Traveling trunk manufactured by J.W. Allen Military Outfitter, 37 Strand, London, England. Low profile oblong trunk with a leather handle on both short ends. Single hinged metal hasp on center apron of the lid locks into flat lock opening at top center of the trunk body. Two partial leather straps that added additional closure to the trunk are extant. Oval brass medallion attached below the lock with J.W. Allen Military Outfitter 37 Strand embossed. H.E.J. Baltimore painted in white stenciling on both ends. White label stating 'Deposit ticket / May 16, 1874 / Henry E. Johnston / 3743' on one end.
James Buchanan Henry family plot at St. Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland. Gravemarker in memory of John Read Magruder, Emily Nicholson Magruder, John Randall Magruder, Mary Nicholson Magruder, Eliza Nicholson Magruder and Margaret Regan.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.