Lot 7
Buchanan, James -- Letter Signed as Secretary of State (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-61); he served as Secretary of State under James K. Polk (1845-49). Manuscript letter signed as Secretary of State, one page, 10 x 8", Washington, Dec. 28, 1848. To Hon. N.K. Hall, House of Representatives, regarding the incorporation of the University of Buffalo. He names numerous journals, reports, executive documents of the Senate and House, digests, census documents, etc., including a facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence, which will be forwarded to the university as soon as he has evidence of its incorporation. "The certificate of the Secretary of State of New York will be sufficient evidence to this Department…and upon the receipt of such certificate the works above enumerated will be forwarded to the President of that institution." Estimate Value $400 - UP
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