Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: August 24: William Penn & the Panic of 1857
Library of Congress website on the Panic of 1857 as well as the acquisition of Maryland-Pennsylvania.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Buchanan (1791 1868)
Biographical summary of the life and political career of James Buchanan, who served as secretary of state under President James Polk for 4 years before becoming president of the United States in 1856.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: The Panic of 1857 Began
America's Story provides a brief, two page article on the Panic of 1857. Two pictures are also given along with a timeline of events both before and after the Panic of 1857.