Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4 Speeches and Writings
Description
The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4, contains the speeches and Buchanan's other writings. The collection is arranged into two subseries, separating speeches and other writings. Subseries 1 contains Buchanan's printed speech in Greensburg, Pa. on 7 October, 1852, supporting candidate Franklin Pierce. In Subseries 2 Buchanan explains his role in seeking the appointments of William C. Frazer, Capt. John Steele, and Roland A. Luther for federal office and his reasons for non-payment of personal property taxes in Lancaster while residing in Washington, D. C. ca.1846. It also contains a poem attributed to Buchanan.
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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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description Level
Series
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.
The Yeates, Carson Collection covers several generations and a variety of topics and gives insight into family and local social history from 1700-1874. The items in the collection include business and legal papers, receipts, estate accounts, correspondence, a biographical sketch of Jasper Yeates' grandfather, land surveys, indentures, financial records, and land agreements. The collection also contains a list of books sent to Phineas Bond for binding, certificates with seals, copies of poems, eviction notices, and requests for items to be delivered to Simon Girty and others in 1776.
MG0205 Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
MG0206 Yeates, Aungst Collection
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Other Numbers
MG-207
Classification
MG0207
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 6 August 2022.
The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea
Wine bottle. Brown glass, shallow pontil, seamed shoulder and neck. Cork with red wax to seal mouth. Wine inside almost to shoulder level. Found by volunteers sometime during the early years of the James Buchanan Foundation. Bottle was found in the east end of the basement level in the Wheatland mansion.
Finely crafted woven coverlet. Full loom width, seamless. Red, navy blue and green horizontal wool bands with lengthwise blue cotton strands as background. Designs include roses, floral medallions and leaves.
Weaver's blocks on all 4 corners: "Emanuel/ Grube/ Warwick/ T.L.A.C.P./ 1844/ P. Rudisill" (T: Township; LA: Lancaster; C:County; P: Pennsylvania)
Top and bottom edges folded over and stitched. A woven tape with wool fringes is stitched to the lower edge of the coverlet.
Woven coverlet, one piece. Navy blue wool and neutral cotton. 4-inch looped wool fringes on sides. Cotton fringe at foot end is knotted. .5-inch woven band edge at top/head is rolled & hemmed on the back. Roses & floral designs. 2 weaver's blocks at corners at foot of coverlet: "Made by/ C. Yordy/ Willow/ Street/ For/ 1847"
Date Range
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Storage Container
Box 1011
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
243.84
Length (ft)
8
Length (in)
96
Width (cm)
223.52
Width (ft)
7.3333333333
Width (in)
88
Dimension Details
Woven piece is 92 inches long with 4 inch knotted cotton fringe
80 inches wide with 4-inch looped wool fringes on both sides
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2020-01-30
Condition Notes
Section of border along lower edge separating; some worn blue wool threads on top. Stain on top right border
Object ID
G.84.03
Notes
" Yordy, Christian (Jr.) cited in:
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.122
2. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.232; includes photo of one of his coverlets on pp. 30-31.
Woven coverlet. Single piece. Red and green horizontal wool bands with neutral cotton ground. 3-inch red and green cut self fringes on sides. On foot/lower edge, wool fringe tape has been sewn on. Head edge finished with durable woven cotton tape. Design includes double roses and foliage. Urns with leaves and grapes border the sides. 2 weaver's blocks in corners at foot end: "J.R. Gebhart/ Maytown/ 1847". Woven on both sides of top/head border: "M.S. Hershey."
Date Range
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
Storage Container
Box 1012
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
241.3
Length (ft)
7.9166666667
Length (in)
95
Width (cm)
241.3
Width (ft)
7.9166666667
Width (in)
95
Dimension Details
Woven piece is 91 inches long with a 4-inch fringe on bottom edge
87 inches wide with 4-inch fringes on both sides
Condition
Very Good
Condition Date
2020-01-31
Condition Notes
Looks almost pristine.
Object ID
G.01.31.1
Notes
Weaver John Reuben Gebhart also cited in :
1. Hall, Eliza Calvert. The Book of Handwoven Coverlets. NY: Dover, 1988. p. 38
2. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.63
3. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.160
