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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.011
Date Range
1834-1840
  1 document     78 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Description
Account book of Edward Young Buchanan listing subscriptions to the Missionary Record, donations on behalf of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and personal household receipts and expenditures from 1838 to 1840. 78 pages, pages 5-6 and 8-16 blank. Leather bound. 20 July 1834 - 18 April 1840.
Date Range
1834-1840
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1840
Creator
Buchanan, Edward Young, 1811-1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 4, Box 2
People
Buchanan, Edward Young
Subjects
Account books
Search Terms
Account books
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 78 pages to scan, 4 x 6 x .5 in.
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 4 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.011
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBB1995.09.2
Other Number
JBFP Part 4, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 11
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.012
Date Range
1832-1834
  1 document     50 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Description
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan listing receipts and expenditures. Leather bound.
Date Range
1832-1834
Year Range From
1832
Year Range To
1834
Creator
Buchanan, Edward Young, 1811-1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 4, Box 2
People
Buchanan, Edward Young
Subjects
Account books
Search Terms
Account books
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 50 pages to scan, 16.5 x 10 cm.
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 4 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.012
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBB1995.09.1
Other Number
JBFP Part 4, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 12
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.013
Date Range
1835-1839
  1 document     81 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan
Description
Personal account book of Edward Young Buchanan listing receipts and expenditures. Leather bound.
Date Range
1835-1839
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1839
Creator
Buchanan, Edward Young, 1811-1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 4, Box 2
People
Buchanan, Edward Young
Subjects
Account books
Search Terms
Account books
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 82 pages to scan, 6 x 4 x 3 in.
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 4 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 4.2.1.013
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBB1995.010
Other Number
JBFP Part 4, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 13
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.111a
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Vase splat chair, back top rail is faced with a crotch-grain mahogony veneer and is a wide concave cross member with rounded ends, a rolled cresting and scroll-cut lower edge. The top is supported by plain rounded uprights that are a continuation of the square rear legs that have a backward saber curve.
The back is open with a wide urn-shaped splat that surmounts the upholstered, rectangular slip seat. The front rail has a conforming shape to the seat and is supported by the front legs that are flat and shaped in a reverse ogee curve with rounded front edges.
Provenance
Alexander Speer
To Katherine Speer Powell (granddaughter)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1835
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Speer, Alexander Morrow
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Mahogany, Fabric
Height (cm)
87.63
Height (ft)
2.875
Height (in)
34.5
Width (cm)
38.735
Width (ft)
1.2708333333
Width (in)
15.25
Depth (cm)
43.18
Depth (ft)
1.4166666667
Depth (in)
17
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-06-21
Object ID
W.1995.107.111a
Notes
Dr. Alexander Speer was one of James Buchanan's maternal cousins.
Katherine Speer Powell was Dr. Speer's granddaughters.
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.111b
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Vase splat chair, back top rail is faced with a crotch-grain mahogony veneer and is a wide concave cross member with rounded ends, a wide concave crest and scroll-cut lower edge. The top is supported by plain rounded uprights that are a continuation of the square rear legs that have a backward saber curve.
The back is open with a wide urn-shaped splat that surmounts the upholstered, rectangular slip seat. The front rail has a conforming shape to the seat and is supported by the front legs that are flat and shaped in a reverse ogee curve with rounded front edges.
Provenance
Alexander Speer
To Katherine Speer Powell
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1835
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Speer, Alexander Morrow
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Mahogany, Fabric
Height (cm)
87.63
Height (ft)
2.875
Height (in)
34.5
Width (cm)
38.735
Width (ft)
1.2708333333
Width (in)
15.25
Depth (cm)
43.18
Depth (ft)
1.4166666667
Depth (in)
17
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-07-06
Object ID
W.1995.107.111b
Notes
Dr. Alexander Speer was one of James Buchanan's maternal first cousins.
Katherine Speer Powell was one of Dr. Speer's granddaughters.
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.126.004
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire chair, incorrectly called a fiddle-back. The back top rail is a wide concave veneer with gilded decoration surmounting downward sloping arm rests and an urn shaped vertical splat back. The arms are supported by curved uprights surmounting a plain curved apron with an upholstered slip seat. The front legs are flat and shaped in reverse ogee curves with front edges rounded. The rear legs are square and have a backward saber curve.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Buchanan, Edward Young
To - Ewing, Alice C. Buchanan
To - Ewing, Alice B.
To - Niece, Marshall, Cornelia Lausdale Brooke (Mrs. Donnel)
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Sitting Room
Storage Wall
North Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Buchanan, Edward
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Mahogany
Height (cm)
81.915
Height (ft)
2.6875
Height (in)
32.25
Width (cm)
47.625
Width (ft)
1.5625
Width (in)
18.75
Depth (cm)
43.65752
Depth (ft)
1.4323333333
Depth (in)
17.188
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-02
Condition Notes
Reupholstered in 2019.
