to John G. Tod re: obtaining a federal contract; the new Buchanan administration | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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GLC#: GLC05718
Type: Letters
Date: 1857/01/12
Author/Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Title: to John G. Tod re: obtaining a federal contract; the new Buchanan administration
Pagination: 3 p. : docket : Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm

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Discussing the Buchanan administration: "Trouble comes enough when a man finds it out himself."

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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 to John G. Tod re: obtaining a federal contract; the new Buchanan administration