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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz
Title
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz
Object ID
JBFP 7.1.1.024
Date Range
1851/03/19
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz
Title
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz
Description
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz informing him of payments made to him for a bond, as well as the current political climate in Norfolk. Norfolk, Virginia.
Date Range
1851/03/19
Creator
Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith, 1810-1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 7, Box 1
People
Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Bonds
Norfolk (Va.)
Political science
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Bonds
Politics
Norfolk, Virginia
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 7 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 7.1.1.024
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
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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
JBMS1995.740
Other Number
JBFP Part 7, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 24
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 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz
Title
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz
Object ID
JBFP 7.1.1.027
Date Range
1851/05/05
  2 documents     6 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz
Title
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz
Description
Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz to enclosing an allotment note from Foltz’s Navy salary to pay off a bond and to make some investments in Foltz’s name. Foltz also writes about the political climate he has observed in Virginia and the Carolinas. U.S. Ship, Jamestown, Norfolk.
Date Range
1851/05/05
Creator
Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith, 1810-1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 7, Box 1
People
Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith
Buchanan, James
Subjects
United States. Navy
Bonds
Finance, Personal
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Political science
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
United States Navy
Bonds
Finance, Personal
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
Politics
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 6 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in. and 12.5 x 8 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 7 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 7.1.1.027
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
JBMS1995.743
Other Number
JBFP Part 7, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 27
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 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.055
Date Range
1852/07/02
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs directing them to send the interest on his Virginia Bond ($11,000) and stating his intention of relieving them of the burden of his business shortly. Wheatland, near Lancaster.
Date Range
1852/07/02
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 1
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Letters
Bonds
Corcoran & Riggs
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence
Bonds
Corcoran & Riggs
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.055
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
JBMS1995.053
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 55
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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General Collection
Title
Photograph- Chancel of First Reformed Church, East Orange Street.
Object ID
1-03-01-36
Date Range
1896
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Chancel of First Reformed Church, East Orange Street.
Description
Chancel of First Reformed Church, East Orange Street.
Date Range
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Churches
Religion
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
First United Church of Christ, Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-03-01-36
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Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Object ID
A-34-01-77
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Description
View of Lancaster taken from Zion Lutheran Church steeple, by moonlight. Shows Trinity Lutheran Church, the county courthouse and St. James Episcopal Church.
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lancaster County Courthouse
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-34-01-77
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.09
Date Range
c. 1800-1820
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Upholstered wingback commode chair has four turned Sheraton legs. Has replacement of original soiled handsewn homespun linen (remnants in this file), now an orange fabric with potted and vining flower design. Solid pinewood seat under cushion has center hole with fitted removable wooden disc.
This chair was from the Pownall home at Gap, where it was used by Dickinson Gorsuch, Maryland slaveholder, during his recovery from wounds sustained during the Christiana Riot of Sept. 11, 1851. His father and two others were killed during the skirmish at the home of freedman William Parker, and Dickinson was transported to the Pownall home for recovery. William Parker later published his story in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1866, making it highly publicized.
This incident "is an important example of the struggle over the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and the escalating tension between the North and the South. This act gave slave owners broad powers to recapture runaway slaves". (ExplorePAhistory.com)
Polaroid photos of chair before re-upholstery, in file.
Likely Lancaster or Chester Co.
Provenance
Provenance: Chair owned by the Pownall family & given in 1973 to the Lancaster County Historical Society by Mrs. Levi Pownall of Lancashire Hall (569-7279).
It was initially loaned to the Heritage Center (# L.77.9 and # 161.64.80) but soon donated to HCLC. Board minutes of Dec. 8, 1975 include Richard F. Smith's Museum Committee report noting a donation of a "Sheraton armed wing chair commode, used by the Pownall home in nursing Dickinson Gorsuch following Christiana Riot in 1851." Later unsigned note (Bruce Shoemaker?) states John Aungst of LCHS was consulted & chair was removed 11/9/84 from list on LCHS loan form, settling an apparent question of ownership.
Date Range
c. 1800-1820
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1820
Last Owner
Levi Pownall family of Gap
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Shelf
Upper Shelf
People
Gorsuch, Dickinson
Gorsuch, Edward
Parker, William
Pownall, Levi
Subject
African Americans--History
Free Black people
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Chairs
Christiana Resistance
Enslaved persons
Free persons of color
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Object Name
Chair, Commode
Oither Names
Chair, Wing
Material
Wood, Fabric
Height (cm)
119.38
Height (ft)
3.9166666667
Height (in)
47
Width (cm)
78.74
Width (ft)
2.5833333333
Width (in)
31
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-07-25
Condition Notes
Reupholstered. Minor wear in fabric; loose stitching, especially on proper right side.
Repaired and reupholstered gratis, April 1980, by The Upholstery Center of Lititz, (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Paes).
Object ID
G.77.09
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, Gift of LCHS
Accession Number
G.77.09
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General Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street, Lancaster. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Object ID
1-01-03-92
Date Range
May 10, 1893
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street, Lancaster. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Description
Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street, Lancaster. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Date Range
May 10, 1893
Year Range From
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Post offices
Lancaster City Hall
Lancaster Post Office
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5.125 x 4.125 inches
Object ID
1-01-03-92
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Object ID
1-01-03-93
Date Range
February 1893
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Description
Lancaster Post Office, North Duke Street. Now Lancaster City Hall. In background are the steeples of St. James Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Reformed Church and the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse.
Date Range
February 1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster City Hall
Post offices
Lancaster Post Office
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5.125 x 4.125 inches
Object ID
1-01-03-93
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-06
Date Range
1891
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Construction of Post Office building - now City Hall building. Given to Mayor Kendig Bare by John Ward Willson Loose. Received May 8, 1954. Building erected in 1891.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
1891
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bare, Kendig
Willson, Jack
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Post Office
Lancaster City Hall
North Duke Street
Post offices
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-06
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James Buchanan Collection
Title
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street, Lancaster
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In01
Date Range
1851/11/25
  2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street, Lancaster
Description
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street in Lancaster. The sale was to take place on 6 December 1851. Lancaster. 25 November 1851.
Date Range
1851/11/25
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Advertisements
Broadsides
Real property
Auctions
Real property auctions
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Advertisements
Broadsides
Real estate
Auctions
Real estate auctions
Public sales
Orange Street
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 40 x 27 cm
Object Name
Advertisement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
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, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 027, Insert 01
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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