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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02469.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1860 |
| Title | Joseph Lane to James Buchanan regarding his personal recommendations for a Pursership in the Navy |
| Date | 6 September 1860 |
| Author | Lane, Joseph (1801-1881) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lane writes, "I respectfully withdraw my recommendation of Mr. Muller for a Pursership in the Navy, and ask the appointment of Mr. Lewis D. Watkins as a personal favor for which I would be extremely grateful." |
| Subjects | President Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Navy Government and Civics Congress |
| People | Lane, Joseph (1801-1881) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Watkins, Lewis D. (fl. 1860) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Lane served as a Congressional Delegate from Oregon 1851-1858 and a Senator 1859-1860. Buchanan was United States President 1857-1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |