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Guide to the James Buchanan Papers,
97SC187 Guide to the James Buchanan Papers, 1833-1860 Staff Special Collections Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Kentucky Historical Society n.d. Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services,, March 2000. ENG Guide to the James Buchanan Papers, 1833-1860 Collection number:97SC187 Contact Information Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Processed by: Staff Date Completed: n.d. Encoded by: Apex Data Services Copyright 2000 Kentucky Historical Society. All rights reserved. James Buchanan Papers, 1833-1860 97SC187 Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 2 items Fair --> Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available. For microfilmed copies see Clift number(s): 0128 Permission for commercial use must be requested from the Kentucky Historical Society Special Collections. [Identification of item], James Buchanan Papers, 1833-1860, 97SC187,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort. James Buchanan, a Pennsylvanis statesmen, was born near Mercerburg in 1791. He was a lawyer, congressman, senator, and eventually president. In the years 1831-1833, Buchanan served as a diplomatic envoy to the Russian Tzar Nichalas. Buchanan's purpose in St. Petersburg was to establish two treaties. They were: a treaty of navigation and commerce and a treaty on maritime rights. Both of these treaaties were established after the U.S. Congress passed a tariff reduction package in 1832. This two item collection consists of a letter and a military warrant bounty land warrant. The letter was written in March of 1933, by James Buchanan to William T. Berry. The letter contained information on the royal court in St. Petersburg, Russia, the beginning of Lent, and political affairs between the Russian and American diplomats. The second item in the collection was an 1860 land warrant issued to Elizabeth S. Todd of Lexington, KY. THe land grant was issued to Todd because of her husband, Robert's military service and death in the War of 1812. The warrant number was 57389 and the grant was for 160 acres of land. Arrangement: Chronological Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, Correspondence; United States--Foreign relations Russia; Land grants Kentucky; Barry, William T. (William Taylor), 1785-1835; Todd, Elizabeth S.