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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.001.017b
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Set of four Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Top rail scroll curved with tight C-scroll at ends. Finger hole is triangular with arrow point inside. Flat finial hangs from bottom of rail. Stretcher is also curved out with scroll work and bell flower. Front legs turned.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor (Julia's grandson)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1880
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Unit 45
Storage Shelf
Top
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood/Paint/Silk/Cloth
Height (cm)
83.98002
Height (ft)
2.75525
Height (in)
33.063
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Depth (cm)
41.91
Depth (ft)
1.375
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-30
Condition Notes
Upholstery in poor condition
Object ID
W.1992.001.017b
Notes
Object ID is on a tag tied to each chair
Accession Number
W.1992.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.001.017c
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Set of four Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Top rail scroll curved with tight C-scroll at ends. Finger hole is triangular with arrow point inside. Flat finial hangs from bottom of rail. Stretcher is also curved out with scroll work and bell flower. Front legs turned.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor (Julia's grandson)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1880
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Unit 45
Storage Shelf
Top
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood/Paint/Silk/Cloth
Height (cm)
83.98002
Height (ft)
2.75525
Height (in)
33.063
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Depth (cm)
41.91
Depth (ft)
1.375
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-30
Condition Notes
Upholstery in poor condition
Object ID
W.1992.001.017c
Notes
Object ID is on a tag tied to each chair
Accession Number
W.1992.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.001.017d
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Set of four Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Top rail scroll curved with tight C-scroll at ends. Finger hole is triangular with arrow point inside. Flat finial hangs from bottom of rail. Stretcher is also curved out with scroll work and bell flower. Front legs turned.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor (Julia's grandson)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1880
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood/Paint/Silk/Cloth
Height (cm)
83.98002
Height (ft)
2.75525
Height (in)
33.063
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Depth (cm)
41.91
Depth (ft)
1.375
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-30
Condition Notes
Upholstery in poor condition
Object ID
W.1992.001.017d
Notes
Object ID is on a tag tied to each chair
Accession Number
W.1992.001
Images
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.001.017a
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Set of four Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Top rail scroll curved with tight C-scroll at ends. Finger hole is triangular with arrow point inside. Flat finial hangs from bottom of rail. Stretcher is also curved out with scroll work and bell flower. Front legs turned.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor (Julia's grandson)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1880
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Unit 45
Storage Shelf
Top
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood/Paint/Silk/Cloth
Height (in)
33.063
Width (in)
17
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-30
Condition Notes
Upholstery in poor condition.
Object ID
W.1992.001.017a
Notes
Object ID is on a tag tied to each chair
Accession Number
W.1992.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.2000.004.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Benjamin E. Heller received the chair from his maternal grandparents, Eberhard Lamparter and his wife Gertrude Hoffman Weidel. This chair and one matching chair were used in Wheatland and when their condition deteriorated they were given to Miss Shirley who worked at the mansion as a domestic servant. Miss Shirley took the chairs to a family friend, Eberhard Lamparter, who repaired them; his wife, Gertrude Hoffman Weidel decorated the new cushions with needlepoint designs. Miss Shirley gave this chair to the Lamparters as a gift; the Lamparters bequested it to their grandson, Benjamin E. Heller, the donor.
Ca. 1850 maple side chair with foliate carved crest and horizontal splat with floral motif carving along top edge. Back side rails surmount saber back legs. Upholstered cushion is fastened to side rails, back and serpentine-shaped apron with rosette decorative tack nails. The upholstery fabric has floral needlepoint decor with a bird center design.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To Miss Hetty Parker
To Miss Shirley (Wheatland domestic worker)
To Eberhard and Gertrude H.W. Lamparter
To Benjamin Heller (Grandson & donor)
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1870
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
South Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Parker, Esther "Miss Hetty"
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Chairs
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Wood, Cotton, Wool
Height (cm)
85.09
Height (ft)
2.7916666667
Height (in)
33.5
Width (cm)
45.085
Width (ft)
1.4791666667
Width (in)
17.75
Depth (cm)
45.72
Depth (ft)
1.5
Depth (in)
18
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2021-06-25
Object ID
W.2000.004.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Accession Number
W.2000.004
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1936.014.002
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Crest of top rail, finger-molded in scalloped shaped. Horizontal splat curved upward, terminating in scroll on each end, thicker at middle. Seat is shield shape, serpentine front. Legs plain cabriole, back legs square and canted. 36.14.3 differs from 36.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To - Edward Y. Buchanan, his brother
To - Alice Cunningham Buchanan his daughter
To - Alice Buchanan Ewing her daughter.
