James Buchanan to Harriet Lane, January 25, 1857

Source citation
Buchanan, James, to Harriet Lane, 25 January 1857. As printed in The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence, ed. John Bassett Moore. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1908-1911, p. 110.
Recipient (to)
Lane, Harriet
Type
Letter
Date Certainty
Exact
Transcriber
Meghan Allen
Transcription date
The following text is presented here in complete form, as true to the original written document as possible.

Sunday Evening 25 Jan: 57.

MY DEAR HARRIET/
Yours of last Sunday reached me yesterday. It is my purpose. God willing, to leave here tomorrow for Washington in company with Mr. Robert Magraw. I enclose a letter from Mr. Appleton to yourself, received yesterday. I opened it, because I was very anxious to receive late news from Washington & thought it might be intended for me. I am ignorant of the character of the letter except so much of it as to discover I had no concern with it.
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good, & the snow storm has enabled me to do much necessary work. I do not intend to pass more than one week in Washington.
I received a letter for you from Lady Chantrey. It came enclosed in a note to me, but has been mislaid. I cannot find it; but James will send it.
With my affectionate regards to Mr. & Mrs. Plitt, I remain yours affectionately

JAMES BUCHANAN

MISS HARRIET LANE

Author
Washington, DC
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