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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.83
Date Range
20 June 1864
Collection
Wheatland
Description
$500 Scholarship certificate from Franklin and Marshall College issued to Andrew Bausman, signed by James Buchanan as President of Board of Trustees, J. M. Long as Treasurer, and Thomas C. Porter as Secretary. Dated June 20, 1864.
"No. 6" at top with "Scholarship" above a photo of college buildings flanked on left with the face of Franklin and Marshall on the right. "Franklin and Marshall College/ Second Series." is printed below.
Date Range
20 June 1864
Made By
Haehnlen, J.
People
Bausman, Andrew
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Certificate
Material
Paper
Height (in)
15.438
Length (in)
19.438
Depth (in)
0.875
Dimension Details
Dimensions given are for frame.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-05-23
Condition Notes
Thin white mat does not appear to be acid-free. There are some ripples on the upper right of the scholarship paper and a small tear on upper edge, right of center.
Object ID
W.89.83
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.89.83
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Presidential appointment of James Buchanan as Ambassador to Russia
Object ID
MG0096_F085
Date Range
1832/03/06
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Presidential appointment of James Buchanan as Ambassador to Russia
Description
Presidential appointment of James Buchanan as Ambassador to Russia, signed by President Andrew Jackson.
Similar to, but not exactly like the photocopy in Folder 1.
Date Range
1832/03/06
Creation Date
6 March 1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Buchanan, James
Jackson, Andrew
Livingston, Edward
Subjects
Ambassadors
Appointment to office
Certificates
Russia
Search Terms
Ambassadors
Buchanan Collections
Certificates
James Buchanan
Russia
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Object ID
MG0096_F085
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
Preferred Citation: James Buchanan Collection, MG0096_F084, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Other Numbers
MG-96
Other Number
MG-96, Folder 85
Classification
MG0096
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Item recovered from estate of Randy Snyder. Added to collection 6 May 2022.
Documents
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