Item 53: Letter from James Buchanan to John C. Rives, 1861 December 14
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 53
Dates
- Created: 1861 December 14
Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good. Minor tearing at the top.
Measurements:
8 in. x 5 ¼ in.
Location:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description:
The following letter dated December 14, 1861, written by James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States to John C. Rives. In the letter, Buchanan is responding to a recent bill of $6.00 for a subscription to the Globe & Appendix for the Present Session of Congress. He is writing to state that he has been sent the wrong edition than what he requested. He states that he was looking for a copy of the Daily Globe so that he can reading from a particular session’s proceedings printed within. He concludes at the bottom of the page with a request to be told the price of the materials.
Transcription:
Lancaster 14 Dec[ember]: 1861
My dear sir/
I have this moment
received your Bill for $6.00 ‘for the
Globe & appendix for the present Session
of Congress.” It is not this which I
desire. I wish to have the Copy of
the Daily Globe during the Session so that
I may read the proceedings from day to
day. I requested Mr. Rives to have
the back numbers sent to me from the
commencement of the session. You will
oblige me much by attending to this
matter for me.
Your friend
very respectfully
James Buchanan
John C. Rives}
P.S. As soon as you let me know the
price I shall promptly send it.
Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. (Person)
Repository Details
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