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Manuscript/Mixed Material Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5, 1853.

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Title

  • Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5, 1853.

Names

  • Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857 (Author)

Created / Published

  • March 5, 1853

Headings

  • -  Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
  • -  Letter

Genre

  • Letter.

Notes

  • -  Marcy announces to Buchanan that he has been appointed secretary of state under President Pierce.
  • -  Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5, 1853.
  • -  Forms part of William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013135
  • -  Original document scanned in 1999-2000 for the former American Memory presentation “I Do Solemnly Swear”: Presidential Inaugurations (retired 2016).

Source Collection

  • William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Marcy, William L. Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5. March 5, 1853. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/pin1903/.

APA citation style:

Marcy, W. L. (1853) Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5. March 5. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/pin1903/.

MLA citation style:

Marcy, William L. Letter from William L. Marcy to James Buchanan, March 5. March 5, 1853. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/pin1903/>.