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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07927 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1851 |
| Title | James Buchanan to James M.H. Beale about a pro-slavery candidate |
| Date | 6 November 1851 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Recipient | Beale, James M.H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Forney, a pro-slavery candidate, was "in favor of the maintenance and faithful execution of the fugitive slave laws...and of the suppression of all further agitation of the slavery question." |
| Subjects | President Politics Government and Civics Election Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave African American History Slavery Law |
| People | Forney, William H. (1823-1894) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Beale, James Madison Hite (1786-1866) |
| Place written | Wheatland, near Lancaster |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |