Document, 22 June 1857, authorizing the acting Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to an envelope containing a letter to Queen Victoria, answering her recent announcement of the death of the Duchess of Gloucester; and letter, 3 Feb[ruary 18]58, of James Buchanan, Washington, [D.C.] to [?] Selden, n.p., stating he has procured the desired material and is returning it.
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Three letters (1856-1859) concerning United States politics (especially the 1856 presidential election), and his family; containing his views on religion and liberty; and making an appeal to James Buchanan on behalf of a candidate for appointed office.