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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Letter to H. B. Swarr from Bowie & Williams

Object ID: JBFP 6.1.2.030

Date Range: 1869/03/08

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Letter to H. B. Swarr from Bowie & Williams

Description: Letter to H. B. Swarr from Bowie & Williams noting that the lack of three witnesses to James Buchanan’s will renders it void in Maryland and proposing that Mr. Sellman be given complete access to the farm until the Maryland legislature can pass a bill that will allow the executors to convey a valid title. Rockville, Maryland.

Date Range: 1869/03/08

Creator: Bowie & Williams

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 1

People: Bowie & WillIams; Buchanan, James; Sellman, Mr.; Swarr, Hiram Behm; Leonard, John A. B.

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Wills; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 10 x 7.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 6.1.2.030

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

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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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.187d

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 30

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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Probate

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release from Martha J. Lane, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.036

Date Range: 1870/05/05

1 document 4 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release from Martha J. Lane, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release from Martha J. Lane, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan, acknowledging that she has received $2,000 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Lane, Martha Armor Jenkins

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 31.2 x 8 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.036

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.225a

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 36

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: Notarized release of Harriet Lane Johnston

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.044

Date Range: 1869/10/20

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Notarized release of Harriet Lane Johnston

Description: Notarized release of Harriet Lane Johnston, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan, that she has received $14,414 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1869/10/20

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 35 x 20.5 cm.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.044

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.225b

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 44

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: Release by Mary E. Dunham, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.049

Date Range: 1870/05/05

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release by Mary E. Dunham, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release by Mary E. Dunham, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan, that she received $22,221.66 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 11 September 1869, in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Lancaster. Registered on 5 May 1870. Release by David Bair, president of the board of trustees of the English Presbyterian Church in the city of Lancaster, that he received $940.00 in cash as legacy from the will of James Buchanan. 14 October 1869. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Bair, David; Buchanan, James; Dunham, Mary Elizabeth Yates; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.); Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 2 items, 8 pages to scan, 35 x 20.5 cm.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.049

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

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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: JBMS1995.225c

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 49

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: Release of Jessie Magaw, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.050

Date Range: 1870/05/05

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Jessie Magaw, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of Jessie Magaw, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $5,143.84 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 9 April 1870. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Magaw, Jessie; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 35 x 20.5 cm.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.050

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

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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: JBMS1995.225d

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 50

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: Release of Peter H. Hillyard [Hillier], one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.051

Date Range: 1870/05/05

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Peter H. Hillyard [Hillier], one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of Peter H. Hillyard [Hillier], one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $100 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 10 September 1868. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Hillier, Peter; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 31.2 x 8 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.051

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

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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: JBMS1995.225e

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 51

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: Release of James B. Weaver, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.052

Date Range: 1870/05/05

1 document 4 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of James B. Weaver, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of James B. Weaver, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $5,668.79 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 24 September 1869. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Weaver, James Buchanan; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 31.5 x 20.5 cm.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.052

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

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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: JBMS1995.225f

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 52

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: Release of Mary Smithgall, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.053

Date Range: 1870/05/05

1 document 4 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Mary Smithgall, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of Mary Smithgall, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $100 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 21 October 1868. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Smithgall, Mary; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 31.2 x 8 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.053

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

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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: JBMS1995.225g

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 53

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: Release of Esther Parker, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.054

Date Range: 1870/05/05

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Esther Parker, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of Esther Parker, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $5,000 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 2 October 1869. Lancaster. Recorded 5 May 1870.

Date Range: 1870/05/05

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Parker, Esther "Miss Hetty"; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Probate records; Wills

Search Terms: Beneficiaries; Buchanan Collections; Decedents' estates; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Probate records; Releases; Wills

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 14 x 8 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.054

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.225h

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 54

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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