Eskridge, 34 years Harriet R., 26 years Mary Elizabeth, d Besides many worthy bequests, James Buchanan did not forget his nephews and nieces, who were: Harriet Lane Johnston J. Buchanan Henry, a son of the Rev. Robert Henry and Harriet Buchanan (1802-1840) James B. Lane, grandnephew Mary E. Dunham, niece

August Mrs. Johnston seems to have been busy organizing the scattered mess, and adding to the Buchanan papers that were still there any items relating to her uncle James. Two of her letters of this period, written from Wheatland to Hiram B. Swarr, are preserved by the Lancaster County Historical Society

. "Harriet Lane," Pennsylvania History, XXX (April, 1963), 213-225. (Paper read before the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association, at Allentown, Pa., 19 October 1962.) Worner, William Frederic. "James Buchanan," Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, XXXVI (1932), 59

Susquehanna Rivers," without mentioning the Conestoga, Swatara, or any other particular route. They, if you please, were planning a state-wide arch for traffic; but, omitting the keystone. While bewildered solons debated, James Buchanan was born at Stony Batter, near Mercersburg, Pa. He finished at

Wheatland's Landscape: 18 4 8-18 6 8 John Shenk Wheatland, the home of President James Buchanan, is a beautiful country estate located a mile and a half west of downtown Lancaster. In- side the vine-covered brick mansion, the rooms and furnishings have been faithfully restored to the minutest

"plaster of Pa- ris," or gypsum (calcium sulphate, or hydrous sulphate of lime) seemed to fascinate Judge Peters, and he began an extensive correspondence with his compatriots to learn of their results in the application of gypsum. Gen- eral Hand was one to whom the set of queries was sent. Judge Peters

Law School. He was admitted to the Bar of Lancaster County in 1936, and is associated with the law firm of Rengier and Musser. His numerous civic responsibilities include serving as president of The James Buchanan Founda- tion for the Preservation of Wheatland, secretary of the Lancaster Heart

Mason pro- ducts. The remaining five were listed as being built by Norris of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Second, let us look at the builder. He was James Alexander Norris, one of the brothers of William Norris, who had built locomotives since al- most the beginning of railroads in America. James A. Norris

Lancaster County. 190. Ann Coleman 1756 1844 191. Ann Caroline Coleman. 1819 Sweetheart of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States. 192. Harriet Coleman 1810 193. Robert Coleman, Jr. 1811 194. Sarah Hand Coleman. 1825 Sweetheart of the Rev . William Augustus Muhlenberg, Associate Rector of