Object ID
W.1989.126.004
Credit
Mrs. Donnell Marshall
Accession Number
W.1989.126
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2013.008.022
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of a pair of Empire side chairs (with 2013.008.21) with yellow upholstered seat and cherry wood frame. Elements of entire frame are flat with rounded fronts. Back uprights have slight cyma curve, surmounted by a long, wide concave tablet. Tablet has low relief foliate carved ends while most of face is covered with a panel of mahogany veneer. Tablet extends beyond back uprights. Horizontal splat at center of back is pierced carved with a central rectangle flanked by half-moon carved shells, and is then supported by paired, loosely scrolled lyre-like "legs" that attach to chair posts. Trapezoid seat. Front legs have a slight cyma curve.
Provenance
James Buchanan
to James Buchanan Henry
to James Buchanan Henry III
to Eleanor N. Henry (Mrs. James B Henry III)
to Children of James B. & Eleanor N. Henry
to LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood
Height (in)
33.5
Width (in)
21.5
Depth (in)
21.5
Dimension Details
Note: Appraised value of $4000 is for the pair.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-23
Condition Notes
Right end of splat has two mending plates screwed to back.
Object ID
2013.008.022
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Accession Number
2013.008
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.126.001
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire chair; back top rail is a wide concave veneer with gilded decoration surmounting downward sloping arm rests and an urn shaped vertical splat back. The arms are supported by curved uprights surmounting a plain curved apron with an upholstered slip seat. The front legs are flat and shaped in reverse ogee curves with front edges rounded. The rear legs are square and have a backward saber curve.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Buchanan, Edward Young
To - Ewing, Alice C. Buchanan
To - Ewing, Alice B.
To - Niece, Marshall, Cornelia Lausdale Brooke (Mrs. Donnel)
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Sitting Room
Storage Wall
East Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Rosewood
Height (in)
32.25
Width (in)
18.75
Depth (in)
17.188
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-31
Object ID
W.1989.126.001
Notes
James Buchanan to Edward Y. Buchanan to Alice Cunningham Buchanan to Alice Buchanan Ewing, her daughter. Alice B. Ewing her niece, Mrs. Donnell Marshall / Cornelia Lausdale Brooke, daughter to Cornelia Lausdale Ewing and Robert E. Brooke.
Credit
Mrs. Donnell Marshall
Accession Number
W.1989.126
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.126.002
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire chair; back top rail is a wide concave veneer with gilded decoration surmounting downward sloping arm rests and an urn shaped vertical splat back. The arms are supported by curved uprights surmounting a plain curved apron with an upholstered slip seat. The front legs are flat and shaped in reverse ogee curves with front edges rounded. The rear legs are square and have a backward saber curve.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Buchanan, Edward Young
To - Ewing, Alice C. Buchanan
To - Ewing, Alice B.
To - Niece, Marshall, Cornelia Lausdale Brooke (Mrs. Donnel)
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Rosewood
Height (in)
32.25
Width (in)
18.75
Depth (in)
17.188
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-31
Object ID
W.1989.126.002
Notes
James Buchanan to Edward Y. Buchanan to Alice Cunningham Buchanan to Alice Buchanan Ewing, her daughter. Alice B. Ewing her niece, Mrs. Donnell Marshall / Cornelia Lausdale Brooke, daughter to Cornelia Lausdale Ewing and Robert E. Brooke.
Credit
Mrs. Donnell Marshall
Accession Number
W.1989.126
Images
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.126.003
Date Range
1820-1840
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire chair; the back top rail is a wide concave veneer with gilded decoration surmounting downward sloping arm rests and an urn shaped vertical splat back. The arms are supported by curved uprights surmounting a plain curved apron with an upholstered slip seat. The front legs are flat and shaped in reverse ogee curves with front edges rounded. The rear legs are square and have a backward saber curve.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Buchanan, Edward Young
To - Ewing, Alice C. Buchanan
To - Ewing, Alice B.
To - Niece, Marshall, Cornelia Lausdale Brooke (Mrs. Donnel)
Date Range
1820-1840
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Rosewood
Height (in)
32.25
Width (in)
18.75
Depth (in)
17.188
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-31
Object ID
W.1989.126.003
Notes
James Buchanan to Edward Y. Buchanan to Alice Cunningham Buchanan to Alice Buchanan Ewing, her daughter. Alice B. Ewing her niece, Mrs. Donnell Marshall / Cornelia Lausdale Brooke, daughter to Cornelia Lausdale Ewing and Robert E. Brooke.
Credit
Mrs. Donnell Marshall
Accession Number
W.1989.126
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