Eskridge, 34 years Harriet R., 26 years Mary Elizabeth, d Besides many worthy bequests, James Buchanan did not forget his nephews and nieces, who were: Harriet Lane Johnston J. Buchanan Henry, a son of the Rev. Robert Henry and Harriet Buchanan (1802-1840) James B. Lane, grandnephew Mary E. Dunham, niece

cannot be made more malignant than he is." (Page 2165, Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress). Harriet and Henry were defending Reed when they thought he deserved their support. In the summer of 1874 a controversial article, "Light in Dark Places," about James Buchanan, was pub- lished in the

LANE JOHNSTON. Wheatland, Sep. 29, 1877. �Harriet Lane Johnston's article was commented upon vigorous- ly and favorably by a number of newspapers, such as the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Daily News, the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, the Philadelphia Commonwealth, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. In The

elevation of the architect's drawing of the building. In addition it had a picture of Harriet Lane Johnston as she appeared during the Administration of President Buchanan. The article ended with a few facts about requirements for admission to the school and stated that "The aim is to give a thorough

on account of her goodness and loving kindness as wife and mother." �At time of the death of Mr. Johnston in New York City on May 5, 1884, three statements, only partly correct, appeared in news- papers concerning the founding of the Harriet Lane Home for In- valid Children of Baltimore City. On the

will of June 1, 1895, is the only will by Mrs. Johnston that this writer has found. The will of Harriet Lane Johnston and the will of her uncle, James Buchanan, stand in sharp contrast to each other when com- �pared. The uncle and the niece each left a considerable fortune for their day. Both, in death

of her life. It reads In the memory of the Founder of this House Harriet Lane Johnston and of her husband Henry Elliot Johnston and her two sons James Buchanan and Henry Elliot Johnston, Jr. And in perpetual witness of the love and sorrow of the wife and mother which quickened and deepened her

Lancaster County. 190. Ann Coleman 1756 1844 191. Ann Caroline Coleman. 1819 Sweetheart of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States. 192. Harriet Coleman 1810 193. Robert Coleman, Jr. 1811 194. Sarah Hand Coleman. 1825 Sweetheart of the Rev . William Augustus Muhlenberg, Associate Rector of