Harriet Lane (Later Harriet Lane Johnston) By (MRS. A. K.) IDA L. K. HOSTETTER T O ME has been assigned the pleasure of writing about Harriet Lane, the niece of President Buchanan, and mistress of the White House during Buchanan's term. The grandfather of Harriet Lane was James Buchanan, who

, Philadelphia. From a manuscript which was presented to James Buchanan, while Presi- dent of the United States, and, which is now in the possession of the Society, it appears that the family name originally was "Bucy Okyan." Anselan Bucy, or Fair Okyan was son to Okyan—provincial king of the south part of

James Buchanan—Diplomat, International Statesman, President Address of Hon. Robt. L. Owens, excSenator of Oklahoma, upon James Buchanan, delivered at said unveiling exercises. Mr. Chairman and my fellow citizens: IT GIVES me great pleasure to join with you in paying a tribute of respect to the

served as prothonotary of the county. An old neighbor and personal friend of James Buchanan, he acted as pall-bearer at the funeral of the distinguished statesman. Mr. Car- penter died in 1875. Washington 13th June 1857. �Washington 4 July 1857 My dear Sir/ I enclose you a draft for $5000 on the

unmatched in legislative records. Dr. Henry Carpenter, formerly for many years an eminent physician of this city, had among his patients Mr. Buchanan and Mr . Stevens. He was not only their attending physician up to 1868 when both died, but was the close personal friend of each, and what I am now about to

served as prothonotary of the county. An old neighbor and personal friend of James Buchanan, he acted as pall-bearer at the funeral of the distinguished statesman. Mr. Car- penter died in 1875. Washington 13th June 1857. �Washington 4 July 1857 My dear Sir/ I enclose you a draft for $5000 on the

, was from old Chester County; though the first Swiss settlement was begun by people from the old world .directly. Thus to explain the appearance of the Scotch-Irish and English, so prominent in the earliest settlement on Conestoga, about 1715, we must gc to some old Chester County records; while the

your attention or leave with you a single pleasant reflection. Pennsylvanians have always been too modest to sing the praises of those who have made Pennsylvania great; the school children of to-day, as in the past, have never been properly thrilled with the deeds of patriotic daring on our own

Revenue tax for Lancaster county for the months of Sept., Oct. and Nov. 1862, the first three months of its operation, as shown by the assessors' returns was over $56,300.00. (Daily Evening Express 2-19- 1863.) The amount for Sept. being larger than that of Oct. or Nov. due t9 the first annual licenses