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Desk

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1945.005.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
School Masters Desk. Turned legs, slantied hinged desk top, panel in center of interior, three drawers, three open pigeon holes, pigeon holes are topped by two small drawers on either side.
Provenance
Howland, Elizabeth
To Buchanan, James
To Un-named Domestic Maid
To Un-named Domestic Maid's Aunt
To Mrs. Gardner
To John Keller
To Roy D. Weaver
To Dr. J.H. Esbenshade
To James Buchanan Foundation
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Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1830
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Desk
Material
Maple
Height (in)
33
Width (in)
37.5
Depth (in)
22.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-02
Object ID
W.1945.005.001
Notes
James Buchanan was the second owner of this desk; he gifted the desk to a domestic servant (name unknown) who was the third of eight owners not counting the museum.
Accession Number
W.1945.005
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Buchanan's campaign in Lancaster County

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Author
Brady, Gerard.
Date of Publication
1949
throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3
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Responsibility
by Gerard Brady.
Author
Brady, Gerard.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[97]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Politics, Practical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Elections - United States
Presidents - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 4 (1949), p. 97-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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