Buchanan letters / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Caldwell, James A. Barton, George W., 1807-1851. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [37

the way, like many small to wns in New England, had a famous academy, which figures largely in its several copious histories, and the town library has a bust os Stevens to com- memorate his many gifts to it. It remains to notice the persons to whom in this letter he sends his re- gards—"Your brother

Letter by Dr. John L. Atlee, The following account of a case of Cynanche Tonsillaris, in which trache- otomy was resorted to, is from the pen of the operator himself, the eminent physician and surgeon, John Light Atlee, M. D., to his uncle, E. Atlee, M. D.: Dear Uncle: My son, William, was taken

county, Ky., in 1813, "changed the whole course of Ameri- can history." Briefly stated, the nar- rative goes,in that year the late James Buchanan, afterwards President, lo- cated at Elizabethtown,Hardin county, Ky., to practice law, his choice being directed by the fact that his father owned a tract of

contacts would help almost anyone to recognize and analyze the broad issues of the day. Ten years of correspondence between James Buchanan and Harriet Lane, from 1847 to 1857, clearly indicate a mutual respect and admiration of each for the other. In such an atmosphere advice �is sought, given, and

Foltz, at the birth place of her uncle, Presi- dent Buchanan, and erecting a suitable monument to the memory of her distinguished relative." The Journalcontinued, "Owing to some difficulty as to acquiring title to the ground her laudable intention was, very unfortunately, never carried out." A letter