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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. Reah Frazer

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F029

Date Range: 1846

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. Reah Frazer

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. Reah Frazer, attorney for the accountants of the estate of [G. Winters], regarding an upcoming meeting to review the accounts of the estate. 2 January 1846.

Date Range: 1846

Creation Date: 1846

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Frazer, Reah; Huber, Sarah; Stevens, Thaddeus; Winters, G.

Subjects: Letters; Estates (Law)

Search Terms: Correspondence; Estate settlement; Letters; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2021-11-26

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F029

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Thaddeus Stevens Collection, MG0115_Part01_F029, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Accession Number: 1999.MG0115F29

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 29

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from the Document Collection, Box 27, Folder 7.; Added to database on 26 November 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03

Date Range: 1851/11/10

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney

Description: Transcription of letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney regarding the cultural history and intellectual equality of Africans, the practice of slavery throughout Africa, the Fugitive Slave Law, abolitionism and free African Americans, the American Revolution, Thaddeus Stevens, taxes, revenue, and Pennsylvania politics.

Date Range: 1851/11/10

Creation Date: 10 November 1851

Creator: Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Fordney, William Bush; Jenkins, John Carmichael; Stevens, Thaddeus

Other Creators: Jenkins, John Carmichael, 1809-1855

Subjects: African Americans--History; Antislavery movements; Free Black people; Letters; Politics; Slavery; United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)

Search Terms: Abolition; Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Fugitive slave law; Lancaster Intelligencer; Letters; Politics; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 20 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letters written by Dr. John Carmichael Jenkins which address the subject of slavery (MG0240_Ser02_F011_In01; MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03); Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 11, Insert 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, Case 5, July 2007. Added to database on 28 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to William B. Thomas (forwarded to Joseph Gibbons)

Object ID: MG0846_F009

Date Range: 1861/05/08

Gibbons family. The collection includes documents related to James Gibbons, Daniel Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, and several other family members. The letters, 1783-1865, describe the daily activities within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The deeds

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to William B. Thomas (forwarded to Joseph Gibbons)

Description: Transcribed copy of a letter from Thaddeus Stevens in Lancaster, Pa. to William B. Thomas, which was evidently sent to Dr. Joseph Gibbons. Gibbons had asked for a recommendation and Stevens provided it.

Date Range: 1861/05/08

Creation Date: 8 May 1861

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Gibbons, Joseph; Stevens, Thaddeus; Thomas, William B.

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Recommendations

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0846_F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Accession Number: 2021.008

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846, Folder 9

Classification: MG0846

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Joseph Gibbons

Object ID: MG0846_F012

Date Range: 1865/05/24

Gibbons family. The collection includes documents related to James Gibbons, Daniel Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, and several other family members. The letters, 1783-1865, describe the daily activities within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The deeds

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Joseph Gibbons

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens in Caledonia to Dr. Joseph Gibbons at the Customs House in Philadelphia. Letter reads: "Dear Sir, Certainly! Do it ________. I know the great worth of your friend _ I hope he is in no danger. Thaddeus Stevens."

Date Range: 1865/05/24

Creation Date: 24 May 1865

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Gibbons, Joseph; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Letters; United States Customhouse (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; United States Customhouse (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Extent: 2 items, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0846_F012

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Accession Number: 2021.008

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846, Folder 12

Classification: MG0846

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.007

Date Range: 1858/07/11

2 documents 8 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson apologizing for not writing on schedule but while they are in the country the regular schedule will not work since the President leaves the While House on Friday for the weekend; he is arranging a Party for a sail on the Harriet Lane that he will have no time to write; he hopes the trip will include Annapolis so that he might bring is best friend Mr. Scharff, who has kept him from becoming too wild, to meet her and implores her to like him; General Ward is joining the group in hopes that Miss Saunders will also be there, but she will not be; mentions her cousin Margie, the Ingrahams, and her aunt; chatted with Miss Emily.

Date Range: 1858/07/11

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson; Saunders, Miss; Scharff, Christian Henry; Ward, General; Buchanan, James; Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 6 x 7.25 in. and 6 x 3.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition Notes: Cross-hatch writing.

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.007

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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Accession Number: JBMS1996.320b

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 7

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 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.019

Date Range: 1858/09/12

2 documents 10 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson wondering why her last letter had a sad ring to it; does not want to return to the “hateful climate of Washington”; is happy that her sister Emily is coming to Lake George as part of her wedding trip but is sad he will not be there show her its beauty; the family Thieriot is prepared to love her when they meet her; gives his travel itinerary, stopping in New York to see Mr. Scharff and attend to business, stopping to see Edward Young Buchanan, whose family nursed him back to health when he was sick, and finally arriving in Annapolis for the weekend; tried to paint her a picture of Lake George, but has not painted recently. Envelope from Bolton, NY September 10 with stamp partially removed addressed to Miss Mary H. Nicholson, Care Col. Nicholson, Annapolis, Maryland. Bolton, Lake George, NY.

