their children they founded and amply endowed the Harriet Lane Johnston Hos- pital for boys, and a training school for nurses." The Boston Even- ing Transcript for May 9 carried an almost identical statement, ex- cept referring to a hospital for girls, rather than for boys. Mrs. Johnston's Bequest To

, Washington, D.C., for July 5, 1903, commented as fol- lows: Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, the niece of President James Bu- chanan and lady of the White House during his Presidency, was a person in whom the people of our nation took a kindly interest for half a century. This regard is due not alone to the fact

purser ship in the Navy, or pay Master in the Army." Mrs. Clymer's letter comprises pages 1172 and 1173 in the Harriet Lane Johnston Papers in the Manuscript Division of the Li- brary of Congress. And of course, during the White House years Harriet was asked �to intercede for persons aspiring appointment

United States and the Buchanan family, over a period of fifty years, was priceless at time of his death and would become increasingly useful as source material for historians. Main- ly through the efforts of his niece, Harriet Lane Johnston, a large portion of these papers have been preserved in both

trust your own health is good, & that your family are all well & prosperous! Hoping to hear from you — believe me Very truly yours Harriet Lane Johnston May 13/86. Baltimore. This Mr. Cooper was John M. Cooper who had been a staunch admirer of James Buchanan for many years. He was editor of the Valley