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.
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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Signers of petition: Solomon Regar, Elias Radcay, Henry Stauffer, Isaac Brenniser, Richard Regar, John Musser, Benjamin E. Shirk, Jacob Regar, John Bear, Henry Redcay, Henry Echtenach, Sebastian Miller, Isaac Fichthorn, Cyrus Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, Samuel Stork, Joseph Kachel, Bennevill Redcay, Cyrus K. Regar.
Bond: Elias Radcay, Henry Stauffer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Samuel Regar, Franklin B. Regar, Isaac Brenniser, Isaac Lausch, Cyrus K. Regar, Isaac Fichthorn, Henry Redcay, Cyrus Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, Richard Regar, John Musser, Henry Harner, Jacob Regar.
Bond: Henry Stauffer, Daniel Hertz.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Solomon Regar, John Musser, Sebastian Miller, John Flickinger, Jonas Fichthorn, Samuel Prutzman, Benjamin Shirk, Levi Hemmig, Henry S. Shirk, Joseph Kachel, John Bear, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Fichthorn, Richard Regar, Edward Regar, William Bicher, Daniel Mengel, Cyrus K. Regar, H. G. Mohn, Henry Fichthorn, Isaac Lausch, Jacob Vonnieda, G. S. Stirk, Henry Regar, Benneville Redcay, Henry Stauffer.
Bond: Henry Echternach, Henry Stauffer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
