Letter to Joel Lightner, Paradise Post Office, Penn
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Title
Letter to Joel Lightner, Paradise Post Office, Penn
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States
Names
Buchanan, James (Author)
Lightner, Joel (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1828-01-03
Place: Washington, D.C.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 1 page. Fo
Abstract
Has consulted Gen. Smythe on the subject of William Hamilton's land near Wythe Court House; it has been sold under a mortgage or deed of trust; John P. Mathews became the purchaser; Mr. Clay's book has made little sensation; public opinion is strongly in favor of Jackson for president; regrets the success of the Adams candidate in Lancaster County.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1459
Archives EAD ID: 275640
Archives Components ID: 699
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 40023940-6a35-0139-bcad-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Joel Lightner, Paradise Post Office, Penn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1828. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40023940-6a35-0139-bcad-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1828). Letter to Joel Lightner, Paradise Post Office, Penn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40023940-6a35-0139-bcad-0242ac110002
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