James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 6 Miscellaneous Materials
Description
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 6 is arranged into three subseries of miscellaneous materials.
Subseries 1 is sheet music dedicated to James Buchanan, including the Wheatland Polka, The Schottisch, and Buchanan's Union Grand March.
Subseries 2 is published and print materials, including newspaper cartoons and illustrations, pamphlets for the 1824 election of John Quincy Adams, a tourist card, and meeting minutes.
Subseries 3 includes government documents, an act to alter and amend the several acts imposing tariffs, commercial treaties, supplementary acts, a document signed by Secretary of State William L. Marcy, a passport signed by James Buchanan, land grants, and other government documents, including some in French, Spanish, English, and German.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]
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
James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
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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.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, Cyrus K. Regar, John Schlosser, Henry S. Shirk, Jacob Kochel, Isaac Schlauch, Joseph Kochel, John Bowman.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Redcay, Isaac Fichthorn, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, Absalom Ruth, Daniel Lichty, William Mohn, Sebastian Miller, John Musser, John Flickinger, [signature in German], Samuel Stork, John Schlosser, Samuel Regar, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry S. Shirk.
5 items, 4 pieces
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Depositions: Henry S. Shirk, Isaac Schlauch, John Schlosser, Jacob Vonnieda, John Flickinger, Samuel Stork.
Notice.
Signers of petition: John Flickinger, Samuel Reger, Henry S. Shirk, John Musser, John Schlosser, Sebastian Miller, Absalom Ruth, William Mohn, Henry Flickinger, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry Miller, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, ISaac Schlough, Daniel Lichty, Samuel Stork, William Slate.
5 items, 4 pieces
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, John Schlosser, Jacob Drabro, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Schlouch, Henry Stauffer, Daniel Mengel, Levi Hemmig.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Isaac Coldren, John Coldren, Samuel Regar, Samuel Stork, Richard Regar, Cyrus K. Regar, John Mengmel, Henry S. Shirk, Henry [Golloh], Isaac Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, [Esias] Slouch, Henry Echtenach.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Samuel Regar, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Echtnoch, John Schlosser, Samuel Schlegel, [signature in German] Levi Hemmig, Daniel Mengel, Daniel Lichty, Jacob Regar, Sebastian Miller, Isaac Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, Solomon Good, Jacob Kochel, Richard Regar, Samuel Stork, John Fichthorn, William Mohn, Isaac Coldren, John Mangel, Cyrus K. Regar.
6 items, 5 pieces
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Signers of petition: Esaias Billingfelt, Henry Harner, John Flickinger, Isaac Brenniser, John Fichthorn, Benjamin E. Shirk, Henry Regar, Henry Ecthenach, Sebastian Miller, Abiram Kegerrize, Samuel Regar, Henry Miller, John Musser, Henry Flickinger, John Echternach.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry Regar, Henry Harner, Samuel Regar, Jacob Kachel, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Stauffer, Abiram Kegerrize, James Yoter, Henry Echtenach, John Echternach, John Musser, Esaias Billingfelt.
1 item, 1 piece
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, Samuel Regar, Solomon Regar, Henry Echtenach, Henry Stauffer, Cyrus K. Regar, John Schlasser, Jacob Vonnieda, Samuel Stork, Daniel Hertz.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Samuel Regar, John Schlasser, John Musser, Isaac [ ], John Fichthorn, Henry Fichthorn, Samuel Stork, Solomon Regar, Henry Echtenach, William Mohn, Absalom Reath, Daniel Lichty, Jacob Vonnieda, Jonas Fichthorn, Isaac Brenniser.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
