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James Madison Buchanan (Diplomat) ca.1828-1840 Letter Pair

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 150.00 USD
James Madison Buchanan (Diplomat) ca.1828-1840 Letter Pair
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New York, 1840 and a difficult to decipher date, possibly 1828. Lot includes 2 letters from James Madison Buchanan. One was sent from New York in 1840 and is regarding a check for $19.90 forwarded to the father of a member of the United States Infantry. The other was sent from New York and regards the handing over of charts. Both pieces are in Buchanan's own hand and includes his signature at the closing of the letters. Not to be confused with his cousin President Buchanan, James Madison Buchanan (May 1803 _ August 23, 1876) was a Baltimore, Maryland jurist and diplomat. A Democratic-Republican, Buchanan served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1826 & 1829. Later a Democrat, he campaigned for Andrew Jackson for President in 1824 and 1828, and attended numerous local and state party conventions as a Delegate. Buchanan served as Baltimore's Postmaster for eight years during the administration of James K. Polk, and he was President of Maryland's 1850-1851 constitutional convention. In 1852 he was appointed as one of Maryland's Commissioners for resolving the state's boundary with Pennsylvania, and in 1855 he was appointed a Judge on Maryland's Circuit Court. In 1856, Buchanan was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and supported his cousin James Buchanan for President. In 1856, Buchanan was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and supported his cousin James Buchanan for President. In 1858, President Buchanan nominated James M. Buchanan as Minister to Denmark succeeding Henry Bedinger. He served until 1861 when he was replaced by Bradford R. Wood. After spending time touring Paris and Europe during the American Civil War, Buchanan returned to Baltimore and practiced law until his death.