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Lot 368



United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, 4 Letters with Interesting Political Content, 1. ALS, Jan. 6, 1857 from Simon Cameron in his hand to Reah Frazer asking that a copy of Frazer's newspaper with election information be sent to a friend, Cameron was fiercely anti-Buchanan, letter related to 1857 election when Buchanan would be elected, letter ends "We must fight on till the end." 2. May 7,1844 New York stampless from Judge Samuel Foot to Henry W Green (Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court). Talks of Presidential race and expectations for Clay. Mentions his heart warms for the Southern delegates in town for the convention. 3. July 27, 1844 with black Shippensburg, PA cds, incl. "This day it rains constant which I think will make a great many thousand bushels of corn. I think a much greater blessing than the great Clay Whig meeting that is to take place in Chambersburg today. For my part I cannot see why any moral, good man could wish to place Henry Clay at the head of the nation and look for a blessing of prosperity on that nation" 4. Worcester, Ma. Stampless, Nov 27, 1848 with letter describing pre-election rallies of the Whigs and Free Soilers, incl. "Politics have been all the (sic) here for three or four weeks past. Each party having torchlights, illuminations, bonfires, firing cannon etc. Some few weeks since the whigs and free soilers had torchlights the same evening. The whigs had Daniel Webster to make them a speech and the free soilers had several speakers at the hall…Fronts of the builds was arranged. Several fire works. Together with a free soil balloon which ascended a short distance and burnt", Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $120-230.

 
Realized $115



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