Date Range: 1858/09/12

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Buchanan, Edward Young; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson; Scharff, Christian Henry; Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; Nicholson, Joseph Hopper; Thieriot, Mr.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 10 pages to scan, 5 x 8 in. and 3 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.019

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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Accession Number: JBMS1996.330a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 19

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 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.022

Date Range: 1858/10/22

2 documents 4 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson trying to get over a “large dinner”; looking forward to next week when he hopes to bring his yacht to Annapolis for a sail to Baltimore and back if he gets the weekend off and the weather is fine; the President granted a short reprieve to Barret, who should have been hanged today; wonders of Miss Emily’s sore throat is better; hopes she will be able to accompany Miss Ella to Washington so that he and she can see each other every night and would be her first visit to the capital since their engagement; Mr. Magraw came from Baltimore to have dinner with him and hopes Magraw and a ”sparkling young widow” will soon make a match; has received an invitation to General Henderson’s daughter’s wedding, the groom, Mr. du Pont, is a good friend of his.

Date Range: 1858/10/22

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; du Pont, Eleuthere Irenee; du Pont, Charlotte S. Henderson; Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; Henderson, Archibald; Henry, James Buchanan; Magraw, Robert M.; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 5 x 8 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.022

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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Accession Number: JBMS1998.006

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 22

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 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.029

Date Range: 1858/12/17

2 documents 10 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson commenting on the warm weather; the Napiers have been recalled to The Hague; all the young ladies are chasing Lord Lyons, a bachelor; the “gaity’ season has begun, with many dinners; Mr. Scharff’s brother and his bride (they were engaged three years!) are sightseeing; Mrs. Craig asked about her; asks about her “little hospital patients”’ thanks Miss Emily for her postscript to Mary’s last letter. Envelope with stamp removed and postmark addressed to Miss Mary H. Nicholson, Annapolis, Maryland. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1858/12/17

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Craig, Elizabeth Church; Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Earl; Henry, James Buchanan; Napier, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick; Napier, Anne Jane Charlotte Lockwood, Lady; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson; Scharff, Christian Henry; Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; Laughton, Eliza Lytle "Lily" Macalester Berghmans

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 10 pages to scan, 4.5 x 7.5 in. and 3 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition Notes: Water damage.

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.029

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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Accession Number: JBMS1996.392a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 29

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 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.040

Date Range: 1859/01/11

2 documents 6 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson acknowledging her mother’s letter and hopes Mary is better now; saw her father in the Senate and enjoyed the ride from Annapolis but avoided the cold station; went skating on the canal and asks if she has ever learned; had to attend an unpleasant reception; has not seen the Ingrahams or Dr. Dan, nor as he written Mr. Scharff; sends regards to her mother and Miss Em. Envelope with stamp and postmark addressed to Miss Mary H. Nicholson, Annapolis, Maryland. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1859/01/11

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Hagner, Daniel Randall; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson; Scharff, Christian Henry; Nicholson, Eliza Ann Hagner; Nicholson, Joseph Hopper; Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan, 4.5 x 7 in. and 3 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition Notes: Cross-hatch writing.

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.040

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

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Accession Number: JBMS1996.278a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 40

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 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.047

Date Range: 1859/02/04

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry

Title: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson

Description: Letter from J. B. Henry to Mary Hagner Nicholson looking for her next letter; hopes she enjoyed her last party; Picolomini is singing, but he is not going to hear her; visited her sister Emily but she was out; the Ingrahams told him that Mary and Miss Margie were coming to town for a few days; list all the parties he hates to attend including Miss Saunders’ ball; General Cass’s dinner; the Douglas’s ball; Mrs. Riggs’ and Mrs. Merricks’ ball; and a reception at the President’s; still has a cold; infers she is the reason for his appreciating life more; Dr. Dan is flitting about on the social circuit; hopes Dr. Dan will find a “sweet little aunt” at Belvidere; the Scharffs are enjoying married life; Bob Magraw returned to Baltimore; the Cobbs and others on the Rev. Cutter’s expeditions dropped in on the Scharffs; and James Buchanan Henry will take to Scharffs to a reception and a large State dinner. Envelope with postmark and removed stamp addressed to Miss Mary H. Nicholson, care John L. McKim, Esq, Baltimore. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1859/02/04

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 3, Box 1

People: Cass, Lewis; Cobb, Howell; Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb; Cutter, Edward Francis; Douglas, Stephen Arnold; Hagner, Daniel Randall; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Mary Hagner Nicholson; Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel; Magraw, Robert M.; Magruder, Emily Erving Nicholson; McKim, John; Merrick, Mrs.; Picolomini, Marietta; Riggs, Mary Turpin Bright; Saunders, Miss; Scharff, Christian Henry; Williams, Rose Adele Cutts Douglas

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Letters

Extent: 2 items, 10 pages to scan, 4.5 x 7 in.; 3.5 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 3.1.1.047

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: JBMS1996.340a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 47

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.