July Internet Auction

James Buchanan, 1791-1868, 15th President of the United States 1857-61 , manuscript free frank " Free, James Buchanan " as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on circa 1841 folded cover with blue addressed in his hand to Dr. Charles M. Yates, Meadville Pa.; light stain, edge wear, F.-V.F.; with 2021 P.F. certificate.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

Buchanan served during the War of 1812. He was a Pennsylvania Congressman, Minister to Russia, Senator, Secretary of State under Polk and Minister to Great Britain. He defeated Republican John Fremont in 1856 by promising continued stability between the North and South. During his administration, he ignored victims of the economic Panic of 1857 and left the secession of the Southern states to Lincoln.