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"Doomed to the Gallows" By Public Opinion, James Buchanan Says History Will Vindicate Him
May 8, 1863
Autograph Letter Signed
3 pages
SMC 127
Despite being condemned by the Chief Justice and public opinion, Buchanan, unwaveringly trusts in the words of his Secretary of War, James Holt, who wrote that Buchanan's "labors will yet be crowned by the glory that belongs to an enlightened Statesmanship & to an unsullied patriotism."
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Buchanan Approves Abraham Lincoln’s Ordering Fremont to Rescind His Emancipation Proclamation
September 27, 1861
Autograph Letter Signed
2 pages
SMC 984
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Autograph Letter Signed
1 page
SMC 986
President James Buchanan accepts a minister's advice to choose his cabinet slowly and wisely, and adds that he trusts "a kind Providence will bestow upon me wisdom from on high to enable to choose the proper men for the proper places."
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James Buchanan, Ill With Dysentry Before His Inauguration, Declines Jefferson Davis's Invitation to Dine
February 20, 1857
Autograph Letter Signed
2 pages
SMC 988
James Buchanan, suffering from dysentery, regrets to decline Jefferson Davis's invitation to dinner.
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President James Buchanan, Strained in the Summer of 1860, Writes He Hasn't Time for His Friends
July 14, 1860
Autograph Letter Signed
2 pages
SMC 989
President James Buchanan reassures his friend that although he scarcely has time for personal correspondence, he "cordially reciprocates" towards Theseus Apolion Chesney "the friendly feelings which dictated" his letter.
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Autograph Letter Signed
2 pages
SMC 1075
James Buchanan, consistently ranked as one of the worst presidents, thanks a rare admirer for vindication.
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Document Signed
1 page
SMC 1076
President Buchanan pardons a former judge, Daniel Vandersmith, serving a sentence for forgery.
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Autograph Letter Signed
2 pages
SMC 1676
James Buchanan, a confirmed bachelor, teasingly laments his "usual hard fate when ladies are the question" – having missed a social call – and comments on a pending marriage.
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Passport for the Early Explorer of Jerusalem, the Reverend Eli Smith, Signed by James Buchanan
October 23, 1846
Document Signed
1 page
SMC 2068
Reverend Eli Smith, who had joined Reverend Edward Robinson as an Arabic-speaker during the latter's exploration of Biblical Jerusalem, travels to the Holy Land yet again, this time with a passport signed by then Secretary of State, James Buchanan.
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