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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Legal opinion of James Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.3.001
Date Range
1818/10/07
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Legal opinion of James Buchanan
Description
Legal opinion of James Buchanan with suggestions on what David Witmer should do to make the title of John Landis indisputable involving land given by Abraham Witmer to the Lancaster Trading Company. Mentions names of Andrew Groff and John Groff. Lancaster.
Date Range
1818/10/07
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 5
People
Buchanan, James
Witmer, David
Landis, John
Witmer, Abraham
Groff, Andrew
Groff, John
Subjects
Legal opinions
Search Terms
Legal opinions
Lancaster Trading Company
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 3.25 x 6.5 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.3.001
Associated Material
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
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS2002.005
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 1
Description Level
Item
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.
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1819 F005 W
Date Range
1819
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1819
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0407
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1819 F005 W
Box Number
407
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
1 item 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1820 F006 W
Date Range
1820
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1820
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0408
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1820 F006 W
Box Number
408
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1882 F048 S
Date Range
1882
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1882
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0381
People
Stauffer, Emanuel
Witmer, Abraham M.
Stauffer, Ellen
Stauffer, Hetty
Stauffer, Annie
Stauffer, Jacob
Stauffer, Amos
Stauffer, Fannie
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1882 F048 S
Box Number
381
Additional Notes
Witmer, Abraham M. Guardian of Ellen Stauffer, Hetty Stauffer, Annie, Stauffer, Jacob Stauffer, Amos Stauffer, Fannie Stauffer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Gibbons, John
Object ID
AdAcct 1895 F035 S
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Gibbons, John
System of Arrangement
Only administrators' account.
1 item, 2 pieces
Year
1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0391
People
Stauffer, Emanuel
Witmer, Abraham M.
Stauffer, Fannie
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Physical Characteristics
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1895 F035 S
Box Number
391
Additional Notes
Witmer, Abraham M. Guardian of Fannie Stauffer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1823 F012 W
Date Range
1823
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1823
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0408
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1823 F012 W
Box Number
408
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1827 F014 W
Date Range
1827
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1827
Year
1827
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0409
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1827 F014 W
Box Number
409
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
1 item, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1827 F015 W
Date Range
1827
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1827
Year
1827
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0409
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
none
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1827 F015 W
Box Number
409
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F011 W
Date Range
1830
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1830
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0410
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F011 W
Box Number
410
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1832 F005 W
Date Range
1832
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1832
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0410
People
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1832 F005 W
Box Number
410
Additional Notes
Witmer, David. Executor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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