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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.105.001
Date Range
20th century
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Cast iron doorstop in the shape of a frog
Date Range
20th century
Year Range From
1789
Year Range To
1825
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Doorstop
Oither Names
Cast Iron Frog Doorstop
Material
Iron
Height (in)
5
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-07-18
Object ID
W.1935.105.001
Notes
This frog doorstop serves as an iconic symbol of James Buchanan's attachment to his favorite spring at his Wheatland farm, and was donated because it was an appropriate piece.
Accession Number
W.1935.105
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1784 F001 QS
Date Range
1784/12
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1784/12
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Thomas
Wender, Samuel
Winter, Samuel
Brown, William
Skenck, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempting to escape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1784 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Warrant, assault and battery and attempting escape from deputy sheriff, Samuel Wender.
Additional names: William Brown, John Skenck.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
SEP 1786 F002 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sprout, James
Everly, Mary
Everly, Michael
Sprout, John
McComb, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: attempt to commit rape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
SEP 1786 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with attempting to ravish Mary Everly, wife of Michael Everly.
Additional names: John Sprout, David McComb.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail