BUCHANAN, JAMES. 1791-1868. Autograph Letter Signed ("James Buchanan"), 4 pp recto and verso, 4to (conjoining leaves), Wheatland, April 29, 1865, to Laura Pleasonton, — LINCOLN ASSASSINATION.

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Estimate: $4,000–$6,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Treasures from The Caren Archive: How History Unfolds on Paper, New York · 7 April 2014
Record ID: TB-2026-1875320
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Lincoln Assassination., BUCHANAN, JAMES. 1791-1868. Autograph Letter Signed ("James Buchanan"), 4 pp recto and verso, 4to (conjoining leaves), Wheatland, April 29, 1865, to Laura Pleasonton,. Bonhams, 7 Apr 2014, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1875320.

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Lincoln Assassination., BUCHANAN, JAMES. 1791-1868. Autograph Letter Signed ("James Buchanan"), 4 pp recto and verso, 4to (conjoining leaves), Wheatland, April 29, 1865, to Laura Pleasonton,. Bonhams, 7 Apr 2014, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1875320.

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