JAMES BUCHANAN * Lancaster Letter SIGNED Secretary of State AUTOGRAPH * PSA

15th President of the United States JAMES BUCHANAN authentic letter signed dated April 2, 1846 from his home in Lancaster, PA regarding a legal judgment he had obtained against the estate of W. Caldwell, from a prominent Lancaster family of hoteliers for monies due him, likely for Buchanan's services as an attorney. The letter is in the hand of a secretary, but is authentically signed by Buchanan at the conclusion. 

Erroneously addressed from "Washington", and subsequently corrected from his home in "Lancaster", at the time Buchanan was serving as the nation's 17th Secretary of State under President James K. Polk.

The Caldwell House was a prominent 19th century hotel in downtown Lancaster, PA, historically significant as the site where President-elect Abraham Lincoln addressed a crowd from a second floor balcony in February 1861 while enroute to his inauguration. The site later became the Hotel Brunswick.

In full:

"Lancaster 2 April 1846

Dear Sir

I arrived in this place on Tuesday last + expect to leave on Tuesday next for Washington. In the mean time, I should be very glad to see you in relation to my judgment against W. Caldwell estate.

Yours very respectfully

James Buchanan

A. Dubree Esquire"

A lifelong bachelor, Buchanan is the only President who never married. Buchanan's connection to Lancaster was profound, representing Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. There, he studied law, became an active lawyer and established his home at his Wheatland estate in 1848 where he lived for the rest of his life and died in 1868.

The Buchanan signed letter has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by PSA/DNA Authentication Services expert examination, and has been slabbed inside PSA/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed encapsulate – your assurance of absolute authenticity. GUARANTEED GENUINE.

Condition is as shown with toning, mailing folds, stains consistent with age, use and handling. Additional pencil notation on verso on address panel in unknown hand identifying the letter as from, "Buchanan". Missing original wax seal.

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