Two letters, Nathaniel Beverley Tucker to James McHenry, undated [1860?], and James McHenry to John Fuller, December 17, 1860. Tucker gives advice on handling government contracts. McHenry gives instructions to Fuller on acting for him. Talks about Belknap and sale of muskets between George Law and the Sardinians. Mentions Beverley Tucker interviews with George Peabody. It is marked "private." The Tucker letter is an enclosure to the McHenry letter. Accession 2003.08.