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That is not the impression Buchanan gives in his letter to the rebel commissioners. In fact he denies that he sent any such letter to Anderson because before he could word came that the other federal facilities had been seized by South Carolina, and as far as Buchanan was concerned that was a violation of the agreement in and of itself. And I'm aware of no letter from Buchanan to Anderson included in the OR. What does Klein give as his source?

Buchanan dictated it, and "A compliant Floyd signed the message, and it was sent by courier to Anderson." (page 149, Klein)

I'm in and out this afternoon. I'm cooking some skirt steak slowly on the grill for a family fajita dinner tonight, and I'm trying to wrap up the inventory for my mother's estate, which I am badly behind on. So I'll be off the thread for a few hours.

[Non-Sequitur]

Buchanan dictated it, and "A compliant Floyd signed the message, and it was sent by courier to Anderson." (page 149, Klein)

OK so that's where Klein claims that the message was sent. What is Klein's source for that information? As I pointed out, Buchanan denies sending a message in his letter to the rebel delegation from South Carolina, there is nothing in the OR indicating a message was sent to Anderson and nothing indicating any sort of reply. Where did Klein find his evidence?