Buchanan letters / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Caldwell, James A. Barton, George W., 1807-1851. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [37

the way, like many small to wns in New England, had a famous academy, which figures largely in its several copious histories, and the town library has a bust os Stevens to com- memorate his many gifts to it. It remains to notice the persons to whom in this letter he sends his re- gards—"Your brother

county, Ky., in 1813, "changed the whole course of Ameri- can history." Briefly stated, the nar- rative goes,in that year the late James Buchanan, afterwards President, lo- cated at Elizabethtown,Hardin county, Ky., to practice law, his choice being directed by the fact that his father owned a tract of

The Jnliana Library. The library in Lancaster, known as the "Juliana Library," was established in 1759, under the name of "The Lan- caster Library Company." It was the third subscription library established in Pennsylvania. In 1763 it was char- tered, and, out of compliment to Lady Juliana Penn

Nauman and Arthur Armstrong lived was destroyed also. The property belonged to Mr. Arm- strong. This was the third fire with- in three weeks—none accidental. January 23-6:30 a. m.—The citi- zens were again called to action by the cry of fire. The stable of Mrs. Hall, property of James Evans, was set on

recurred occasion- ally until daybreak, when his mother, in great alarm, awaked, and told me that she thought William had the croup. Finding her apprehensions to be well grounded, the most active measures were adopted, and Drs. Humes and Muhlenberg were called in to my assistance. Bleeding, eme- tics

A LANCASTRIAN IN THE MEXICAN WAR I nave in my possession a number of letters written during the Mexican War by an officer who served through that conflict, a Lancastrian by birth and family, Colonel George Nauman. From these letters I have made such selections as seemed to be of interest to the