James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston papers

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subjects: Politics and government,  Oregon question,  American Party,  Democratic National Convention (1852 : Baltimore, Md.),  International cooperation,  New York herald,  Messages,  Slavery,  Nullification (States' rights),  United States,  Monopolies,  Missouri compromise,  Abolitionists,  Democratic Party (Pa.),  United States. Dept. of State,  Crimean War, 1853-1856,  Political conventions,  History,  Correspondence,  Social life and customs,  Postal service,  Fashion,  American Diplomatic and consular service,  Democratic Party (U.S.),  Presidents,  Whig Party (U.S.),  Railroads,  African Americans,  Election,  Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ),  Canals,  Tariff,  Causes,  Foreign relations,  International trade

People: Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851),  Henry Elliot Johnston (d. 1884),  J. Glancy Jones (1811-1878)

Places: Washington (D.C.),  Delaware,  Northwest boundary of the United States,  Cuba,  Pennsylvania,  National banks (United States),  Cumberland Road,  Mexico,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Great Britain,  Maryland,  United States,  Baltimore

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865,  1815-1861,  19th century,  1775-1865,  1852,  1854-1861,  1856