To - Mrs. Donnell Marshall her niece
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1870
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Room Center
Storage Cabinet
Library Desk
People
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Oak/Horsehair
Height (cm)
89.535
Height (ft)
2.9375
Height (in)
35.25
Width (cm)
44.45
Width (ft)
1.4583333333
Width (in)
17.5
Depth (cm)
41.91
Depth (ft)
1.375
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-04-21
Object ID
W.1936.014.002
Notes
See James Buchanan Foundation Correspondence 11/18/1955
Accession Number
W.1936.014
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1936.014.003
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Crest of top rail, finger-molded in scalloped shaped. Horizontal splat curved upward, terminating in scroll on each end, thicker at middle. Seat is shield shape, serpentine front. Legs plain cabriole, back legs square and canted. 36.14.3 differs from 36.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To - Edward Y. Buchanan, his brother
To - Alice Cunningham Buchanan his daughter
To - Alice Buchanan Ewing her daughter.
To - Mrs. Donnell Marshall her niece
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1870
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Oak/Horsehair
Height (in)
35.25
Width (in)
17.5
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-21
Condition Notes
Re-upholstered -date unknown Two had been green velvet and one blue velvet Originally [when owned by Buchanan] chairs were covered in green morocco leather.
Object ID
W.1936.014.003
Accession Number
W.1936.014
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Release of Laura Pleasonton and Clementina Pleasonton for the contents of the trust created by their father, Stephen Pleasonton
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.023
Date Range
1868/09/10
  1 document     6 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Release of Laura Pleasonton and Clementina Pleasonton for the contents of the trust created by their father, Stephen Pleasonton
Description
Release of Laura Pleasonton and Clementina Pleasonton for the contents of the trust created by their father, Stephen Pleasonton, of which James Buchanan, deceased, had been trustee, releasing Edward Young Buchanan and Hiram B. Swarr from all liability. Lancaster.
Date Range
1868/09/10
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 6, Box 1
People
Buchanan, Edward Young
Buchanan, James
Pleasonton, Clementina
Pleasonton, Laura
Pleasonton, Stephen
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Probate records
Releases
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 6 page to scan, 31 x 22 cm.
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 6 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.023
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
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.224
Other Number
JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 23
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
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Three versions of Harriet Lane Johnston’s immediate distribution from James Buchanan’s will
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.024
Date Range
1868 Autumn
  1 document     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Three versions of Harriet Lane Johnston’s immediate distribution from James Buchanan’s will
Description
Three versions of Harriet Lane Johnston’s immediate distribution from James Buchanan’s will:
(1) Judge Black’s version, with Mrs. Johnston receiving $14,605.33 in cash,
(2) Mrs. Johnston’s version, with her receiving, in addition to the valuation of Wheatland, $18,605.33 in cash, and
(3) the version of the executors, E. Y. Buchanan and J. B. Henry, with, after the subtraction of $12,000 for the valuation of Wheatland, Mrs. Johnston receiving $6,605.33 in cash. Lancaster.
Date Range
1868 Autumn
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 6, Box 1
People
Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
Buchanan, Edward Young
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Probate records
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 12.5 x 8 in.
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 6 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.024
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
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.030
Other Number
JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 24
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
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Form listing the heirs of James Buchanan, his relationship to them and the amounts they received from the sale of the farm in Chester County
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.031
Date Range
1868/12/22
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Form listing the heirs of James Buchanan, his relationship to them and the amounts they received from the sale of the farm in Chester County
Description
Form listing the heirs of James Buchanan, his relationship to them and the amounts they received from the sale of the farm in Chester County totaling $16, 958.18, including brother, E. Y. Buchanan; Harriet Lane Johnston, James Buchanan Henry and Mary E. Dunham; great-uncle, John [A.] Lane, James B. Lane, E. E. Lane, Maria B. Weaver, Jessie Magaw, James B. Weaver, and John B. Weaver. Includes description of real estate. Washington DC.
Date Range
1868/12/22
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 6, Box 1
People
Buchanan, Edward Young
Buchanan, James
Dunham, Mary Elizabeth Yates
Henry, James Buchanan
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, James Buchanan, Jr.
Lane, John Newton
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Magaw, Jessie
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Love, Maria Buchanan Weaver
Weaver, James Buchanan
Weaver, John Bliss
Subjects
Beneficiaries
Farms
Real property
Chester County (Pa.)
Probate records
Search Terms
Probate records
Beneficiaries
Farms
Real estate
Chester County, Pennsylvania
James Buchanan
Harriet Lane Johnston
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 33 x 21 cm.
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 6 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.031
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
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.118
Other Number
JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 31
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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