1839 to Gen. Garret C. Wall in Burlington, NJ. In part: "<i>...I shall leave here, with my niece...& if I should arrive in Philadelphia in time for the afternoon boat or car, expect to be with you on Monday evening. I feel an inclination in favor of the Bordentown School; but yet am strongly inclined to defer to the opinion of the ladies...</i>". Buchanan is no doubt referring to the education of Harriet R. Lane, the orphaned niece he raised from childhood, and who served as official White House hostess to the bachelor Buchanan. But for folds, in fine condition and nicely signed.<b> $400-600</b>